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ELAINE P. ANDERSON, of Moose Lake, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Augustana (Moose Lake Villages) care center in Moose Lake, Minnesota.  She had attained the advanced age of 95 and was a tough long-term ovarian cancer survivor.

Elaine was born on May 1, 1926 and grew up in Barnum, Minnesota.  Her parents were

Lena and Edward Blaha.  She graduated from Barnum High School in 1944.  While in school, she met her future husband, Chester Anderson, as they both played trumpet in

the high school band.  They were married on January 14, 1947 in Moose Lake.  Chester's military service and work found them living in Milwaukee, St. Paul, Albert Lea, Boston, and Benton Harbor, Michigan.  Over the years, Elaine worked as a bookkeeper for various organizations and as a clerk at Peterson Drug in Moose Lake.

In retirement, they both enjoyed traveling the lower 48 and Alaska.  Elaine also enjoyed volunteering at the Moose Lake Food Shelf. She was a lifelong member of Holy Trinity in Barnum, where she was an organist, as well Holy Angels in Moose Lake.

Elaine was preceded in death by her husband, Chester, of 63 years in 2011.

She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Burrell of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; and her son, Alan Anderson of Nikiski, Alaska.  She was related to and friends with many people in the Barnum, Moose Lake and Mahtowa area.

A Memorial Visitation will be held at Holy Angel's Catholic Church, Moose Lake on Thursday, July 1st at 10:00 AM until the 11:00 AM Memorial Mass. A time of refreshment and fellowship will follow the service in the Holy Angels Church Social Hall. A private family Inurnment will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis on a later date.

Her family would very much like to thank the excellent care and friendships afforded by New Perspectives on the hill in Barnum and Moose Lake Villages (Augustana) in Moose Lake.

The family prefers memorials to Augustana's Garden Plot and the Moose Lake Food Shelf.

Arrangements with Hamlin-Hansen-Kosloski Funeral Home, Moose Lake.