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Darwin D. Anderson

3/1/1950 - 3/9/2017


Obituary


*PLEASE NOTE POSTPONEMENT OF MEMORIAL SERVICE DUE TO WINTER STORM*

Darwin Anderson, 67, of Clarion passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017 at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.

Memorial services for Darwin Anderson will be held on TUESDAY, March 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM at the United Church of Christ Congregational, 115 3rd Avenue Northwest in Clarion with Pastor Grant Woodley officiating.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2017 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in Clarion, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.

Darwin Dean Anderson was born March 1, 1950 to Leland and Gladys (Mull) Anderson. He was raised in rural Gowrie, Iowa and graduated from Prairie of Gowrie High School in 1968.

Following high school, Darwin continued to help his father on the farm and served in the U.S. Army National Guard. Darwin continued farming until 1996 and also owned and operated Anderson Trucking and Grain Care until retiring due to ill health in 2011.

Darwin was united in marriage to Barb Dillon in 1972; to this union, children Lisa and Brent were born. Darwin married Joan (Meyer) Russell on July 13, 1996 in Clarion where the couple made their home.

In 2000, Darwin was the transplant recipient of a kidney and pancreas. Years later, grandson Bryce was born, named after the young man from whom Darwin received the transplant. Darwin continued the legacy of transplantation with the donation of his corneas to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank.

Darwin loved playing golf until he lost his eye sight, was an avid Iowa Hawkeyes fan and enjoyed watching Bonanza and MASH. He was known to enjoy a bowl of peppermint ice cream or popcorn with a Diet Pepsi.

Darwin was raised in the Lutheran faith, as a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Gowrie, and most recently as a member of the United Church of Christ Congregational in Clarion.

Darwin is survived by his wife Joan Anderson of Clarion; children Lisa (Matthew) Hockemeier of Boone and their children Zachary, Thomas and Emylyn; Brent (Jean) Anderson of West Branch and their children Bryce and Aubree; Ann (Chad) Wilde of Eagle Grove and their children Amanda (fiancé Eric Meyer) and Jacob; Bryan (Lisa) Russell of Goldfield and their children Gage Behnkendorf and Rafer Russell; Sara (Jeremy) Abbas of Clarion and their children Tanner and Reed; and Adam (Johanna) Russell of Clarion and their children Karina, Piper, Nikko and Jett; mother Gladys Anderson-Lambert of Fort Dodge; sisters Marilyn (Roger) Harklau of Humboldt, Jan (Bill) Sorenson of Hollister, Missouri, and Kathy (Brian) Lambert of Dayton; along with numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Darwin was preceded in death by his father Leland Anderson, step-father Clarence Lambert and his father-in-law Virgil Meyer.