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MARY ANDERMAN Was born in Albuquerque on April 20, 1929. She was educated at Manzano Day School, Sandia School for Girls, Albuquerque High, Hockaday (Dallas), UNM, and Finch College (New York City), but her formal education didn't account for her wisdom. That sprang from her free spirit. She loved to garden and did so with an eye towards uncultivated exuberance: she tended her flowerbed so that it looked like a wild meadow. She viewed the world with a clear-eyed humility and had no patience for the pompous or self-important. She loved classical music, modern art, and whimsical kinetic sculpture. Her favorite Albuquerque landscape was the ocean-like horizon of the west mesa. She found solace in the solitude of open spaces. She loved to travel, and read a culture not by its artifacts but by its people. She loved her independence, but most of all she loved her family and friends. She was a rebellious daughter, an enduring wife, a loving mother, and a loyal friend. A graceful listener, her dignity and integrity earned her the blessing of several life-long friendships. A person of understated elegance, she had a quiet strength that came from being able to laugh at the infinite wonder and delight of it all. She is survived by her sons, Anthony Anella of Albuquerque, NM, and James Anella of Delray Beach, FL; and by her grandchildren, Gibb, Kate and Clare Anella of Albuquerque. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Maud Anderman of Albuquerque; her brother, Wege Anderman of Denver; her daughter, Mia Anella of Albuquerque. Interment will take place at 10:00 am on Monday, August 8, 2011 at Fairview Cemetery. A Memorial will follow at her home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the New Mexico Philharmonic, PO Box 21428, Albuquerque, NM 87154 or to the Aldo Leopold Foundation, PO Box 77, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913.
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