Obituary Record

Mardell Marie (McCuen) Andersen
Died on 6/15/2009
Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1 Mardell M. Andersen, 69, of Blair, died Monday, June 15, 2009, at Memorial Community Hospital in Blair.

Funeral services were Thrusday, June 18 at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Interment was in the Blair Cemetery.

Mardell Marie McCuen was born July 20, 1939, in Newcastle to Bernard and June (Taylor) McCuen. She graduated from Ponca High School in 1957, and attended Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, for two years.

During her first month at Morningside College she met Don Andersen. The couple married on Sept. 25, 1960, and made their home on a farm west of Blair.

Mrs. Andersen delighted in hosting and entertaining; being able to bring together family and friends was a talent of hers that they all enjoyed. She spoiled her co-workers at D.L. Blair and Mutual of Omaha by bringing in delicious homemade goodies, whether for a birthday or for no reason at all.

She also enjoyhed reading, gardening, and seeing beauty in everyday simple pleasures. She was a wonderfully devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and her most favorite hobby was seeing the grandkids at their events.

She is survived by her husband, Don; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Mariann Andersen of Blair and their children, Brittney, Derek and Jakob; daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Daniel Santos of Blair, and their children Taylor and Mackenzie; sister and brother-in-law, Madonna and Dave Sappenfield of Omaha; and brother Darrell McCuen of Albuquerque, N.M.

Campbell-Aman Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

#2 OMAHA WORLD-HERALD, 6/17/2009 ANDERSEN, MARDELL M. age 69

Blair, NE, Mardell is survived by husband, Donald C.; children, Paul and wife Mariann, Pam and Daniel Santos of Blair, NE; grandchildren Taylor and Mackenzie Santos, and Brittney, Derek and Jakob Andersen; sister Madonna and Dave Sappenfield of Omaha; brother Darrell McCuen of Albuquerque, NM.

SERVICES 10:30 Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Blair. Burial in the Blair Cemetery. VISITATION begins at 11 am Wednesday with family receiving friends from 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Memorials to the family.

CAMPBELL-AMAN FUNERAL HOME, Blair, NE 402-426-2191

#3 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Mardell M. Andersen

Born July 20, 1939 Newcastle, Nebraska ~ Entered Into Rest June 15, 2009 Blair, Nebraska

Funeral Services 10:30 A.M. Thursday, June 18, 2009 First Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska. Officiating: Pastor Michael Knudson. Music Provided By Clare Cowing. Soloist: Karna Dam. Vocal Selections: “Peace In The Valley”, “How Great Thou Art”. Congregational Hymn: “Beautiful Savior”

Casket Bearers: Taylor Santos, Dave Nielsen, Bob Petersen, Gabe Petersen, Ron Kerstetter, Gary Lambrecht, Greg Petersen

Honorary Casket Bearers: Lyle & Trudy Truhlsen, Roger & Donna Andreasen, Larry & Peggy Hipnar, Rosemary Nelson, Elsie Nielsen, Colleeta Petersen

Graveside Services: Blair Cemetery, Blair, Nebraska

~~~ Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

FindaGrave #: 38511697

Printed in the Omaha World Herald on 6/17/2009


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