Wanda J. Anderson, 91, of Davenport, IA passed away peacefully on December 6, 2020. There will be a private family visitation at Weerts Funeral Home, Davenport, IA, and burial at Pine Hill Cemetery, Davenport, IA.
Wanda was born October 23, 1929 to Ralph and Helen Orn, Mt. Pleasant, IA, the oldest of three children. Her mother passed away when she was six, and Ralph later married Irene King. As a child, Wanda enjoyed helping her father around the farm. As a young woman, she met Henry F. Anderson, Jr., and they later married on Sept. 30, 1950 in Davenport, IA. Wanda started her employment history at the Woolworth’s in downtown Davenport at a young age working behind the diner counter. She later went to work at the U. S. West phone company in downtown Davenport where she remained for 34 years until retirement. She was a long time member of Quilt Guild and enjoyed quilting, sewing and knitting. She volunteered as a teacher’s aide at Monroe Elementary School helping children with their reading and math comprehension. She also roller skated diligently into her early 80’s until the skating rinks started disappearing. She spent many hours “woo-hooing” and enjoying her grandchildren’s sporting events, dance/vocal competitions and band performances. She was very proud of all her grandchildren and loved them dearly. Wanda had a very distinguishable laugh, she loved to ride around and see the country side and visit historical sites on vacations and attending the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400 races. We all loved hearing her tell stories from the past; no one could tell a story like Grandma Andy!
Survivors include her son, Craig Anderson, daughters, Julie Coffman and Roberta Anderson; her grandchildren Chelsea (Mike) Van Blaricom, Andrew (Erin) Coffman, Connor, Nolan and Sawyer Swearingen; her great grandchildren Wyatt and Haylee, and her sister, JoAnn Hartsock.
She was preceded in death by her parents and step mother, her husband in 1991 and sister, Helen Louise Langtimm in 1993.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriners Hospitals for Children.
