Andersen, Roger Frank (1938 – 2024)

ANDERSEN, CHRISTENSEN, JENSEN, KNUDSEN, BARKER

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/17/2025 at 16:59:58

Name of deceased: Roger Frank Andersen

Aged: 86 yrs, 5 mo, 4 days

Residence: Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Born: July 3, 1938; Poplar, Audubon County, IA

Died: Dec. 7, 1924; Elk Horn, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Dec. 13, 2024; Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA

Survived by: Wife of 64 years, Jackie Andersen of Elk Horn, IA; sons, Rick (spouse, Shon) of Marne, IA, Brian (spouse, Shelly) of Elk Horn, IA, and Tim (spouse, Kim) of Elk Horn, IA; 9 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sister, Sondra Christensen; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Frank and Elna (nee Jensen) Andersen; sisters, Janet Andersen and Dixie Knudsen

Education: Attended school at the Clay township #4, Shelby County, school house through grade 6, and then attended and graduated from Elk Horn Kimballton High School, Class of 1956

Religious affiliation: Baptized and confirmed at the Jacksonville (IA) Lutheran Church

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Jackie Barker; Feb. 8, 1958; location not provided

Employment: After graduating from high school, Roger was employed to put up electrical lines in southwest Iowa; after a brief period, he returned to his true love of farming. After his marriage, he enjoyed raising cattle on their farm in rural Rorbeck, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed traveling with the family in a pickup camper all over the country; later, he and Jackie traveled in a motorhome, including a driving trip to Belize and enjoying ocean cruises and river boats. They were snowbirds for over 40 years, spending the winters in Brownsville, TX; there, Roger enjoyed playing cards, joining activities by the pool, and socializing with friends. Liked to fish and enjoy a Saturday night polka dance; enjoyed gardening, golf, and water skiing when the boys were younger. He also enjoyed carpentry work. In 1983 they moved to town to the home he built and still reside in. Even after he “retired,” he continued to be part of the family farming operations. Mostly, he loved it when family could be together.

Sources: pauleyjones.com