April 25, 2020
Dottie Jo Jack Anderson was born November 17, 1935, in Mt. Sterling, Iowa to Howard B. and Cleda (Robertson) Jack. She grew up in Cantril Iowa, where she lived with her aunt and uncle, Georgia and Chuck Owen. She graduated from high school in 1953. Dottie worked for Ozark Airlines in St Louis, Missouri and San Francisco from 1953-1956. In 1956 and ’ 57, she worked in the Agronomy Dept at Iowa State University, where she met her future husband.
On September 14, 1957 she married Jerry W. Anderson. She and Jerry raised their three children, Gretta, Charles and John, in Aurelia Iowa. They later moved to Faribault, and then Owatonna, Minnesota.
Dottie graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa in 1982 with a degree in English and Psychology, and from Mankato State University in 1990 with a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Early in her counseling career she worked with women in recovery and their families. In the last years of her career, Dottie was employed as a Social Worker for Steele County Human Services where she worked with elderly clients.
She is survived by two children: Gretta Anderson (Paul Bay) of Arlington, MA, Charles Anderson (Ann) of Eagan, MN, three grandchildren, Jerry Anderson, Micala Anderson, and Raychel LaFontaine, a sister, Karol Johnson of St. Louis, MO and a brother, Fred Jack of Bastrop, TX, as well as many nieces and nephews. Dottie was preceded in death by her husband in 2002, a granddaughter, Brooke Anderson in 2008 and her son, John Anderson in 2009.
Dottie loved the St Louis Cardinals, Willie Nelson, winning at cribbage and a good book. She was always a voracious reader. Books about history, religion, politics as well as biographies and poetry expanded her world. Dottie was interested in people from all walks of life. She was a good listener and an encouraging presence in the lives of her family and friends. Memories of her kindness, sense of humor and her lovely voice raised in song and filled with laughter will long remain with us.
A memorial in Dottie's honor will be held at Unity Unitarian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 8, 2021.
Interment was at Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril, Iowa, October 9, 2021.
On September 14, 1957 she married Jerry W. Anderson. She and Jerry raised their three children, Gretta, Charles and John, in Aurelia Iowa. They later moved to Faribault, and then Owatonna, Minnesota.
Dottie graduated from Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa in 1982 with a degree in English and Psychology, and from Mankato State University in 1990 with a Master’s Degree in Counseling. Early in her counseling career she worked with women in recovery and their families. In the last years of her career, Dottie was employed as a Social Worker for Steele County Human Services where she worked with elderly clients.
She is survived by two children: Gretta Anderson (Paul Bay) of Arlington, MA, Charles Anderson (Ann) of Eagan, MN, three grandchildren, Jerry Anderson, Micala Anderson, and Raychel LaFontaine, a sister, Karol Johnson of St. Louis, MO and a brother, Fred Jack of Bastrop, TX, as well as many nieces and nephews. Dottie was preceded in death by her husband in 2002, a granddaughter, Brooke Anderson in 2008 and her son, John Anderson in 2009.
Dottie loved the St Louis Cardinals, Willie Nelson, winning at cribbage and a good book. She was always a voracious reader. Books about history, religion, politics as well as biographies and poetry expanded her world. Dottie was interested in people from all walks of life. She was a good listener and an encouraging presence in the lives of her family and friends. Memories of her kindness, sense of humor and her lovely voice raised in song and filled with laughter will long remain with us.
A memorial in Dottie's honor will be held at Unity Unitarian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota on October 8, 2021.
Interment was at Maple Grove Cemetery in Cantril, Iowa, October 9, 2021.
