Marjorie Anderson

Marjorie Adams (Spence) Anderson was born October 24, 1916 in Worchester, Massachusetts. She died on April 3, 2012 in Tyler, Texas. Marjorie was predeceased by her parents, Robert J. and Vera A. Spence, brothers Robert, Jr., Russell, John, Gordon and Holman Spence, her husband of 33 years, Aarne Johann Anderson and a daughter Martha Matilda Anderson Hartman. She is survived by a sister, Elizabeth Spence Lawrence of Granville, MA, her children, Robert Ellis and wife Mary of Eugene, OR, Vera Ellis Bagent and husband Ron of Granville, OH, Miriam Anderson of Woodburn, OR, and John Anderson and his wife Frances of Tyler, TX. Gram, as she was affectionately known by her fourteen grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews, loved young people as they did her. In the summer, she opened her home to her grandchildren and their friends who came to the Island to earn money for college tuition. She referred to them as “summer Grand kids and some are not”, and she always enjoyed their being a part of her life. Among her many talents were oil painting and handicrafts, knitting, tatting, braiding rugs, and crochet. An avid reader she also found time to write a number of short stories and an occasional “letter to the editor” to share her opinions with others. Marge was a first grade and kindergarten teacher at Tisbury Elementary School in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA. She was dearly loved by her students long after her retirement in 1976. She was elected to the Town of Tisbury Finance Committee and served for over ten years. As a life member of Christ United Methodist Church in Vineyard Haven, she was actively involved in many church activities and was a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. She resided in Vineyard Haven for 45 years until relocating to Tyler in 2006. The family extends its appreciation to the many caregivers at Garden Estates of Tyler who have made the last years of her life as pleasant as possible. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the East Texas Crisis Center, P. O. Box 7060, Tyler, TX 75711. Condolences may be sent to: www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com

Marjorie Anderson

October 24, 1916 - April 3, 2012