The Reverend Emmett Loyd Anderson, 83, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, passed away at 7:05 a.m. Nov. 13, 2014, at Grace Village Health Care. He was born Dec. 15, 1930, in New Haven, to Loyd Everett and Virga Edith Zeigler Anderson. On June 8, 1952, he married Barbara Eileen Schoenauer, who survives in Winona Lake. He was a resident of Kosciusko County for the past 14 years, where he was a member of the Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church and a Warsaw Kiwanis Club member for many years. He was a 1956 graduate of Manchester College, North Manchester, then went on to the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, graduating in 1958. He served as a pastor throughout Indiana: Erie, Collins, Decatur, Urbana, Bethany in Fort Wayne, Kokomo Faith, Avila, Alexandria, Hobart Trinity, Logansport and then into retirement. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter, Edith (and spouse Chan) Wong, San Jose, Calif.; a son, Rev. Emmett (and spouse Cindy) Anderson, Jr., Beaver, Pa.; four grandchildren: Matthew Wong, Cairo, Egypt, Kristen Wong, San Jose, Calif; Christopher (and spouse Ashley) Anderson, Pittsburg, Pa.; and Nathan Anderson, Beaver, Pa.; two sisters, Clara (and spouse Pete) Mitchell, Columbia City and Anna Keirn, Columbia City; and his brother, Daniel (and spouse Evelyn) Anderson, Defiance, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers and two sisters. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, officiated by Rev. Larry Ray. A graveside service will follow at 1:30 p.m. at South Whitley Cemetery, South Whitley. Calling is from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw. ***** Memorials to First United Methodist Church, 179 S. Indiana St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or to Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be appreciated by his family. Condolences via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
