John Anderson died on March 11, 2025. Over the years John stayed in touch with his friends from Huntington and always talked about how much he enjoyed his days as a student with us at HHS.  John’s children, Jennifer, Suzanne and Ashley Anderson shared this information about their father:

 “I am writing to share with you the news of my father, John Anderson, and his passing. Dad died peacefully here in Manhattan, KS on March 11. After a bad fall at home on January 26 then subsequent hospital stay, we have been caring for Dad at home. Unfortunately, congestive heart failure combined with the trauma of his fall meant his body simply could not go on very long. Having just passed his 84h birthday, Dad was very much at peace with his passing. He talked often about being reunited with Mom. His faith remained rock solid until the end, and sisters and I find true comfort in knowing they are both in Heaven, together again.”

Following is John’s obituary:

John Lawrence Anderson Jr., age 84, of Manhattan, died March 11, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice House. He was born January 31, 1941, in Tucson, Arizona, the son of John Sr. and Eleanor (McCadden) Anderson.

John graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing. He completed his Master of Business Administration at Michigan State University. John served as an Active Duty Officer in the United States Army Medical Service Corps as a First Lieutenant from March 1966 to March 1968. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and multiple Letters of Appreciation and Commendation. Following his military service, John worked as a Financial Consultant in the Nashville and Boston areas before moving his business to South Florida and eventually Kansas.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, where he was active in the choir and on various committees within the church. On October 27, 1967, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was married to Jo Ann Malone. Survivors include their three daughters: Suzanne McNeil and her husband Patrick of Windsor, CT, Jennifer Anderson and Ashley Anderson, both of Manhattan; two grandchildren: Samantha and T.J. McNeil; and two siblings: Carol (Anderson) Boche of Santa Margarita, CA, and Lucille (Anderson) Chevalier of Cincinnati, OH.

John was preceded in death by his wife Jo Ann (October 2022), parents and one brother, William Anderson.