Wyeth "Buddy" Anderson

Memorial services for Wyeth Paul Anderson, Sr., age 73, of Albert Lea will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Chapel.  Rev. Jake Loper will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. 

Wyeth died Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Albert Lea Medical Center.

Wyeth Paul (Buddy) Anderson, Sr. was born on July 6, 1937 to Wyeth J. and Pauline (Wendt) Anderson in Albert Lea.  He farmed with his grandpa as a youngster and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1955.  He continued to farm through the mid 1970’s, and in 1955 also was employed at Wilson & Co.  Buddy married Marilyn Nelson on December 14, 1957 in Rushford.  The couple made their home in the Albert Lea area and Buddy retired from Wilson’s in 1987.  He then went on to own and operate Jake’s Pizza with his family for 20 years.  Buddy was a member of First Lutheran Church in Glenville, a life member of the Elks Lodge, also a member of the Northwood Country Club, Albert Lea Country Club and Green Lea Golf Course.  He was a founding member of the Glenville Gun Club and an active member for many years.  Buddy enjoyed trap shooting, hunting, fishing and all sports.  He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather and will be deeply missed.  Blessed be his memory.

Survivors include his wife Marilyn of Albert Lea; children, Jodell (Rusty) Anhorn of Waseca, Lisa Rippentrop and fiancé Brian Moyer of Albert Lea, Wendy (Dale) Woods of Andover, Lynnel (Eric) Lorenzen of Glenville, and Wyeth “Bill” (Shari) Anderson, Jr. of Albert Lea; grandchildren, Paul (Cheryl) Citurs, Dilen (Rachel Lindschmidt) Rippentrop, Megan (Nick Busall) Rippentrop, Fallon Rippentrop, Thomas, Chelsea and Tanner Evenson, Emma Lorenzen, Wyeth C., Sarah and Jenna Anderson; great-granddaughter Damaris Anderson; brother Harry (Donna) Anderson of Albert Lea; sisters-in-law Kathleen Wolff, Roselyn (Don) Bruesewitz, Norma (Ken) Cluppert; aunt Harriet Nelson of Northwood, IA; aunt and uncle Leroy and Jeanette Offenhauser of Glenville; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Buddy was preceded in death by his parents; son-in-law, Duane Citurs; sister-in-law Evelyn (Jewel) Larson; brother-in-law Willis Wolff; and one nephew.