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- January 19, 1926 - February 28, 2003
Roselea Anderson died on Feb. 28, 2003, in Tacoma, Wash. She was born Jan. 19, 1926 in Aldrich, Mo., to Olen Glenn Eddy Sr. and Olis Myrl (Thompson) Eddy. After moving with her family to John Day, Ore., in 1935, she graduated from high school in 1944, and from Oregon State University in 1948, with a degree in business administration. On June 7, 1948 (the same day as her graduation) she married Murl Wayne Anderson. He was a teacher and football coach at Silverton High. After several years in the business sector, she taught business education classes at Silverton High School. After 19 years in Silverton the Andersons traveled to Africa, Hawaii, and Washington State, where she served as house secretary for the Washington State Legislature, before returning to Oregon in 1973. In the latter years of her career, she worked with students with disabilities in Roseburg. She was active in the Silverton Eastern Star, serving as worthy matron during the year that Silverton hosted the Eastern Star state convention. She was a member of the Silverton United Methodist Church, was active in Scouts, and led the effort to bring kindergarten to Silverton schools years before the state required school districts to include kindergarten in school curriculum. She was preceded in death by her parents, and is survived by her husband of 55 years, Murl; sons Randy, of Mulino, and Jim, of Seattle; brother Glenn of John Day; daughters-in-law Pat Devine of Seattle and Arlene Sprague of Mulino; sisters-in-law Beverly Eddy of John Day, Margarete Morrow of Anchor Point, Alaska, and Joy Johnson of Redmond, and several nieces and nephews. She will be laid to rest in Valley View Cemetery in Silverton March 8 in a graveside service at 11:30 a.m. A memorial service will follow at 1 p.m. at Silverton United Methodist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Silverton High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. ---------
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