Ethel B. Anderson

CRAWFORD, Colo. -- Ethel Bernice Anderson, formerly of Brainerd, died on Tuesday, Sep. 2, 2003, at the Country Ease Assisted Living Center in Crawford, Colo. She was 85. A private family memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. today, Sept. 5, 2003, at Barbara's home. The Rev. Bob DeRouen will officiate.

Ethel Bernice McCulloch was born to the late Lawrence and Bessie (Risedorph) McCulloch on Aug. 2, 1918, in Brainerd, Minn. She spent her childhood and attended school there. On June 20, 1940, in Brainerd, Minn., Ethel married Gerald P. Anderson. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Anderson was a secretary for an auto repair company. She loved reading, playing cards and watching The Price Is Right on television.

Survivors grateful in sharing Ethel's life include one daughter, Barbara Hoffart and her husband Joseph of Cedaredge, Colo.; three grandchildren, Mark Hoffart of Denver, Curt Hoffart of Las Vegas, and Lisa Trattler of Las Vegas. Ethel is further survived by two great-grandchildren, Jordan Hoffart of Las Vegas and Taylor Morgan Hoffart of Las Vegas. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and two sisters, Alice Swanson and Eileen Pratt, and a brother George McCulloch.

Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funeral Services and Crematory.