Thelma Anderson
Thelma Lucile Anderson, 84, of Maryland Heights, MO passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Lucile was born on May 6, 1928 in Noble, IL to Charles and Ida Hundley, the sixth of nine children.
Lucile was a graduate of Noble High School and later traveled to St. Louis for nurses training at the Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing. After raising her family, she returned to nursing and worked in several nursing homes in the St. Louis area.
She was a selfless person who cared for her family and her patients. She was a longtime volunteer at NAMI in St. Louis and a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Olivette, MO. Her hobbies included puzzling, gardening, cross-stitching, reading and playing games with her children and grandchildren. She will be truly missed.
Lucile is survived by four sisters and two brothers: Marge Field, Irene Myers, Minnie Koenig, Walter Hundley, Henry Hundley and Rosa Stanley. She is survived by four of her five children: Dennis Anderson of Plainsboro, NJ, Mike Anderson, David Anderson and Linda Anderson, all of Maryland Heights, MO. She was preceded in death by Dale Anderson in 2007. She is survived by eight grandchildren: Tabytha Jack, Dale Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Sarah Lorcheim, Katie Plaster, Vanessa Butler, Gabriella Anderson and Shawn Lambert. She is also survived by two great-grandchildren: Chris and Austin Jack.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney, IL with services starting at 1:00 pm and followed by internment of her ashes at the family plot in the Pleasant View Cemetery in Denver, IL.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given in Lucile’s name to the Missouri Baptist Healthcare Foundation (http://www.missouribaptist.