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- Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan, July 24, 2018
Marilyn Ann Anderson (1931 ? 2018) (Picture included)
6/8/1931 ? 7/16/2018, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Marilyn Ann Anderson died Monday, July 16 in Kalamazoo. She was born June 8, 1931 in LaGrange, Indiana, the daughter of Ralph and Wreta (Hagerty) Bassett. Marilyn attended the Scott School in Scott, Indiana; earned her associate's degree at Western Michigan College (now University); worked for the Upjohn Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan and National Airlines in Miami, Florida; and was a "super" volunteer on behalf of the developmentally disabled community in southwestern Michigan for over fifty years. Marilyn helped on the family farm until she moved to Kalamazoo for college. In October 1956, Marilyn was married to David Lynn Anderson, who predeceased her (2013) as did one daughter, Stephany (2016). Marilyn was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother as well as an advocate for communities in need. Marilyn's surviving family include four children: Stuart, Kalamazoo; Susan (Doug Shulman), New York City; Sara (Bruce Gould), Chicago, IL; and Sonya, Denver, CO. She leaves behind two grandchildren, Benjamin and Eve Shulman of New York City, and several Anderson and Bassett nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents as well as her five siblings and three of their spouses: Charles Bassett (LoAnn), Martha Lou Lee (Bob), Charlotte Miller (Jim), Elaine Kronewitter, and Jane Eash. Paul Kronewitter and Gerald Eash survive. Her family knows that Marilyn would appreciate donations made in her name either online or via mail to Special Olympics Michigan Region 16, 50505 Meadow Oak Trail, Mattawan, MI 49071; MRC ArtWorks, 2538 S 26th Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49048; or Residential Opportunities, Inc-Hoard Manor, 305 West Cork Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001. Private burial and service took place at Genesee Praire Cemetery. A celebration of the lives of Marilyn and Dave Anderson will be planned for later this year. The family welcomes condolence messages and they can be left at lifestorynet.com. Betzler Life Story Funeral Home 6080 Stadium Drive Kalamazoo, MI 49009.
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Bassett Family Association Database
1931 - 2018 (87 years)