Eleonore G. Anderson

Eleonore Gertrude Anderson, 93, of Roseville, MN, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2020 at Cherrywood Pointe of Roseville at Lexington. Born as Eleonore Wasowicz to Polish immigrants living on the East Side of St. Paul, she was baptized in Saint Casimirs Catholic Church and raised during the Great Depression. Eleonore then attended Johnson Senior High School during WWII where she graduated in 1945. Eleonore was fun and sociable forming an enduring circle of friends who remained close throughout her lifetime. Following high school, she was employed performing clerical work to help with her family's income. A few years later, she met a handsome veteran and was married to Howard E. Anderson, also from St. Paul, in April 1951. With Howard being recalled during the Korean War, she moved with him to Southern California and then to Tucson, AZ where they started their family before military orders transferred them to Champagne, IL. Following the war, they moved to La Crescent, MN and finally settled in Maplewood, MN in 1962. While raising her six children, Eleonore is remembered as a devoted homemaker, proud of her children and as guardian of Polish traditions. While still raising her family, she was employed for 20 years in the Office of the Revisor of Statutes of the Minnesota Legislature retiring in 1986. Eleonore was a talented quilter, sewer and accomplished crocheter. She liked to read and travel and found time to volunteer with Friends of the Library. Eleonore is predeceased by her husband Howard; survived by her brother Edward Wasowicz (Donna); children Peg (Gary Heyn), Howard Jr. (Gretchen), Barbara (Michael Anderson), Ellen, Tom (Leanne) and Christine; grandchildren Sara Krieg (Brendon), Nick Anderson (Michelle), Gail Anderson (Bret Anderson), Eric Anderson, Stefan Heyn, Gabe Anderson, Markus Anderson and Maya Anderson; great-grandchildren Colin, Simon, Oliver, Thomas and Lennon. In consideration of the risks associated with COVID-19, a family-only Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11:00am on July 23 at St. Odilia Catholic Church with live streaming of the Mass available for those not in attendance. A family-only burial will take place following Mass at Roselawn Cemetery in Roseville. Please use the following link to view funeral mass for live streaming https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnGngY2PshVKdCVydxoWKg Eleonors story on WCCO aired July 22, 2020 CBSN Minnesota Live Broadcast - WCCO | CBS Minnesotahttps://minnesota.cbslocal.com/live/cbsn-minnesota/video/6077089-20200723013144-family-remembers-eleonore-anderson-covid-19/

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Eleonore G. Anderson

November 15, 1926 - July 19, 2020

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Eleonore G. Anderson

November 15, 1926 - July 19, 2020

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