Clarice Anderson

January 20, 1922 - May 11, 2020

Clarice Anderson went to be with our Savior on the morning of 5/11/20. Clarice was born into the Rice family in Bemidji, MN on 1/20/1922. She lived there on a farm until she was 9 years old. They then moved to the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas near McAllen. She graduated high school from McAllen high school in 1938. She then attended Scott and White Nursing School in Temple, TX and graduated valedictorian in her class. She volunteered to be a Navy nurse, and served as a U.S. Navy nurse in San Diego, CA during WWII. She then returned to McAllen, TX where she met Erick Anderson, and they married in Chicago, IL in 1947. Erick was a civil service employee and later became a civil engineer, and a general contractor. They lived in many places including Harlingen, TX, Omaha, NB, and The Dalles, OR. Erick worked in many places including Vandenberg Air Force Base, and Beale Air Force Base. They later settled in Grass Valley, CA where they lived for about 60 years. The marriage was blessed with four children, including Beverly, Ellen, Julie, and Bradley. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren including Emily, Andrew, Jeffery, and David Worthington, and Schleen, Amber, and Jason Keer. In addition she also has 5 great grandchildren. Clarice had a deep faith in the Lord our God and attended church services and bible studies regularly and deeply cared about others. Her family was the highlight of her life, and she will be deeply missed by all.