Magdalene Mary (Dekreon) Anderson, 93, of Ottawa, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at OSF St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025 at Mueller Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Mortensen of Bethel Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until the start of the service, at the funeral home.
Magdalene “Mag” was born December 3, 1931 in Ottawa to Peter and Anna (Neubeger) Dekreon. She married Marshall Anderson on April 12, 1953 at Bethel Lutheran Church in Ottawa. Mag was a licensed registered nurse in Ottawa for 30 years and dedicated her life to caring for others. Mag always brought a story and a contagious smile to everyone she ever met.
She is survived by her four daughters, Denise (Joe) Kaveney of Bloomington, IL, Cindy (Frank) Stegman of Harding, IL, Sonja (Dale) Graffius of Chandler, AZ , Monica (Brad) Warren of Ottawa, 6 grandchildren, Peter (Gina Kaufman VanCleave) and Andy (Kelsey) Stegman , Stacy (Dave) Grey, Clinton (Tamie) and Dennis (Jessica) Warren and Shay (Matt Solis) Graffius, and 13 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Marshall, parents Peter and Anna Dekreon, three brothers, Martin and 2 in infancy, Peter and Frank, her sister Ann, granddaughter infancy Abby and son-in-law Joe.
Memorials may be directed to Pavilion of Ottawa or Bethel Lutheran Church of Ottawa.
Mag was laid to rest in the Garden of Ten Commandments at Oakwood Memorial Park.