Mass of Christian Burial for Robert "Bob" Anderson, age 68, of Lemmon, SD, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon, SD, with Fr. Dan Juelfs officiating.  Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, September 11, 2019 at the Greenhill Cemetery in Lemmon.  Please meet at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home parking lot to process to the cemetery at 9:45 a.m.

Robert "Bob"  Stephen Anderson was born on September 17, 1950, in Townsend, Montana, to Leo and Thelma (Stubbs) Anderson.  His family moved to Lemmon when Bob was a young boy.  He attended school in Lemmon and graduated from Lemmon High School in 1969.  While in high school, Bob rode bareback broncs, steer wrestled, and roped.  He also continued with his joy of rodeo after school, in amateur rodeos through the western South Dakota area.

In 1970, Bob moved to Newell, SD, where he worked as a laborer for the Newell Irrigation
System.  That next year he was united in marriage to Patricia Jensen.  Four children were born to that union, Steve in 1971, Tina in 1974, Kim in 1979 and Stacey in 1980.  Bob worked at various jobs, including building cement grain silos, for a beer distributor, and the Purina Feed Store.

Bob and his family moved back to Lemmon, SD, in 1976 and he began his career at the US Forest Service office in Lemmon as a Range Technician.  He loved his roles on the Grand River National Grasslands including the Noxious Weed Coordinator, working with livestock producers, and his position as Logistics Section Chief on the Northern Rockies National Wildland Fire Type 1 and Type 2 teams.  He retired from the Forest Service in 2005, having over 28 years of service.

In 2004, he met Mavis Anderson, and in August of 2004 they were married.  Bob's retirement allowed him to drive bus, work for the SDDOT, Hoff's Ready Mix, and work for Mike Ginther.  He and Mavis enjoyed their time together golfing, bowling, and attending the activities of their grandchildren.

Bob was an avid sportsman and thoroughly enjoyed his time helping with the 4-H Rodeos and the Boss Cowman Rodeo in Lemmon.

Bob passed away suddenly on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at his home in
Lemmon, SD.

He is survived by his wife, Mavis Anderson, Lemmon, SD; his son, Steve (Sheri) Anderson, Lemmon, SD; daughters, Tina Anderson, Winston-Salem, NC, Kim (Jeff) Frank, Hettinger, ND and Stacey (Rick Smith) Anderson, Minot, ND; grandchildren, Peyton Anderson, Mary and Joelle Hairston, Justice Anderson,  Jaron Frank, and Taylor (Tyler) Anderson; sister, Kathy Rieb, Omaha, NE, brother, Dave (Judy) Anderson, Lemmon, SD; nephews, Todd, Kirk, Luke and Kent Anderson, Allan Rieb; niece, Jennifer Rieb; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Diane Haley, Nick and Monica Schaefer, Peter and Susan Anderson, Marcella Anderson and Rodney and Lori Wolff; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Leo and Thelma Anderson; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Howard and Lois Anderson; one nephew, Seth Wolff; and a brother-in-law, Paul Anderson.

Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2019 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon, SD.  A rosary service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday evening at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lemmon.

A memorial will be established.