Dorothy Anderson

Oct. 16, 1922 – Feb. 12, 2011

Dorothy Anderson, 88, of Sweet Home died in the evening of Feb. 12, 2011 at Century Fields Assisted Living Community.

She was born Oct. 16, 1922 in Manistique, Mich. to Emil and Margret (Reiners) Ratelle.

She moved to International Falls, Minn. as a child with her identical twin sister (Dawn). She and her twin were drum majorettes in high school.

In January 1940 she met a Civilian Conservation Core enrollee, Harry Anderson, who became her husband. They were married Sept. 5, 1942 in Minneapolis, Minn. Subsequently they had two sons, one born in Minneapolis in 1946, and one born in 1951 in Glendale, Calif.

In 1980 the Andersons moved to Sweet Home. Mrs. Anderson was a member of Fir Lawn Lutheran Church and Sweet Home Elkettes.

She is survived by her husband, Harry Anderson; sons Harry and Gary Anderson; sister Dawn Nastuick; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.

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