Gary Anderson 1959-2025

Gary Anderson 1959-2025

Gary Dean Anderson, 65 of Meriden, passed away peacefully in the early morning of Jan. 19, 2025, at home.

He was born Aug. 25, 1959, in Topeka, the son of Jack and Charlene Pappan Anderson.

As a child, his family moved around the country living in and around small towns in northeast Kansas, as well as in Gower, Mo., and Falls City, Neb., before settling down in the summer of 1973 on the Prairie Band Potawatomi Reservation near Hoyt, where he was a 1978 graduate of Royal Valley High School. While in high school he was very active in FFA, winning several awards for his judging, working at Holton Cemetery and Suttons Grocery Store. By first semester of his senior year, he had enough credits to graduate early and began his career at Hallmark Cards on Jan. 23, 1978. He worked in stationery, packaging and large die cut, and when low on work, he helped in the warehouse and ended in foil stamp as a Triple Thompson operator, retiring Aug. 31, 2015.

Hallmark is where he met a young lady who would eventually become his wife. Gary married Leslie Hinchsliff on Sept. 12, 1981. She survives of the home. They had two sons, Blake and Brock.

He was a devoted husband, supportive father and Papa Bear/Papa Gary to his four grandchildren, a role he didn’t get to really fulfill the way he had hoped due to his Inclusion Body Myositis.

Gary enjoyed hunting, fishing, golf, racing, watching both college and professional sports and especially coaching his sons in baseball.

Gary, “Lump” to his friends, never knew a stranger, liked a good conversation, joking around and telling stories.

Gary is survived by his wife, Leslie; his sons Blake (Samantha) of Lawrence and Brock (Taylor) of Topeka; his grandchildren, Camden, Hoyt, Sage and Hayden; his mother, Charlene Anderson of Hoyt; a brother, Doug (Brandy) of Netawaka; sisters and brother-in-laws, JoAnn (Terry) Mrstik, Karen Kiefat and Ray (Therese) Hinchsliff; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his father, Jack Anderson; brother-in-law, Scott Kiefat; and his mother-in-law, Mary Hinchsliff.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27 at Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa. Burial will be held in Prairie Home Cemetery, Topeka. Visitation will be held one hour before the service, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Prairie Band Boys and Girls Club.

(PAID OBITUARY)

The Holton Recorder

109 W. Fourth St.
Holton, KS 66436
Phone: 785-364-3141

holtonrecordernews@gmail.com

 

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