Nadeene Anderson Obituary

Nadeene May Lenz Anderson

1935 ~ 2026

Nadeene Lenz Anderson loved springtime. Nadeene was born in spring on April 9th, 1935 to Carl Paul and Myrtle Lenz on a cattle ranch in Squirrel, Idaho. She lived her life in anticipation of and appreciation of freshly green, rooted potato and wheat sprouts, blossoms, and calves and lambs. Nadeene died in spring on March 4th, 2026 with her children around her. She faced the coming change with courage and dignity.

Nadeene and her older sister Mary An experienced a great loss early during their lives. Their mother Myrtle died during the night when the girls were four and eight years old. Later, Carl Lenz married Evva Lee and Nadeene gained a brother and another sister, Jay and Evelyn. Nadeene is survived by her sisters Karleen and Anna Louise who were born to Carl and Evva.

Nadeene loved the family homestead on the Fall River with the Grand Tetons just to the east. She couldn't wait until it was her morning to ride with her dad on the big gelding across the farm to the river's edge where she would watch 'Carlie' catch big rainbow trout for that morning's breakfast.

Nadeene attended the Squirrel school until the seventh grade. There was an average of nine students throughout nine grades. Nadeene proudly called herself, as others close to her have teased, The Girl From Squirrel. Next, her family moved to St. Anthony, Idaho for a year and then settled in Ashton, Idaho where she graduated from North Fremont High School in 1952. She graduated from Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. She earned a registered nurse's licence through the Idaho Falls Hospital Diploma Nursing program and then moved to Hawaii with some classmate friends to work as nurses in Honolulu. During her time in Hawaii, Nadeene had a few visits from a serviceman named Tom Anderson who was stationed in Japan during the Korean War.

Nadeene May Lenz and Clyde Thomas Anderson were married on September 9th, 1960 in the Idaho Falls Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Tom and Nadeene had a sincere faith in God and Jesus Christ and they actively lived the charitable principles of Christianity. Prior to getting married, each of them served a mission, Nadeene in San Francisco, California, and Tom in North Carolina. And, they served their fellow human beings in countless ways every day throughout their lives.

Nadeene and Tom lived and worked around California and Utah during the years that they had their children Marti, Karin, and Tom. Tony and Teri were born after the family moved to Alpine, Utah in 1969 where Tom's mother and late father had moved in 1950. Nadeene worked as a nurse and a nursing home administrator while Tom worked in real estate until they retired. They loved to travel together and visited, among many other places, The USSR, Israel, Egypt, Europe, and Mexico. They worked in Ghouangzou, China as teachers at the South China University of Technology. Nadeene and Tom loved their thirteen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, andwelcomed two more granddaughters through marriage. Nadeene was also a beloved mother-in-law. Tom died on October 18th, 2006. Nadeene continued to travel and to seek a happy, active life while eagerly awaiting a joyous, spring reunion with the love of her life.

Nadeene's funeral is on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Orchard Hills Third Ward. 949 North 540 West American Fork, Utah. There is a viewing from 9:30-10:30 am and the service will begin at 11:00 am.

The funeral will be shared through Zoom. Below is the link to Nadeene's Funeral service.

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