Anna Marie Burbridge

Anna is survived by her two sons, Charles Earl (Lynn) Burdridge of Fort Dodge and James Robert (Rachel) Burbridge Jr. of Charles City, IA; three granddaughters, Kimberly, Nicole and Charlieanne; sister, Debora Sue (Buddy) Swanson of Vincent, IA; two half-sisters, Florence Siegenthaler of Jefferson, IA, and Paulena Morris of Bartlett, TN; and a half brother, Bernard Anderson of Broken Arrow, OK; three nephews, Chad (Katie) Swanson, Josh, and Chris Swanson; a great-nephew, Carter James Swanson; and her uncle and aunt Everett and Evelyn Huffman. She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles "Russell"; her parents; four brothers, twins Stephen and Stanley Anderson, Richard Anderson, and James "Ozzie" Anderson Jr.; and a half-brother, Albin Anderson. Anna Marie Anderson, the daughter of James O. Sr. and Betty (Huffman) Anderson, was born June 26, 1947 in Jefferson, IA. In 1965, she graduated from Paton-Churdan High School and then attended Business College in Omaha, NB. Anna began working as a secretary at Centel (Frontier) Telephone where she met the love of her life. On May 23, 1970, she was united in marriage to Charles "Russell" Burbridge in Fort Dodge. Anna left her job when ...[more]

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y started their family to be a stay a home mom. After the boys left home she volunteer at Head Start and later was employed with Head Start. Anna kept busy attending her granddaughters activities. After Charles's death on March 30, 2007, she continued to make Fort Dodge her home. Anna enjoyed needlework, genealogy, reading, outdoors, and her dog Rye Gin. Cobweb.