Marilyn Anderson

Marilyn Anderson, 87,

Velva, ND, passed away

Saturday, May 23, 2020,

at Trinity Hospital in

Minot.

Marilyn Ann Logen was

born on January 19, 1933,

a daughter of Andrew and

Gilma (Nyhusmoen)

Logen, on the family farm

in Benson County, ND.

She was baptized at First

Lutheran Church in Shey-

enne, where she was

raised and educated. She

graduated from Sheyenne

High School in 1950. She

then attended Minot State

Teachers College, where

she received her Standard

Teaching Certificate. She

then taught for a short

time in a rural school.

On June 25, 1952, Mari-

lyn was united in mar-

riage to Clarence L.

Anderson in Sheyenne,

ND. They made their

home in Sheyenne, until

1971, when they moved to

Velva, ND. She taught pi-

ano lessons out of her

home and served as the

church organist at Oak

Valley Lutheran Church.

Clarence passed away

March 9, 1978.

Following her

husband’s death, Marilyn

continued to reside in

Velva and worked as a

bookkeeper at Farmer’s

Union Oil Company for

over 20 years.

Marilyn was a member

of the Oak Valley Luth-

eran Church, Velva,

where she was the church

organist until early 2019.

During this time, she

played for numerous wed-

dings, music festivals, the

ND State Fair, and funeral

services. She was also a

member of Sons of Nor-

way and the Velva

Woman’s Club.

She enjoyed reading

and was part of the

Readers Forum Book Club

and playing music. She

loved visiting and having

coffee with friends.

Her loving family in-

cludes: children, Carolyn

(Jim) Olson, Velva, David

(Linda) Anderson, Laguna

Niguel, CA, and Mark

(Jill) Anderson, Bismarck,

ND; grandchildren, Aaron

Olson, Bryan Olson, Eric

Anderson, Kaitlin Ander-

son, Ryan Anderson; 8

great-grandchildren;

sister-in-law, Muriel

Thoreson, Devils Lake,

ND; and numerous nieces,

nephews and cousins.

Marilyn was preceded

in death by her parents;

husband, Clarence; grand-

son, Nathan Olson; and

brothers, Donald and Al-

den Logen.

Celebrating the Life of

Marilyn Anderson (due to

the Coronavirus Pandem-

ic)

A Private Family Fun-

eral by invitation will be

held Friday, May 29,

2020, at 11:00 am at Oak

Valley Lutheran Church,

Velva, ND.

Visitation: A private

family visitation will take

place at the

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home in Velva, ND.

A Public Graveside Ser-

vice will be held on Fri-

day, May 29, 2020 at

11:45 am at the Velva

Community Cemetery,

Velva, ND. Due to the

Coronavirus Pandemic,

please observe social dis-

tancing.

Memorials: In lieu of

flowers, memorials are

preferred to Oak Valley

Lutheran Church, Velva

or the Valley View Manor

Assisted Living in Velva.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to

YouTube .

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompsonlarson.co

m).