Dr. Carl F. Anderson, property 88, of Rochester, MN passed distant Monday, October 3, 2022 astatine Charter House successful Rochester, MN.
Carl Frederick Anderson was calved (06/22/1934) into a aesculapian family. His parents (Evelyn M Olson, MD and Glenn J Anderson, MD) were the municipality physicians successful Winterset, Iowa, wherever Carl was born. He was delivered by his father, and grew up successful a location wrong presumption of his parent’s aesculapian office. His mother, 1 of lone 3 women successful her aesculapian schoolhouse class, mostly took attraction of women and children, portion his begetter made location calls, delivered babies and performed assorted surgeries successful diligent homes and successful the section hospital. From an aboriginal property Carl assisted successful the bureau and was determined to travel his parents and go a doctor.
He matriculated to the University of Iowa (then the State University of Iowa) successful Iowa City, IA successful 1952. Always an fantabulous student, helium entered aesculapian schoolhouse astatine the University of Iowa aft 3 years, and graduated successful 1959 arsenic a subordinate of AOA, a nationalist world honorary society. He met his aboriginal wife, Virginia Ann Waterman, portion they were employed arsenic campy counselors successful Northern MN. Carl and Virginia joined successful 1957. After graduating from aesculapian schoolhouse Carl, Virginia and a increasing brood commenced a bid of peregrinations related to his aesculapian grooming and subject work (Army Captain and Chief of Medical Service astatine Fort Lawton); moving from Iowa City to Seattle; from Seattle to Iowa City; from Iowa City to Seattle; and, finally, from Seattle to Rochester, MN successful 1967 wherever they settled arsenic their everlastingly home.
Carl joined the Division of Nephrology astatine the Mayo Clinic wherever helium roseate to go a advisor and prof successful the schoolhouse of medicine. Dr. Vesna Garovic, the Director of the Division of Nephrology astatine the Mayo Clinic, wrote Carl’s “clinical acumen, world curiosity, and his devotion to patients and trainees person everlastingly shaped our part and the mode we signifier medicine, amended location staff, and execute aesculapian research.” Carl served successful further capacities, including arsenic an subordinate editor, reappraisal exertion and caput of the Section of Publications astatine the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He and Virginia, a dietician, worked unneurotic connected the nutrition work for a play of time. He was a scholarly physician, authoring implicit 100 publications. After retiring, helium edited online contented for the Mayo Clinic for galore years.
Outside of enactment Carl was a voracious reader, an aboriginal tinkerer with idiosyncratic computers, and commanded a rootlike garden. He and Virginia some played French Horn and they spent decades practicing unneurotic connected an astir regular basis. Carl was an avid angler, and successful summation to yearly household summertime vacations astatine Big Sand Lake extracurricular of Park Rapids, MN, helium enjoyed galore sportfishing trips with household and friends to Northern MN and Canada. After retirement, helium took up carnal workout with passionateness and was a regular subordinate of the Rochester Athletic Club. Carl and Virginia were long-time members of the Congregational Church. In status years, Carl particularly enjoyed clip spent with galore religion friends during treatment groups and religion dinners.
Family beingness was central, and Carl declared ‘Rule #1’ was to emotion your household astir of all. Carl’s children fondly retrieve Sunday household days that included church, committee oregon extracurricular games, and a popcorn meal (dad’s favorite) portion watching Sunday household favourite tv shows. Carl and Virginia had 5 children: Mark Anderson (Chicago, IL) (spouse Sarah Anderson, children Evelyn Irwin, Caroline Anderson, Elizabeth Anderson), Elizabeth Mihail (Merrillville, IN) (spouse Tom Mihail, children Alex Mihail, Nolan Mihail, Charles Mihail, Eva Mihail), Carl F Anderson II (Rochester, MN) (spouse Sherri Whalen, children Margaret Anderson, Ian Anderson, Carl F Anderson III), Mary Anderson Sheehan (Alta, WY) (spouse James Sheehan, children Marie Sheehan, Emma Sheehan Tomer, Grace Sheehan), Catherine Anderson Benscoter (Rochester, MN) (spouse Mark Benscoter, children Sam Benscoter, William Benscoter, Matthew Benscoter, Marin Benscoter), 17 grandchildren and 5 large grandchildren. Carl is survived by his woman of 65 years, children, grandchildren, large grandchildren, and 2 nieces.
Carl is predeceased by his parents, his 1 sibling, Marjorie Welch, and his brother-in-law, Paul Welch.
The household extends overmuch gratitude and appreciation to the unit successful the Supportive Living halfway astatine Charter House for the fantastic attraction they provided to Carl during his residence.
A work volition beryllium held to grant Carl connected Saturday, November 12, 2022, astatine 11:00 a.m. astatine the Congregational Church, 974 Skyline Dr., Rochester, MN 55902, with a visitation astatine 10:00 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, the household suggests donations to the Mayo Clinic for the beforehand of aesculapian research, particularly crab oregon nephrology research, oregon to The Reading Center successful Rochester, MN (thereadingcenter.org).
Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Home is honored to beryllium serving the Anderson household ; to stock a peculiar representation oregon condolence delight sojourn www.ranfranzandvinefh.com
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