united in marriage to John Carl Anderson in Fort Hood, TX. To their union, two children were born, Stephen and David.
Cleo worked with her sister Reta at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital for 10 years; where she retired in 1984. Cleo had also worked as a nurse in Belmond, IA and California. She moved to Mason City in 1989 and for the last ten years was a resident at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.
Throughout her life, Cleo enjoyed playing cards, reading and golfing. She loved traveling and drove yearly with her family from Belmond, IA to California. Cleo had visited every state, except Alaska. She was a people person and loved visiting with others. Cleo was always very strong willed and the matriarch of her family.
She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, American Nursing Association and VETS.
Cleo is survived by her son, David (Carolyn) Anderson of Mason City; brother, Dan McCormick; sisters, Ruth Kilgore, Reta Kerdus and Jean Malley; six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Anderson; parents, Michael and Inez McCormick; son, Stephen Anderson and brothers, Mike and Larry McCormick.
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