Yvonne Anderson, 83, of Arvada, Colorado, passed away January 21, 2020. She was born in Phoenix, AZ on November 17, 1936 to Calvin F. Hammond and Thelma V. (Gates) Hammond. She grew up with three brothers and one sister in Denver, Colorado. Yvonne attended Wheat Ridge High School and attended Colorado Women’s College before marrying John E. Anderson, her high school sweetheart, on June 26, 1954. They resided in Arvada, CO where John built homes and Yvonne was an extraordinary homemaker, antique dealer, and retired from Disney Radio and The Disney Store. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Colorado Mouse Club, and Sloan’s Lake Community Church. Yvonne had a passion for: anything Disney (especially annual trips to Disneyland with the family), collecting Disneyana and antiques with John, caring for her family, socializing with friends, cooking, baking, flower gardening, and knitting. She was survived by her husband, John E. Anderson of Arvada, her children: Kim and Don Pipkin of Centennial, CO, John and Janet Anderson of Arvada, Jim Anderson of Arvada, her grandchildren: Jami Anderson, Amber McClain, Keith Pipkin, Ryan Pipkin, John Pipkin, her 13 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandson to be born in April.
Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Altitude Church, 7135 W. 68th Ave., Arvada, CO, 80003. Flowers may be sent to the church only on the morning of Saturday February 1st.
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