Stephen Allen Anderson, 82, of rural Urbana, Indiana, died at 4:40 pm, Saturday, November 26, 2022, at his home. He was born on July 11, 1940, in Marion, Indiana, to Clarence Melvin and Dorothy Mae (Garber) Anderson.
Steve was a 1958 graduate of Lagro High School, and served four years in the US Army, stationed in Korea. He married Nancy J. Haupert at the St. Peters United Church of Christ in Urbana on September 10, 1963. He was the shop manager at More Farm Store in Columbia City, Indiana and worked at North Central Co-Op Petroleum Department, retiring after 22 years. Steve was a member of the Urbana Yoke Parish. He enjoyed horseback riding and working in his shop, restoring tractors. He enjoyed his family and friends, and always reminded others to “keep smiling”.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy J. Anderson of Urbana; two daughters, Tracy (Eric) Bostwick of Urbana, and Amy (Scott) Poole of Wabash, Indiana; four grandchildren, Morgan Peas of London, England, Hannah Poole, Taylor Poole, and Cooper Bostwick, all of Wabash; three great-grandchildren, Kannon, Tinleigh, and Kolson, all of Wabash; and his brother, Ronald (Shirley) Anderson of Urbana. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Kent Lamar Anderson, and his sister, Nikki Anderson.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, December 1, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Brian Chamberlain officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Urbana. Friends may call 3-7 pm Wednesday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is H.O.P.E. Foundation.
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