Meeker County MN Archives Obituaries.....Anderson, Ruth 2001
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Ruth Anderson

	Ruth Anderson died at the Dassel Lakeside Nursing
Home, Feb. 27, 2001, after suffering a stroke. She was 103 at her
death and the oldest resident of  the home.
Ruth was born Feb. 9, 1898, at her parent's home near Dassel. 
Her parents were Alex and Klara Johnson, who immigrated here
from Sweden. Ruth lived a full active life with good health.
She had a positive, happy, disposition with a great sense of humor. She
accepted the Lord as her personal Savior in her youth and that sustained
her all her life.
She attended all eight years of school at the country school, only 1/2 
mile away from their farm. She wanted to go on to school to be a nurse, 
but her help was needed on the farm. In her early 20s, she went to work 
as a cook for several prominent families in Minneapolis, Minn.
She met Carl Anderson, a Swedish immigrant, at First Covenant Church and
they were married Sept. 5, 1931. Shortly after their marriage, Carl lost 
his job as an ornamental iron worker. Due to the Depression, they had to 
move to Ruth's parent's farm near Dassel. After several years, they were 
able to buy their own farm south of Dassel. Carl died in Dec. 1955. 
Ruth continued to live there until the late 1950s. Later she built
a new home in Dassel and lived there until she entered the nursing 
home in 1990.
     She is survived by her three children, Linnea Brask of Frederic, 
Rose (Stan) Edin of Staples, Minn., and Wes (Lorrie) Anderson of 
Brainerd; nine grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren.
     She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl; her parents; 
six siblings and son-in-law, Wade Brask.
      Funeral services will be held March 9 at 2 p.m. at Dassel 
Covenant Church with visitation one hour prior to service.