LaVerne Anderson

LaVerne Anderson AURORA, Wis. - LaVerne L. Anderson, 82, of 1930 Grandview Drive, Aurora, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, at Dickinson County Memorial Hospital in Iron Mountain. LaVerne was born Jan. 18, 1923, in Iron Mountain, the daughter of the late Roy and Gertrude (Basche) Grimord. She was a 1940 graduate of Iron Mountain High School and attended Dundons Business College. She worked for several years at Allis-Chalmers in Milwaukee. LaVerne married Benjamin Anderson on Feb. 14, 1946, at Homestead Baptist Church. She was a homemaker on the family farm in Homestead. From 1965-72, she was employed by the Northeast Wisconsin Community Action Agency. She helped bring several community housing projects to northern Wisconsin. LaVerne was a member of the Homestead Baptist Church where she was involved with the Ladies Aid and later the Women's Missions. She also served many years as the church treasurer and Sunday School superintendent. She served several years on the Florence County Board of Education. She was kind, often reaching out to help others. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Benjamin; two sons, Ken (Lynda) Anderson of Manitowoc, Wis., and James (Christine) Anderson of Kingsford; a sister-in-law, Lorraine Grimord of Brookfield, Wis.; son-in-law, Vaughn Francar of Hobart, Wis.; grandchildren Scott Francar of Green Bay, Wis., Kevin (Yvonne) Plekan of Appleton, Wis., Neil Plekan of Manitowoc, Joe Supa of East Kingsford, April Supa and Jacob Supa, both of Kingsford; great-grandchildren Daniel, Sara, Stephen, Stella, Sean, Emma, Zachary, Molly and Dennis; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Connie Francar, in 1998, and her brother, Richard Grimord, in 2003. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Erickson-Rochon and Nash Funeral Home in Iron Mountain and on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to noon at the Homestead Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at noon on Wednesday at the church. Rev. Brad Moore will officiate. Burial will be in the Homestead-Aurora Cemetery. Condolences may be expressed to the family of LaVerne Anderson at www.ernashfuneralhomes.com. The family has entrusted the Erickson-Rochon & Nash Funeral Home of Iron Mountain with the funeral arrangements.

LaVerne Anderson

January 7, 1924 - January 7, 2006