Lorell Dale “Andy” Anderson, of Stone Mountain, GA passed away Thursday, February 20, 2020, at the age of 92.
Lorell was born in Upsala, Minnesota on October 2, 1927, the only child of John and Florence (Berg) Anderson. He graduated from Upsala High School in 1945, was drafted by the Army and discharged early in the winding down of forces after WWII. Always mechanically inclined, he began working for creameries associated with Land O’ Lakes, eventually moving to Minneapolis to work full-time for the company in 1949. He worked for Land O’ Lakes until he retired in 1992, progressing from driving a sales truck to developing the company’s national foodservice sales program. He met Alice (Peterson) Anderson in the late 40s, they married in 1951, and then he was drafted again and served as a radio operator in Germany during the Korean War. After his (second) discharge he and Alice settled into their own home, the first of nine they would own in Minnesota, Maryland and Georgia over a 68-year marriage. After retirement he and Alice wintered in Georgia and summered at their cabin on Pine Lake near Upsala. Lorell loved to have a project to do (fast and with total absorption), loved 50s era country music, and loved to sing bass, lending his signature sound to a succession of Lutheran church choirs over 50 years. He was Papa to his grandkids, generous, edgy at times, really smart, and hilarious all the more so because he rarely broke his deadpan countenance. We’ll miss him a lot.
He is survived by his devoted wife Alice, daughters Nancy (Dave) Bartkowicz, Circle Pines, MN and Natalie (David) Batchelor, Atlanta, GA; son Bill (Ann) Anderson, Hopkins, MN; seven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren (and counting).
The family will be celebrating Papa’s life in a private ceremony, singing a few of his favorite hymns and wishing we had a good bass in the mix.
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