Virginia Margaretha Anderson

Anderson (Stacker), Virginia Margaretha

Age 88, of Crystal, went home to the Lord on December 12, 2020, after a brave battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt.

Predeceased by parents, John and Martha (Mehlhaff) Stacker; infant daughter, Audrey; son-in-law, Steve Manders; sister and brothers-in- law, Marcella and Walter Mohr and Ray Heller; sister-in-law and her husband, Joyce and Don McGill; and nephew, Richard McGill.

Survived by husband Don, children, Anita Manders and Tom Anderson; grandchildren, Ben, Sarah, Polina, Abby, Jacob, Hannah, and Rachel Manders; nieces, Margie Mohr and Debi Roth; grandniece, Vanessa Roth; and many relatives & friends.

Virginia was born on April 16, 1932 in Hosmer, SD. She graduated from Hosmer High School and taught at a one-room school. She moved to Minneapolis, MN and met her husband Don at the Prom Ballroom in St. Paul. She married Don Anderson on August 29, 1954 and was a longtime resident of Crystal, MN. She worked at NW Bell Telephone Co., Eitel Hospital, and General Mills.

She was devoted to her faith, family, and friends. She was kind, generous, and encouraging, with a smile for everyone. She was a hostess extraordinaire and opened her home to all. She loved cooking, baking, sewing, classical music, playing piano, gardening, traveling, her Germans from Russia heritage, and volunteering at church, school, and the WCCO Rooftop Garden. She was a longtime member of Robbinsdale Parkway United Church of Christ.

A celebration of Virginia's life will be held in 2021 when we can gather together safely. Memorials can be made to the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) or the donor's choice.