Lloyd Edgar Anderson

Lloyd Edgar Anderson, age 94, of Ames, IA, passed away peacefully on January 27, 2025, at Mary Greeley Medical Center. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Bethesda Lutheran Church, 1517 Northwestern Avenue, Ames, IA. Visitation will begin at 10:00 am with the church service at 11:00 am. A lunch will be available at the church following the service. Interment will take place in Ames Municipal Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Bethesda Lutheran Church.

Lloyd was born July 7, 1930, on a farm in rural Hanlontown, IA, the son of Knut and Margit Anderson. He graduated from Mason City High School in 1948. After graduating from high school, he worked in a factory and served in the National Guard until enlisting in the United States Air Force in September of 1950. In the Air Force, he served as a radar operator at Erding Air Base in Freising, Germany during the early days of the Cold War. He was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in September of 1954 while serving at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, SD. While in the Air Force he earned college credit from the University of Maryland. Using those credits and the benefits of the GI Bill, he enrolled in the University of Iowa following his time in the Air Force.

Lloyd graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1957. Following graduation he worked briefly in Freeport, Il before returning to the University of Iowa to begin work on a Master of Business Administration. It was during this time he met Mary Katherine (Kathy) McKibben while having coffee at the Memorial Union. This led to their engagement in December of 1959 and their marriage on July 2, 1960, in Rochester, MN.

Following their marriage, Lloyd and Kathy moved to the Cedar Rapids area where he worked for a brokerage and Kathy taught elementary school. In December 1965, Lloyd began a job at the Center for Industrial Research and Services (CIRAS), part of Iowa State University Extension. While working at CIRAS, Lloyd completed his Master of Business Administration at Drake University in 1971. After 30 years of dedicated service, Lloyd retired from CIRAS in December of 1995 while serving as Director. He continues to be remembered through the Lloyd E. Anderson Superior Service to Industry Award.

Lloyd is survived by his wife Kathy, his sons Scott (Elizabeth) and Stuart (Kelly), and his brother Gerhard (Doris).

Lloyd was preceded in death by his parents Knut and Margit, his sisters Herdis and Lillian, and his son Steven.

The family wishes to thank the staff at Mary Greeley Medical Center for their excellent care and kindness.