Virgil L. Anderson

Virgil Lee Anderson was born May 11, 1930, to William and Hazel Curtis Anderson in Buffalo Center, IA. He attended school in Lake Mills and Albert Lea. Virgil served in the United States Army Air Force from 1948-1949. On July 4, 1949, he was united in marriage to Marjorie Page in Albert Lea. Virgil was employed at Smith-Douglas and then drove truck for Ellsworth Truck Lines and Albert Lea Transfer before operating his own trucking business. He began working for the City of Albert Lea in 1971 in the Street Department and then the Waste Treatment Plant, retiring in May 1992. Virgil was a member of Grace Lutheran Church and the Eagles. He enjoyed playing pool, bowling, playing poker, and fishing. Virgil loved to dance, roller skate, and spend time teasing and playing with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; children: Charlotte Anderson, Carolyn and husband, Mark Brenegan, Daniel and wife, Bonnie Anderson, and Vickie Lampman, all of Albert Lea; 6 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and brothers and sisters: Janet Olson of Willington, IL, Bill Anderson of Albert Lea, Mary Pearson of Sacramento, CA, Curtis and wife, Bonnie Anderson of Glenville, and Dennis and wife, Joan Anderson of Albert Lea. Virgil was preceded in death by his parents; brothers and sisters: Violet Svendson, Doris McCarty, Maxine Campbell, Darrell Anderson, Paul Anderson, and Gary Anderson; and 1 great-grandchild, Whitney.