Mary Louise Anderson

Mary L. Anderson, 77, of Prairie du Chien, WI, formerly of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at her home in Prairie du Chien. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 22nd, at 11:00 AM at Center Baptist Church in rural Lansing with Pastor Duane Smith officiating and burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family from 10:00 AM until time of services at the church on Monday. Martin – Grau Funeral Home in Waukon is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the American Heart Association.

Mary Louise Anderson was born October 13, 1945, in Elkader, IA, the daughter of Homer Moritz and Donna (Oelke) Moritz Radloff. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and graduated from Waukon High School in 1963. On June 8, 1963, she married Kenneth Robert Anderson at Zion United Church of Christ. They farmed together in rural Waterville, IA, where they operated a dairy herd and raised pigs and grain. Mary worked at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon as a housekeeper, at Northern Engraving in Lansing, IA, as an inspector, and later for the button factory in Lansing. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mary also enjoyed reading, watching TV, and doing word searches.

Survivors include her daughters: Michelle (Chance Berg) Kurth of Coon Valley, WI, Vicki (Rich) Bannen of Steuben, WI, and Dawn (Tom) Fish of Red Wing, MN; six grandsons; eight great-grandchildren; one brother Dave (Diana) Moritz of Lansing; a sister Kathy (Jim) Granlund of Alexandria, MN; her brothers-in-law: Richard Anderson, Gerald (Althea) Anderson, and David (Darla) Anderson. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Kenneth in 2009; a brother Paul Moritz; and her mother-in-law and father-in-law.

Casketbearers are Daniel, Darren, and Derrick Anderson, Rich Bannen, Jordan Kurth, Chance Berg, and Tom, Michael, and Masen Fish.