Louise Hallock Anderson

Mrs. Anderson was born March 16, 1931 in Southampton, LI, NY, daughter of the late Dr. David H. Hallock and Doris Phillips Hallock. She is survived by Kenneth Allen Anderson, her husband of 68 years.

The date was June 28, 1951, the air was unseasonably warm, and the mood was festive. On this night the life of Louise Hallock, a junior at Connecticut College for Women, was changed forever. She and a girlfriend walked into the dance hall at the Westhampton Airforce Base and across the room stood Ken Anderson, a young recruit from rural Connecticut. On many occasions he has shared that upon laying eyes on her he said to himself …”that is the girl I am going to marry.” After a summer courtship, on September 26, 1951, the day before Ken boarded the train for the west coast to be deployed to Korea, Ken and Louise were married at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. Their love was evident to all that crossed their path….especially their children. Like most marriages, theirs had challenges but their joy of being together, their respect for one another, their deep love, and their never ending commitment carried them for 68 years. Even until the days preceding her death, Ken would reminisce with her through song and sharing memories of their life together. They were the consummate example of a love deeply shared.

Additional survivors include their four daughters, Kathleen Anderson, Betsy Makris, Amy Swift and husband Edwin, and Julie Higbee and husband Tom; eight grandchildren, Carrie Boucher and husband Hubert, Matt Makris and wife Samm, Christopher Makris and wife Mary, Kristin Anderson, Kenneth Landry, Amanda Swift, Michael Higbee, and Jessica Higbee; six great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Millie, Louis, Bennett, Walter, Violet, many nieces and nephews, and a brother, Robert Hallock. She was preceded in death by a brother, David Hallock, and son-in-law Michael Makris.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, December 13, 2019 at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Southport. A reception will follow the service at the family home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.

Online condolences may be made at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com.

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