John Anderson

JOHN ANDERSON

Maquoketa

John Anderson, 70, of Maquoketa, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, after a brief illness.

A celebration of John's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at the Methodist Church in Maquoketa, Iowa. A visitation for John will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Carson and Son Funeral Home in Maquoketa, Iowa.

Born Aug. 9, 1951, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Gardner and Lucille (Morrison) Anderson, John was a 1969 graduate of Grinnell High School. He earned a Bachelor's degree in animal science from Iowa State University.

For many years, John lived his love for flying. He worked at several small airports in Iowa where he piloted corporate planes and gave flying lessons. After flying, he worked several different jobs, one of which was at a hotel in Cedar Rapids where he met his wife, Amy. They married April 25, 1998, in Maquoketa. John retired in 2017 after receiving a diagnosis of Stage 4 colon cancer. After his retirement, John found a love for baseball. He and Amy never missed a St. Louis Cardinal game.

John loved his pets and would take his pals Brystol and Molly on long walks in the grasslands at the Maquoketa Caves. He loved being outdoors and taking in the wonder of nature.

He is survived by his wife, Amy; brothers, Charles Anderson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Richard (Sherri) Anderson of Springfield, Mo.; sisters, Betty (Robin) Broders of Grinnell, Iowa, and Carol Brandt of Lynnville, Iowa; in-laws, Roger and Audrey Wilms of Maquoketa; brother-in-law, Jeff (Amy) Wilms of Maquoketa; sister-in-law, Cheryl Wilms (Ron Versteegh) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 14 nieces and nephews; and four great-nieces and -nephew.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Mary;, brothers Robert and Raymond; and sister-in-law, Paula (Weaver) Anderson.