OBITUARY: Ruth Sophia (Christianson) Anderson, 1896-1976, Mitchell Co., Iowa




                        Ruth Anderson of Mona Died

Funeral services for Mrs. Pete Anderson, 79, a lifelong Mona resident, were
held last Wednesday at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. Gaylord Grand,
pastor, officiating.  Burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Mona.  Mrs.
Anderson died at her home Nov. 29, [1976].

Ruth Sophia Christianson daughter of John and Sarah Samuelson Christianson,
was born in Mona Dec. 4, 1896.  She was baptized and confirmed in the Mona
Lutheran church and attended school at Mona and Lyle.

On December 4, 1939 she was united in marriage to Peter Anderson of Mona.
They spent their entire married life on the same farm near Mona and she
continued living there after the death of her husband in August, 1969.

She was a lifelong member of the Mona Lutheran church and active in the
Dorcas Circle, the ALCW and Bible study group.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Eva Carlson of Mona and Mrs. Irene Lee
of Carpenter; nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death were her husband Peter; her parents, two brothers
and three sisters.




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