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Merel E. <I>Riggs</I> Anderson

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Merel E. Riggs Anderson

Birth
Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death
29 Sep 2008 (aged 91)
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of Earl L. and Hattie (Makin) Riggs. Merel married John H. Anderson on August 20, 1935 in Canton. He died November 9, 1996.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, three brothers and four sisters.

Surviving are two sons, William H. (Marilyn) Anderson and David R. "Rick" Anderson; two daughters, Ferne (Walt) Smith and Nancy K. Myers; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Merel worked at Graham Hospital in Canton for 17 years as a dietician. She was a lifelong member of the Salvation Army and a member of its Home League.

Murphy-Sedgwick Memorial Home, Canton, Illinois
Daughter of Earl L. and Hattie (Makin) Riggs. Merel married John H. Anderson on August 20, 1935 in Canton. He died November 9, 1996.

Also preceding her in death were her parents, three brothers and four sisters.

Surviving are two sons, William H. (Marilyn) Anderson and David R. "Rick" Anderson; two daughters, Ferne (Walt) Smith and Nancy K. Myers; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Merel worked at Graham Hospital in Canton for 17 years as a dietician. She was a lifelong member of the Salvation Army and a member of its Home League.

Murphy-Sedgwick Memorial Home, Canton, Illinois


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