He was born on October 9, 1948 in Peru, Indiana.
Jim graduated from Angola High School in 1966.
He married Carolyn Y. Hollar on March 3, 1967 in Coldwater, Michigan.
Jim was an assistant manager for Wise Business Forms in Fort Wayne, Indiana, he worked at Moore Business Forms in Angola for 16 years, he worked for a paper company in Kalamazoo as a plant manager, and also worked for Walgreens as an assistant manager and certified pharmacy technician in Venice, Florida.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf, gardening, woodworking and refinishing furniture, and spending time with his family.
Jim and Carolyn also lived in Venice, Florida for several years.
Survivors include his wife, Carolyn Anderson of Fremont, Indiana, mother, Genevieve Gordon of Fremont, Indiana, daughters, Stacey Lee Anderson of Fremont, Indiana, and Jennifer Kada (Troy David) Book of Fremont, Indiana, grandchildren, Dillon J. Book of Fremont, Indiana, Lance D. Book of Fremont, Indiana, Skye C. (Josh) Skinner, Tylar (Aaron) Findley, Teegan Trinity, and Rowan Hagenbuch, all of Kalamazoo, Michigan, great-grandchildren, Knox, Haivyn, Adrick, Tessa, and Collin Skinner, and sisters, Connie Freshwater of Maryville, Tennessee, Lisa R. Anderson of Indianapolis, Indiana, and Lori R. (Billy) Wentz of Anderson, Indiana.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lee Anderson on December 3, 2020, and a daughter, Tina Marie Hagenbuch on December 18, 2007, and an infant brother, Robert Anderson.
Visitation will be held from 2-5 pm Sunday, September 19, 2021 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana.
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later time.
Memorial donations in Jim’s memory may be directed to the Community Humane Shelter of Steuben County, Fremont Fire Department, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
