Mary Marie Andersen

May 5, 1924
Cardiff, Pennsylvania
February 23, 2014
Sheldon, Iowa

10:30 A.M.
Friday, February 28, 2014
Siloam Lutheran Church, Paullina, Iowa
Rev. Elizabeth Pfeifle ~ Officiating
Visitation will be after 3 P.M. Thursday with the family present from 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday and a Prayer Service at 7 P.M. at the Eldridge Family Funeral Home in Paullina.

“Here I am Lord”
“Precious Lord Take My Hand”
“How Great Thou Art”
Organist: Steve Berntson

CASKET BEARERS
Amie Broesder Dena Prussing
Cathy Moore Dana Penning
Ashli Leyden Angela Reinert
Jessica Shreck Lynann Launderville
Brooke Launderville Audree Launderville
Carman Launderville Charlotte Launderville
Faith Launderville

Andy Penning Eric Penning
Brian Broesder Nate Prussing
Chad Mayes Michael Moore
B.J. Shreck Dru Leyden
Chris Reinert Raegan Launderville
Scott Launderville Tyrome Launderville
Rest Haven Memory Gardens
LeMars, Iowa

Mary “Marie” Andersen the daughter of Peter and Mary (Varadi) Nagy was born May 5, 1924, in Cardiff Pennsylvania. Her parents arrived in the United States from Budapest, Hungary in 1910. There were seven brothers and three sisters in her family. She attended 1st through 4th grade at Cardiff and 5th grade through 8th grade and high school at Belsano in Twin Rocks, Pennsylvania. On June 1, 1946, she was united in marriage to Russell M. Andersen of LeMars, Iowa in New York City. This union lasted 67 years until Russell passed away on June 4, 2013, in Hartley, Iowa. Mary was residing and working in New York City and Russell was stationed in the U.S. Navy in New London, Connecticut. After moving to Paullina, Russell started Andersen Body Shop and Marie raised their three daughters. She went on to own and operate Marie’s Hair Hut. She cherished her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren very much. The last few years she had been a resident at the Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon. She passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2014, at Fieldcrest reaching the age of 89 years, 9 months and 18 days.
She was a member of the Siloam Lutheran Church in Paullina and the American Legion Auxiliary of Paullina. She enjoyed listening and dancing to polka and waltz music. Music was an important part of her life.
She will be greatly missed by her daughters: Donna Mayes of Round Rock, Texas; Nancy (Ken) Penning of Hospers, Iowa; Sandra (Gary) Launderville, of Lake Ozark, Missouri; 17 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren, brother-in-laws Robert (Darlene) Andersen of Sioux City; Richard (Ginger) Andersen of Burnsville, Minnesota, Gordon (Shirley) Criswell of LeMars, Iowa; sister-in-laws Florence Grosenheider and Estella Herman of LeMars, Iowa; numerous nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband Russell, parents, six brothers, three sisters, brother-in-laws and sisters-in-laws.