Marcella Jean (Thulien) Anderson passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Theda Care Waupaca hospital with family at her bedside.
She has been blessed to enjoy a life of 92 years and will be dearly missed. She was born on April 14, 1930, in Iola to the late Alfred Thulien and Minnie (Christenson) Thulien. She graduated from Iola High School in 1948. She married LaVerne Anderson on December 28, 1950, at Scandinavia Parsonage. He preceded her in death on March 22, 2014, after 63 years of marriage. She did house cleaning and worked at Whispering Pines and for Gemini Company.
Survivors include her 6 children; Larry of Plover, WI, Jim of Waupaca, WI, Ernie of Iola, WI, Lynn (Lee Allen) Wilhelm of Iola, WI, Debbie of Iola, WI, and Lisa of Iola, WI, 9 grandchildren; Heather Anderson Plover, WI, Matt Anderson Plover, WI, Amy (Russ) Crabb New London, WI, Luke Anderson Stevens Point, WI, Zach (Natasha) Anderson Waupaca, WI, Adam (Mary) Anderson Waupaca WI, Donna (Jose) Martinez Crystal City, TX, Carrie (Lucas) Epstein Weyauwega, WI, Michael Wilhelm Iola, WI, and 16 great-grandchildren; Rebecca Martinez, Nicole Martinez, Jose Martinez Jr., Emma Epstein, Lucas Epstein, Flynn Crabb, Jimmy Crabb, Barrett Anderson, Noah Anderson, Nathaniel Anderson, Nicholas Anderson, Levi Anderson, Jessica Anderson, Riley Anderson, Emily Anderson, Kaleb Anderson, Coty Anderson, Brennan Anderson, 1 brother in law Allen Anderson, nephew Donnie Thulien and niece Elaine Pethke, and numerous nieces and nephews.
She loved polka music, dances, listening to LaVerne play the accordion, and enjoyed doing search a words, baking and was a great listener.
She is preceded in death by both parents, her siblings Sadie (Nick) Penleski, Agnes (Elmer) Bestul, Elmer (Aggie) Thulien, Carol (Jonas) Bestul, Kermit Thulien, Arlie Thulien, two infant sisters, sister-in-law Viola Anderson, and brother-in-law Russell Anderson. We are deeply saddened by losing our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Visitation will be held at the Voie Funeral Home on Monday, September 26, 2022, from 4 pm- 7 pm and Tuesday, September 27, from 12 pm- 1 pm. Funeral services will be held September 27, 2022, at 1 pm at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Iola, WI, and continue at Zion Lutheran Cemetery.