Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameEdith Mary ANDERSEN 
2604, p 2
2604, p 2Removal18 Feb 1947, United States2580, p 118 Age: 14
Death14 Nov 20202631 Age: 88
OccupationPsychologist in Garden Grove School District (retired)2577, p 6
EducationAA, Compton College; BA, Long Beach State; MA, MS Cal State Fullerton; EdD, BYU, Provo, UT
FatherAnders Malté ANDERSEN (1885-1934)
MotherVivian Etta WALDRON (1890-1988)
Individual Notes
• And so it was, two days before Christmas in 1946, that Margaret and I found ourselves aboard the SS African Crescent bound for New York and a whole new and strange world.2580, p 113,2628, age 14 years, 5 months
• [excerpts] It has been a real shock for us to hear today of your accident and Esther’s death. It all seems unreal to us so far away. We have been wondering how you are.
We did get through to Colin Densham this evening… early morning over there and he told us some of the details. It must have been a terrible experience for you both. Now you will have to concentrate on getting better. From what we hear you will have a long journey back to health.2618
• It is with extreme sadness that I share that my mom, Mary Honer, died this morning as a result of an auto accident. She joins my sister who passed away two weeks ago. She is with my dad and Jesus. This has not been a good month but I know that God is in control.2631
• [excerpts] It has been a real shock for us to hear today of your accident and Esther’s death. It all seems unreal to us so far away. We have been wondering how you are.
We did get through to Colin Densham this evening… early morning over there and he told us some of the details. It must have been a terrible experience for you both. Now you will have to concentrate on getting better. From what we hear you will have a long journey back to health.2618
• It is with extreme sadness that I share that my mom, Mary Honer, died this morning as a result of an auto accident. She joins my sister who passed away two weeks ago. She is with my dad and Jesus. This has not been a good month but I know that God is in control.2631
Spouses
Death15 Jul 2014, Murrieta, Riverside, California2632 Age: 83
Memoat home
Occupationretired Teacher & School Administrator
EducationAA, Santa Ana College; BA, Long Beach State; MA, Cal State Los Angeles
ResidenceMurrieta, CA
NicknameTed
FatherHarold Harrison HONER (1894-1972)
MotherEthel Frances JERRED (1902-1967)
Individual Notes
• When given a list of suggestions for words to go on gravestones, ‘Safely Home’ was my immediate selection. I had never heard or seen the caption, but felt it was most appropriate. Later I found the poem which reaffirmed my choice.
It has been exactly a year since Ted’s home going. In some ways it has been a long, hard year with decisions to make alone, hours with no one with whom to talk, and games to play single handedly. Thank God for faithful family and friends.
Ted was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s) several years ago. Until the last few weeks the progression followed what appeared to be the general route of aging. He was able to communicate and even attended church two weeks before his death. He never lost interest in his family, friends, home and country. Sports and politics remained favorite subjects.
Ted was a native Californian and always said he probably would never have moved out of Orange County had he not met his “African Queen” at Cal State University Long Beach. Once he got to Kenya and especially to RVA (Rift Valley Academy) he fell in love with both. Along with teaching he started a sports program, introduced basketball, and spent school holidays resurfacing tennis and basketball courts. Soon the school was competing with other local and even expatriate military teams.
Back in the United States Ted continued teaching, became a school administrator, and ended his career as a special education teacher, but his love for RVA and the students he met there always remained.
So, when considering how best to honor Ted, the deteriorating porch at RVA was selected for donations. Flowers soon fade and die while the old Kiambogo building of the school has stood for over 109 years and thousands of students have passed through her halls and can be found around the globe. Through the years, while primarily serving missionaries’ children, the school has stood for excellence scholastically and has firmly adhered to Christian teaching and principles.
If you would like to support our cause of replacing the old, termite-eaten porch, tax-deductible donations can be made to the Africa Inland Mission International, P.O. Box 3611 Peachtree City, Georgia 30269. Be sure to include a note that the check is for the Kiambogo Restoration Fund.
I know Ted would be pleased and I surely thank you.
Mary2633
It has been exactly a year since Ted’s home going. In some ways it has been a long, hard year with decisions to make alone, hours with no one with whom to talk, and games to play single handedly. Thank God for faithful family and friends.
Ted was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s) several years ago. Until the last few weeks the progression followed what appeared to be the general route of aging. He was able to communicate and even attended church two weeks before his death. He never lost interest in his family, friends, home and country. Sports and politics remained favorite subjects.
Ted was a native Californian and always said he probably would never have moved out of Orange County had he not met his “African Queen” at Cal State University Long Beach. Once he got to Kenya and especially to RVA (Rift Valley Academy) he fell in love with both. Along with teaching he started a sports program, introduced basketball, and spent school holidays resurfacing tennis and basketball courts. Soon the school was competing with other local and even expatriate military teams.
Back in the United States Ted continued teaching, became a school administrator, and ended his career as a special education teacher, but his love for RVA and the students he met there always remained.
So, when considering how best to honor Ted, the deteriorating porch at RVA was selected for donations. Flowers soon fade and die while the old Kiambogo building of the school has stood for over 109 years and thousands of students have passed through her halls and can be found around the globe. Through the years, while primarily serving missionaries’ children, the school has stood for excellence scholastically and has firmly adhered to Christian teaching and principles.
If you would like to support our cause of replacing the old, termite-eaten porch, tax-deductible donations can be made to the Africa Inland Mission International, P.O. Box 3611 Peachtree City, Georgia 30269. Be sure to include a note that the check is for the Kiambogo Restoration Fund.
I know Ted would be pleased and I surely thank you.
Mary2633
Census
• 1940 Census: Santa Ana, Orange, California. Age 9, b CA. Same house.2634
Marriage9 Aug 1952, Compton, Los Angeles, California2592, p 3; date only,2607,2605
Marriage Notes
• Theodore Ray Honer and Edith Mary Andersen married in double wedding ceremony with Robert V. Schilling and Margaret Elizabeth Andersen, Aug 9, 1952 at Compton, CA.2630
ChildrenElizabeth June (1953-2020)
(Private)