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Geneva Anderson Obituary
She was born June 8, 1923 on the family farm in Dixon County, Nebraska, daughter of Albert and Anna Erickson Nygren. Her older brother Burdette preceded her in death in 2001, while her sister Doris Ruth died in childhood.
Geneva married Alvin G. Anderson August 2, 1958, in Hopkins, Minnesota, becoming a second mother to three daughters, Shirley, Judith, and Gail. She was a loving successor to their mother Dorothy and never failed to support her memory.
Geneva is survived by her daughters: Shirley Mills (Donald) of Syracuse, New York; Judith Spielbauer (Ronald) of Oxford, Ohio; Gail Bagenstos (Craig) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; six grandchildren: Heather, Stephen, and Ben (Samantha), Kristen, Bethany (Todd), Jill (Nathan); and six "great grandchildren": Kiernan, Piper, Robert, William, Geneva, and Miles.
A celebration of life will be held at Ascension Lutheran Church, (2505 North Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909) on Friday, March 17, 2017 at 2:00 pm. Reception to follow.
Memorial services will also be held in Concord, Nebraska, and Minneapolis, Minnesota at later dates with inurnment in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis.
We thank Cappadona Funeral Home of Colorado Springs (cappadonafh.com) for handling arrangements.
The family suggests memorial gifts to ELCA Good Gifts (elca.org) or your charity of choice.
We all treasure the rich legacy of family, faith, and love bequeathed to us by Geneva and Alvin.
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