Mary Anderson (nee Brown) of Swarthmore passed away peacefully on April 28, 2016 after a short illness. Mary was born in Croswell, MI in 1931, the youngest of eight children. She attended Port Huron Junior College and Michigan State University and later was a newspaper reporter for the Port Huron News and the Chicago Sun Times. She had a notable career which included an extensive personal interview with Pat Nixon.
Mary was an editor/writer in the University Relations Department of Widener University for seventeen years and retired in1999. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and served there in numerous volunteer capacities. She also volunteered at CHOP and the Swarthmore Public Library and was a member of Chapter P of PEO.
Mary was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Robert Frederick Anderson. She is survived by her son, Robert Bruce Anderson, her daughter Amanda Kate Anderson, her daughter in law Mary Ellen Anderson, and two grandsons, Sam and James. Mary will be remembered with love and her kindness, intelligence, warmth and wit greatly missed by many other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Swarthmore on Saturday, May 7 at 11 a.m., followed by a light lunch. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Crozer Keystone Hospice Program, 200 West Sproul Rd., Springfield, PA, 19064 or Trinity Episcopal Church, Swarthmore.
Mary was an editor/writer in the University Relations Department of Widener University for seventeen years and retired in1999. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and served there in numerous volunteer capacities. She also volunteered at CHOP and the Swarthmore Public Library and was a member of Chapter P of PEO.
Mary was predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Robert Frederick Anderson. She is survived by her son, Robert Bruce Anderson, her daughter Amanda Kate Anderson, her daughter in law Mary Ellen Anderson, and two grandsons, Sam and James. Mary will be remembered with love and her kindness, intelligence, warmth and wit greatly missed by many other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Swarthmore on Saturday, May 7 at 11 a.m., followed by a light lunch. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Crozer Keystone Hospice Program, 200 West Sproul Rd., Springfield, PA, 19064 or Trinity Episcopal Church, Swarthmore.