Roanoke Times
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DATE: THURSDAY, October 28, 1993 TAG: 9310290290
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Short
OBIT-ANDERSON, GERALD EDWARD
ANDERSON, Gerald Edward, 79, of Blacksburg, passed away Tuesday, October
26, 1993, in Lewis-Gale Hospital, Salem. Mr. Anderson graduated from Virginia
Tech in 1935, with a BS in Mechanical Engineering, and returned for a Master's
in Mechanical Engineering before going on to Cincinnati, Ohio to his career of
40 years with Procter and Gamble. He retired as head of the Heat and Power
department, worldwide. He moved to Blacksburg in 1978, where he was a member
of the Blacksburg United Methodist Church and served on the Board of Trustees
and the Board of the Wesley Foundation. He was also an active member of the
Blacksburg Lions Club, the Sports Club, the V.P.I. Old Guard and New
Dimensions. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Rowan Anderson.
Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Kindt Anderson; daughter, Gail Schnecker,
Blacksburg; sons, William V. Anderson, Marblehead, Mass., Charles Kindt,
Spokane, Wash., Duff Kindt, Cincinnati, Ohio; daughters-in-law, Gail Rohlfer
Kindt and Penny DeLisle Kindt; son-in-law, Dr. Dennis Schnecker;
grandchildren, Tim and Katie Schnecker, Blacksburg, Becky and Seth Kindt,
Cincinnati, Ohio. He was much beloved by family and friends. The funeral
service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, October 29, 1993, at Blacksburg
United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Herbert Hobbs officiating. Interment
will follow in Westview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the
Blacksburg United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 931, Blacksburg, VA 24063. The
family will receive friends Thursday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home.
by CNB