Service of Remembrance for Elaine Anderson, 65, of Hettinger, ND will be Wednesday, August 30, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Hettinger, ND. Rev. Judy Banwart and Rev. Bernie Dykstra will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Special music will be provided by Steve Sandgren and Kory Van Wyk with Rod LeFebre as accompanist. Casketbearers will be Mark Sandgren, Eugene Solseth, Paul Van Wyk, Darren LeFebre, Jerome Van Zee and Chuck Christman. Honorary Casketbearers will be Bev Houghton, Inger Christianson, Roxie Fink, Tressie Ellingson and Jody LeFebre. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 29, at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to the service on Wednesday morning at the church. A gathering of family and friends will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at the United Methodist Church in Hettinger.

Elaine Ruth Van Wyk was born on April 27, 1941 in Hettinger, ND to Gilbert and Marie (Stuit) Van Wyk. She was raised in the Holland Center area in Perkins County, SD and attended the Jesfjeld Country School through the 8th grade, later graduating from Hettinger High School in 1960. Elaine was united in marriage to Dean Anderson on November 21st, 1962 at the Holland Center Church, near Lodgepole, SD. She worked at the 1st National Bank, JC Penney's, G & S, Beaumont's and then spent 32 years at the West River Regional Medical Center as a Certified Nurses Aide where she took excellent care of many people. She truly enjoyed her work and the people she worked with. Elaine was a 23 year survivor of Breast Cancer and was involved in "Reach to Recovery" for many years. She just retired from the West River Regional Medical Center on May 26, 2006 and her kind and caring ways will be missed by all at the Hospital.


Elaine enjoyed shopping, camping, collecting snowmen, apples (she was known as "Gramma Apple") and Dutch items. She decorated her home for every holiday, especially Christmas and loved entertaining for her family and friends, but most of all, Elaine loved spending time with her grandchildren. She just recently, started playing golf with her granddaughter Reba and her daughter Carla and loved it!

Elaine Anderson passed away at the Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, SD on August 26, 2006.

Grateful for having shared in her life are her husband, Dean Anderson; sons, Jeff Anderson and Randy (Teri) Anderson; daughter Carla (Reed) Resner, all of Hettinger, ND; grandchildren, Brandi, Daine, Reba, Taelor and Tate; great grandson, Jayven; sisters, Thelma Sandgren, of Lemmon, SD and Gladys Vliem, of Lodgepole, SD; brothers, Alfred "Buster" Van Wyk and Warren Van Wyk, both of Lodgepole, SD and very special friend, Bev Houghton. Preceding Elaine in death were her parents, Gilbert and Marie Van Wyk, one infant brother Rodney and three brothers-in-law, Jim Vliem, Bud Sandgren and Don LeFebre. A memorial will be established by her family.