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Viola Phelps Anderson, 90, died on Thursday, August 30, 2007 at her home in Albuquerque. Mrs. Anderson was born March 26, 1917 at her maternal grandparent's homestead near Flasher, ND, to Clyde and Elsie (Johnson) Phelps. She was the eldest of seven children. She grew up in North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. Mrs. Anderson graduated from Flasher, ND High School in 1935. In 1946 she became a widow with two young daughters to raise. She was left to operate the family business and in doing so she became first woman in the state of North Dakota to obtain a license as a motion picture projectionist. Mrs. Anderson also taught grades one through eight in a rural North Dakota Schoolhouse. In 1962 she married James D. Anderson in Tacoma, WA, where they resided until they retired to Albuquerque in 1991. She was very active in her church, Immanuel Presbyterian, where she was a deaconess. Mrs. Anderson was a 60-year member of the Eastern Star and a Past Worthy Matron; a recorder for Daughters of the Nile, and a Past Noble Grand of the Rebekahs. She was also an avid bridge player and enjoyed traveling. She is survived by her husband, James D. Anderson of Albuquerque; two daughters, Joan Siburg of Puyallup, WA, and Carolyn Stewart and husband, John of Grand Island, NE; sister, Ruth Ferguson and husband, Richard of Yakima, WA; brother, Wendell Phelps and wife, Ione of Phoenix, AZ; sister-in-law, Mrs. June Madlener of Albuquerque; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; 11 nephews; six nieces; and several grand-nieces, nephews; and seven foster children. Memorial Services will be held Tuesday, September 4, 2007, 2:00 p.m., at Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle Blvd. SE. Interment will take place in Flasher, ND. Cremation has taken place. Should friends desire, memorial contribution may be made to Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106 or Hospice Care of the Sandias, 105 Hospital Loop Albuquerque, NM 87109. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE (505) 843-6333 www.frenchmortuary.com
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