Dorothy Helen Anderson

Belvidere, IL after a brief illness.

She was born on November 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois to Franklin and

Bertha (Harris) Frazier.She graduated from MacMurray College in

Jacksonville, IL in 1948.

On September 29, 1956 she married Robert Malcolm Anderson, the love of

her life, with whom she shared three sons and 46 years of marriage until

his passing in 2002.They lived in Delafield, WI; Belvidere, IL; Rio

Rancho, NM; then returned to Belvidere where they lived until their

respective passing.

Dorothy was an avid reader who enjoyed travel, music, and hosting family

gatherings, and whose hobbies included gardening, baking, crochet,

needlepoint, crossword puzzles, and Scrabble.She was a long time member

of the First Presbyterian Church of Belvidere.

Dorothy is survived by her sons Clifford Anderson, David (Michaela)

Anderson, and Christopher (Crystal) Anderson, her grandson Brian

(Nicole) Anderson, her nieces Linda (Jim) Doane and Patricia Cowan, her

nephews Finley (Chris) Young and Fred Frazier, and numerous grandnieces

and grandnephews.She always put her family first, and will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings and their

respective spouses: brother Donald (Doris) Frazier, sisters Frances

(John) Young and Margaret “Peggy” (Ken) Cowan, niece Paula Cowan, and

nephew Robert Young.

Dorothy’s memorial service will be at the First Presbyterian Church, 221

N. Main St., Belvidere, IL 61008 on March 23rd at 2:00PM