Our family will always treasure the times we had with Aunt Thelma on her trips to California

Grandma, Thank you for who you were, how you lived and all that you did.  You were an amazing woman and a great example to all your family.  I loved that you "wintered" in Southern California and will always cherish the talks and moments I was able to have with you. I will miss you but I know that you lived a full wonderful life and for that I will have great joy!!!!

Grams you have been a wonderful person to know. The times all our families came to the lake and had lots of fun.You were the one who made the fun worth coming. We also had something to eat. We tried to get you out of the kitchen, but you said know way. You enjoyed what you did. Thank you for giving joy to all of us. You will dearly be missed buy us all. With all our love, Gary, Bonnie, Tara, Liz and Paul.

 Shakespeare wrote, "Give sorrow words", in doing so he left open the means for the expression of grief and sorrow. 
 The experience and relationship that I had with my mother leaves a void, but not for grief or for sorrow. It gave her pleasure and joy to assist me to learn and grow as a child through adolescence. She passed on her wisdom and understanding of life's experiences as I matured to adulthood.
 As the role of care giver reversed as I aged, the ideals she taught and shared were applied too. As her aging and death in this life approached the roles became clearer: She was a professional Registered Nurse who assisted, treated, and cared for other members of her family, friends, relatives, and patients. She handed the baton to her children for the completion of the "event of life."
 I have received a position to serve others-- a legacy of care and concern for family, and the joy to assist others as they grow and mature. 
 What therefore, is the form of grief and sorrow that I should have? 
 "Miss her, YES!! Sorrow, No", since she lived a full and meaningful life. 
 Thanks for the gift of life, and the joy of being one of your children.

Auntie Thelma will always be remembered 
for her love & care for others. She will
be an example for us. She showed what an
angel looks like.

Her picture above your poem in her memory is so indicative of the special person she was to you personally and to 
those who knew her.  She shined  like a candle light here on earth.

God sent an angel to this earth
who I could call Mother from my birth;
she listened to me through laughter and tears,
she was there for me for all my years.

Now what can I do and what can I say?
Now that my mother-angel is taken away,
to spread her wings from far above
and fill the sky with all her love.

The most giving person I've ever known,
but now the Lord has called her home
to life eternal in God's tender care;
by grace one day I pray I'll see you there.

Goodbye for now Mom til we meet again,
My angel, my mother and my best friend.

I will miss you always, and will love you forever.  It was my honor and privilege to care for you.  Thank you for being my mom, and developing your special relationship with Jerrry, also with Corey (and Stacy's) and Amanda (and Eric's) as grandma, and great-grandma to their children too!  I am so very happy to have all the wonderful memories we have of all our time together over the years; as well as our many trips we took together!.  Thank you for teaching me so many things, your birthstone stands for wisdom and surely you shared much of that with me!  God blessed us all with you, including our family and friends.

Gram,

I have so many great memories with you over the years.  I will never forget the fun we had up at the cabin together when I was a kid.  Thank you for everything.

Dear Amanda and Family,
You have my deepest sympathies in the passing of your special Gram!  May God comfort your hearts and may your wonderful memories of Gram put smiles on your faces!
With Love and Prayers,
Sue

My thoughts and prayers are with you. My family had many good
Times with Thelma. She was a very sweet lady.

May your hearts soon be filled with memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.
            God Bless,
                 Marchell Anderson

OBITUARY

Thelma M. Anderson

March 7, 1915 – May 10, 2011

Sunset & Kapala-Glodek Funeral Home and Sunset Cemetery

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