Elden John Anderson

Elden John Anderson passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2006 in Ogden, Utah at the age of 84 from the effects of cancer.

He was born October 30, 1921 in Levan, Juab County, Utah to James and Mary Aagard Anderson.

He graduated from Utah State Agricultural College (Utah State University) with a degree in Animal Husbandry. Prior to his graduation he served in the U.S. Marine Corps, First Marine Division in the Pacific during WWII.

After the war he married Blanche Viola Chamberlain in the Manti L.D.S. Temple on June 28, 1951.

He taught agriculture in high school, owned a feed and seed store with two of his brothers, and later a hog farm. He ended his professional career managing one of the church's hog farms. After his retirement, he and Blanche served a full-time LDS mission in the Illinois-Peoria Mission in 1991-92 and then served in the Ogden Temple for many years. Elden served in many callings in the LDS Church and blessed the lives of countless people.

Preceding him in death were his parents and all of his siblings, which included three sisters and five brothers.

He is survived by his wife Blanche and their four sons, Edward of South Jordan, UT; John of Austin, TX; David of Layton, UT and Paul of Pleasant Grove, UT.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
May 8, 2006
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
CemeteryFarmington City Cemetery
500 South 200 East
Farmington, UT 84025
May 9, 2006
11:00 AM
ServiceRock Cliff 1st Ward
1000 Suncrest
Ogden, UT 84404
May 9, 2006
11:00 AM