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Michael Robert “Mike” Anderson

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Michael Robert “Mike” Anderson

Birth
Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA
Death
14 Oct 2021 (aged 76)
Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Rock Valley, Sioux County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Source: Porter Funeral Home

Mike was born June 21, 1945 in Rock Rapids, Iowa, the son of Robert "Bob" and Wilma Delorus "Billie" (Whitehead) Anderson. Mike graduated from Southern State College in Springfield, South Dakota.

He married Carla Schott November 22, 1967 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mike started teaching in Viborg, South Dakota for one year and then taught at Eastwood School in Correctionville, Iowa for 11 years. The family lived in Emmetsburg, Iowa and Valley Springs, South Dakota while Mike sold insurance for New York Life. Mike began as an industrial chemical salesman while living in Burlington, Iowa. They moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa where he was a salesperson for the Hydrite Company. They retired to Rock Valley, Iowa in 2007.

Mike was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rock Valley. His passion was fishing. He enjoyed spending time in the boat, making his own lures, and had held the state record for the largest bass fish.

He is survived by his wife, Carla; son, Blake of Rock Valley; brother, Steve (wife Deb) Anderson of Rock Rapids and sister, Becky (husband Steve) Boone of Scottsdale, Arizona; brother-in-law. Charles Schott of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; nephews, Phillip Schott of Sioux Falls and Ted Boone of Scottsdale, Arizona; and nieces, Tami Christians of Las Vegas, Nevada and Beighley Boone of Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Sumner and Betty Schott; son, Chad; and brother-in-law, Sumner "Buck" Schott.
Source: Porter Funeral Home

Mike was born June 21, 1945 in Rock Rapids, Iowa, the son of Robert "Bob" and Wilma Delorus "Billie" (Whitehead) Anderson. Mike graduated from Southern State College in Springfield, South Dakota.

He married Carla Schott November 22, 1967 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mike started teaching in Viborg, South Dakota for one year and then taught at Eastwood School in Correctionville, Iowa for 11 years. The family lived in Emmetsburg, Iowa and Valley Springs, South Dakota while Mike sold insurance for New York Life. Mike began as an industrial chemical salesman while living in Burlington, Iowa. They moved to Cedar Falls, Iowa where he was a salesperson for the Hydrite Company. They retired to Rock Valley, Iowa in 2007.

Mike was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Rock Valley. His passion was fishing. He enjoyed spending time in the boat, making his own lures, and had held the state record for the largest bass fish.

He is survived by his wife, Carla; son, Blake of Rock Valley; brother, Steve (wife Deb) Anderson of Rock Rapids and sister, Becky (husband Steve) Boone of Scottsdale, Arizona; brother-in-law. Charles Schott of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; nephews, Phillip Schott of Sioux Falls and Ted Boone of Scottsdale, Arizona; and nieces, Tami Christians of Las Vegas, Nevada and Beighley Boone of Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents; his in-laws, Sumner and Betty Schott; son, Chad; and brother-in-law, Sumner "Buck" Schott.


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