She was born October 5, 1945 in Waterloo, Iowa. She attended and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was the wife of a Navy Senior Chief and traveled the country. She and her family later settled in Burleson, Texas. During this time, she spent several years in civil service. After spending 16 years with the Texas Air National Guard (TANG) she retired.
She is survived in death by her daughter and son-in-law, Lisa Marie and Anthony Alan Anderson; son and daughter-in-law, Richard Allen and Marla Rodolfo-Gibson, and her grandchildren; Brittany, Seth, Logan, Colby and Richard.
A celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, April 12th at 11:00 am at Singing Hills Funeral Home. Visitation is also scheduled on Wednesday, April 11th from 5:00 to 8:00 pm also at Singing Hills Funeral Home located at 6221 University Hills Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75241.