Florence Anderson

Florence E. Anderson, 87, Fargo, ND, died Sunday, September 12, 2010, in Rosewood on Broadway, Fargo, under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.


Florence Evelyn Shipley was born December 15, 1922, in Sturgeon Bay, WI, to John and Bertha (Monk) Shipley. The family moved frequently and lived in various places including Iowa, Montana, Illinois and Minnesota. When Florence was a teenager, they lived in Staples, MN, where she attended high school. She eventually obtained her GED in Detroit Lakes, MN.


Florence then made her home in Wadena, MN, where she worked hard to provide for her four daughters, who she raised as a single parent. She worked at a local hotel, in a café, at a nursing home and provided daycare for several families.


Florence enjoyed embroidery, gardening, and singing in the church choir. She had a strong and deep faith. She also enjoyed her Saturday afternoon bingo with her tablemates, at Rosewood on Broadway.
In the fall of 1970, Florence moved to the Fargo-Moorhead area where she made her home. She worked for Eventide Lutheran Home and at the Super 8 Motel. In 2003, she became a resident of Rosewood on Broadway.


Florence is survived by her four daughters, Nancy (Pat) Gerten, Burnsville, MN, Vicki (Tom) Zeigler, Blaine, MN, Sharon (Dave) Remmen, Fargo, and Diane (Darwin) Stelzer, West Fargo, ND; nine grandchildren, Christopher (Nicole) Edwards, Lauri Petersen, Pam
Memorials may be given to Rosewood on Broadway, the American Diabetes Association, or Hospice of the Red River Valley.


Visitation: Wednesday from 6 - 8 PM with a Prayer Service at 7:30 PM in Korsmo Funeral Chapel, Moorhead.
Funeral: Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 10 AM at Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral, Fargo.
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Moorhead.