Russell James Anderson, age 79, of Cedar died May 7, 2012 at home. ALife Celebration will be held at 4 PM onThursday, May 10th at the family home.
Retired pipefitter, Minneapolis Local 539. Survived by wife, Lillian; 3 sons, Greg Sumpter, Rick (Sandee) Anderson, James (Claudia) Anderson; 2 daughters, Kathy Knutson, Patti Baldwin; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 1 sister; 1 brother.
Dear Russie, I’m so glad I got to spend those hours with you alone last Friday at the hospital. One of those thoughts were what I said about your food. I said that’s not Russie cooking. You said,see Sherrie knows I was a good cook. I will always cherish that time with you. Had I known were as sick as you were, or I would have stayed longer. You were like a father to me,and Linda. You will be deeply miss by all of us. When I walk into the kitchen and not see you there, will be hard, but I know you are there in spirit. The family will have a celebrations of your life, with your bride of 58 years, your 5 children. I lost my husband, so I know how Mickey feels. I will help Mickey to coop with her loss of you. I know you will be here for 4 days, with your family. I know you are not in pain and you are with your family and Mickey family in the spirit world. Say hi to everyone tell them I miss and love them ALL. Until be meet again in the spirit world, I love you and will miss you. Russie I love you. Love Sharon
Dear Grandpa, I love you so much you were such a loving man everyone you knew loved you. I am sad you are gone but, I know in my heart you will be with me always, I am glad that you are at peace and no longer suffering,I will miss all your cooking and your smile with a shoulder shrug when we would come visit. I have to laugh when me and the kids came to see you that sunday at the hospital with my mom and you were about to eat your 1st meal after being on only fluilds for 2 days and we were there about 2 1/2 minutes and your food came and you said I am sorry but you have to go I am gonna eat. Your sense of humor was there until the end. I am so glad we came to visit monday to see you and grandma I am glad that I was able to be there and kiss you one last time and tell you I love you I know you couldn’t say it back but I felt it. I remember last winter I saw you at cambridge walmart and you were shopping and you saw me in my scrubs doing flu shots you said Hi Nicole I have to keep walking I dont wanna miss my ride and “I don’t want a flu shot.” and well I told you to stop by on your way out of the store and as you walked by again I ran up and gave you a big hug.I was so glad to see you that day you made my day. It will be hard to not have you here but it would be harder to see you continue to suffer. I Love you so so much and I know you are looking down on all of us and one day we will all be together again in peace and no suffering. Take good care of all that are up there with you.
Love you
your grandaughter
Nicole