Anne T. Anderson

Anne T. Anderson was born and raised on a ranch in the Sweet Grass Hills, West Butte, Montana on May 3, 1925, and went home to Jesus on June 24, 2023.

Anne was the youngest of six children and proudly called herself “A Child of the Hills.” She attended O'Loughlin School near her home then started her high school years in Sunburst and graduated from Cut Bank. Anne left the homestead ranch and moved with her best friend to Great Falls where she met and married Howard C. Anderson on February 16, 1946. Together they raised their seven children on their farm in Power, MT where she called home for seventy years until moving eighteen minutes away to an assisted living facility in Fairfield, MT.

Anne was a fiercely independent and strong woman who knew what she wanted and was not shy about letting anyone know it. She loved her family above all, but dancing was a close second. She and Howard were frequently seen out on Friday or Saturday nights twirling around the dance floor. She even danced with her son at her 96th birthday party and could recall who she danced with and what she was wearing when the right song came on. Anne treasured her many friends of all ages, some since her early childhood. She also loved gardening and taking care of her flowers and vegetable garden. Gladiolus and irises were her favorite. Anne never turned down a family card game, loving to play pinochle and rummy in any shape or form.

She was preceded in death by her son, Kenneth Anderson; husband, Howard Anderson; and daughter, Patricia Anderson-Widhalm. She is survived by sons, David (Candy) Anderson and Warren (Elaine) Anderson; daughters, Kathy Anderson, Laureen (Greg) Lackman, and Mary (Doug) Eggebraten; 9 grandchildren; and 5 great-grandchildren.

The family thanks all the caregivers at Front Range for loving on Anne these past years.
A service for Anne will be held on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Power. A luncheon will be held at the Legion Hall following the service.