Arlene J Anderson, 96, of Alta, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.
She was the only daughter of Edward and Esther (Nelson) Rydstrom and was born on June 11, 1921, on her family farm in Elk township, Buena Vista County. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Alta, Iowa, where she was a member for 96 years. She attended Fairview school, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1939. On February 1, 1942, she was united in marriage to Erik Raymond Anderson at the Trinity Lutheran Parsonage. To this union three daughters were born.
Arlene was a dedicated homemaker, taught Sunday school and was very active in Trinity Lutheran church women where she attended Bible studies and made quilts for Lutheran World Relief. She sang in her church choir and sang duets and in quartets for programs and funerals. She was active in a local genealogy society where she researched her Swedish heritage. A long with her husband, she traveled to Hawaii, Nova Scotia and Europe including the Scandinavian countries, where she enjoyed visiting with their Swedish relatives and researching her Swedish heritage. Through research she also found family in New Zealand.
Arlene moved to Med-Life in Alta in March 2008, to Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake in January 2016, and back to Wel-Cov of Alta in September 2017. She just wanted to come back home to Alta where she knew people and they knew her and she got her wish.
She was the only daughter of Edward and Esther (Nelson) Rydstrom and was born on June 11, 1921, on her family farm in Elk township, Buena Vista County. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Alta, Iowa, where she was a member for 96 years. She attended Fairview school, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1939. On February 1, 1942, she was united in marriage to Erik Raymond Anderson at the Trinity Lutheran Parsonage. To this union three daughters were born.
Arlene was a dedicated homemaker, taught Sunday school and was very active in Trinity Lutheran church women where she attended Bible studies and made quilts for Lutheran World Relief. She sang in her church choir and sang duets and in quartets for programs and funerals. She was active in a local genealogy society where she researched her Swedish heritage. A long with her husband, she traveled to Hawaii, Nova Scotia and Europe including the Scandinavian countries, where she enjoyed visiting with their Swedish relatives and researching her Swedish heritage. Through research she also found family in New Zealand.
Arlene moved to Med-Life in Alta in March 2008, to Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake in January 2016, and back to Wel-Cov of Alta in September 2017. She just wanted to come back home to Alta where she knew people and they knew her and she got her wish.
Arlene J Anderson, 96, of Alta, passed away on Friday, December 22, 2017, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake.
She was the only daughter of Edward and Esther (Nelson) Rydstrom and was born on June 11, 1921, on her family farm in Elk township, Buena Vista County. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Alta, Iowa, where she was a member for 96 years. She attended Fairview school, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1939. On February 1, 1942, she was united in marriage to Erik Raymond Anderson at the Trinity Lutheran Parsonage. To this union three daughters were born.
Arlene was a dedicated homemaker, taught Sunday school and was very active in Trinity Lutheran church women where she attended Bible studies and made quilts for Lutheran World Relief. She sang in her church choir and sang duets and in quartets for programs and funerals. She was active in a local genealogy society where she researched her Swedish heritage. A long with her husband, she traveled to Hawaii, Nova Scotia and Europe including the Scandinavian countries, where she enjoyed visiting with their Swedish relatives and researching her Swedish heritage. Through research she also found family in New Zealand.
Arlene moved to Med-Life in Alta in March 2008, to Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake in January 2016, and back to Wel-Cov of Alta in September 2017. She just wanted to come back home to Alta where she knew people and they knew her and she got her wish.
She was the only daughter of Edward and Esther (Nelson) Rydstrom and was born on June 11, 1921, on her family farm in Elk township, Buena Vista County. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, Alta, Iowa, where she was a member for 96 years. She attended Fairview school, graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1939. On February 1, 1942, she was united in marriage to Erik Raymond Anderson at the Trinity Lutheran Parsonage. To this union three daughters were born.
Arlene was a dedicated homemaker, taught Sunday school and was very active in Trinity Lutheran church women where she attended Bible studies and made quilts for Lutheran World Relief. She sang in her church choir and sang duets and in quartets for programs and funerals. She was active in a local genealogy society where she researched her Swedish heritage. A long with her husband, she traveled to Hawaii, Nova Scotia and Europe including the Scandinavian countries, where she enjoyed visiting with their Swedish relatives and researching her Swedish heritage. Through research she also found family in New Zealand.
Arlene moved to Med-Life in Alta in March 2008, to Keelson Harbour in Spirit Lake in January 2016, and back to Wel-Cov of Alta in September 2017. She just wanted to come back home to Alta where she knew people and they knew her and she got her wish.
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