Charles (Chuck) Anderson was born on May 7th, 1944 to Wilbert and Lucille Anderson in Knob Noster, Missouri. He passed-away on June 3rd, 2023, after a long battle with dementia. He is survived by his wife, Crystal Anderson, sister, Stefanie Weseloh, children, Tracy White, Jason Anderson and Curtis White, and 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his eldest son, Tracy Anderson, an infant son and daughter (Michael and Melinda) and granddaughter, Avery Anderson.
After graduating from High School in 1962, Chuck joined the Navy and served aboard the USS Dale, guided missile cruiser, where he learned electronics servicing on-board missiles. After returning from the Navy in 1966, Chuck's sister Stephanie introduced him to her best friend, Kathi Larsen. Chuck and Kathi were married in 1967 and later that year their first son, Tracy, was born. Chuck worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad as well as Boeing, where he spent the rest of his 30+ year career.
After the devastating loss of 2 pre-mature infant births (Michael and Melinda), in 1973 Jason Anderson was born. The family of 4 relocated from Sedalia, Missouri in 1979 to Kent, Washington in order for Chuck to continue his career at Boeing.
Chuck and Kathi were divorced in 1983, which led to Chuck meeting the love of his life - Crystal White. Chuck and Crystal were married on June 30th, 1983, and the family of 6 had many adventures together, traveling around Washington on several camping excursions with water-skiing, fishing and overall fun.
After the kids all moved-out, Chuck and Crystal moved to a new home and in 2002, they both jointly retired from Boeing. They bought a 5th-wheel RV, and traveled extensively throughout the United States, visiting friends and family and simply enjoying the country. Many of these trips included their grandchildren as there was nothing they loved more than spending time with them. In addition to extensive road-travel, they also did international excursions to various spots in Europe, Mexico and China.
Chuck was an incredible father, loving his step-children no differently than his natural children. While Chuck had a few hobbies, such as golfing, woodworking and fly-fishing, his priorities were always focused on his family, where he funneled his time, resources and love. As he often referred to his children regarding their mother, Crystal, he would say, "I'm so lucky to have her, I don't deserve that woman". He loved her more than life, and they treated each other with the utmost respect - marking a pattern for his children and grandchildren to follow in their lives.
He was greatly loved, and will be dearly missed - but never forgotten.