Roger Dean Anderson

Roger Dean Anderson, 77, formerly of Marengo, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 in Clarion, Iowa.

Funeral services for Roger Anderson will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Clarion Church of Christ, 420 North Main Street in Clarion, with Pastor Warren Curry officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday.

Interment will be held on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at 11:00 AM in Marengo Cemetery in Marengo, Iowa.  Following burial, lunch will be held at the American Legion Hall in Marengo.  

Roger was born on the family farm near Kanawha, Iowa on October 21, 1937. He worked as the maintenance manager at the Pioneer Plant in Marengo for almost 30 years.  He spent his retirement enjoying his love of engines and beautifully restoring a 1952 WD Allis Chalmers tractor.

Roger is survived by four daughters, Jodi (Paul) Bierschenk of Van Horne, Iowa, Terri Breitbach of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Krista (Rick) Abbott of Howey in the Hills, Florida, and Donna (Steve) Anderson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Stephanie, Kelli, Debbie, Jonathan, Jacob, Katarina, and Elizabeth; four sisters, Jean Torgeson of Fort Collins, Colorado, Bonnie (Gerald) Sinkler of Nevada, Iowa, Darlene Bierl of Clarion, Iowa, and Karen (Gary) Hobbie of Clarion, Iowa; and one sister-in-law, Vesta Anderson of Corwith, Iowa.

He is preceded in death by his wife, June Anderson, and two brothers, Les Anderson of Astoria, Oregon, and Duane Anderson of Corwith, Iowa.