ANNIE (ANNE) ANDERSON (LAWRIE)

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ANNIE (ANNE) ANDERSON (nee LAWRIE) It is with great sadness that the family of Anne Anderson announces her passing on September 26, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital, Fort Frances. Anne was born February 20, 1921 in St. James Manitoba and grew up in the large Lawrie family (six brothers and seven sisters) on Roseberry Street. Anne was very athletic, and it was while playing softball in Sioux Lookout that she met John, whom she married April 7, 1945. John's career with the Dept. of Lands and Forests (now MNR) took them to many forestry bases over the years. They lived in Sioux Lookout, Pays Plat, Geraldton, Fort Frances, Chapleau, North Bay and Sudbury. They retired to Thunder Bay before returning to Fort Frances in 1979. John predeceased her in February 1999. Anne had many interests during her lifetime, including golfing, curling, softball, travelling, knitting, crocheting and sewing. Anne was a Brownie and Girl Guide Leader for many years, a member of the Sons of Scotland, she sang bass for the North Bay Baytones and Sudbury Deltones, she belonged to TOPS, the Order of the Eastern Star, was a member of the La Verendrye General Hospital Auxiliary, a Life Member of the Rainycrest Auxiliary and a member of Knox United Church. The Kennedy Centre was a big part of her life for many years. Anne was a loyal and avid Blue Jays fan. Anne is lovingly remembered and will be deeply missed by her daughters, Lawrie (Steve) Kosowick of Fort Frances and Dorothy (Arnie) Friske of Geraldton; her grandchildren, Sheldon (Wendy) Friske of Barrie, Dana Kosowick of Fort Frances and Brian (Nicole) Kosowick of Fort Worth, Texas; and great grandchildren Mason and Sam Lundstrom (Kosowick) and Paige Mackenzie Friske. She is also survived by her sister, Dorothy (Gerald) Caron of Winnipeg and brother, Thomas Lawrie of Langley, BC, sisters-in-law Anne Mann and Patricia Hancharuk of Sioux Lookout, as well as many nieces and nephews. A celebration of Anne's life was held Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Knox United Church, Fort Frances, officiated by Jack Cameron. Interment was at Riverview Cemetery, Fort Frances. Honorary pallbearers were her grandchildren, Sheldon, Dana and Brian. As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made in Anne's memory to: Knox Renewal Fund, Knox United Church, 340 Church St., Fort Frances, ON P9A 1E1 or in care of Green Funeral Home, Box 427, Fort Frances, ON P9A 3M8. On-line condolences may be made in care of www.greenfuneralhomefortfrances.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Oct 01, 2014