Rt. Rev. Robert Marshall Anderson

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Anderson, The Rt. Rev. Robert Marshall Age 77, of Minneapolis and Ephraim, WI; recently of Los Angeles, CA, died on May 3rd, 2011. Robert was born in Staten Island, NY on December 18th, 1933. He was the 7th Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota from 1978 to 1993. After serving as the Interim for the Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake Forest, IL he was called as Bishop Assistant to the Diocese of Los Angeles, CA where he served from 1995 to 2008. Throughout his life he was a friend, counselor, teacher, and mentor to colleagues, and to parishes and dioceses he served. He graduated from Colgate University, and following military service in the Korean War, he graduated from Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. As a Danforth scholar he spent a year on the campus of Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. His life as a priest began in Middle Haddam, CT and later he became the Dean of St. Mark's Cathedral in Salt Lake City, UT. For many years he served as a CREDO teacher. He received Honorary Doctorates from Seabury Western Seminary and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale. In combination with and the support of many in MN he founded the House of Prayer in Collegeville, MN. He was the 2nd recipient of the Colman J. Barry Award for humanitarian service to others in 1996. Bishop Anderson was an honorary member of the Minneapolis Club. Devoted to and beloved by his family, he is survived by his wife of 50 years, Mary Artemis Evans Anderson; daughters, Martha Anderson (Paul Lehman), Elizabeth (Magnus) Kempe, Catherine (William) Gregg; and son Thomas Robert (Lea) Anderson; Grandchildren: Quinn, Simon, Benjamin Lehman, William, Charlotte Mary, Jonathan Gregg, Olivia Kempe, and Winter Rose Anderson; sister- in-law, Susan C. Evans; and brother- in-law, Tom (Lorraine) Evans; two nieces and a nephew. A Memorial Service will be held Monday, May 9th, 11AM at St. Mark's Cathedral, 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis. A reception will follow the service. Memorials may be given to the Episcopal Diocese of MN for Native American work (1730 Clifton Pl. #201, Minneapolis, MN 55403), The House of Prayer (PO Box 5888 Collegeville, MN 56321), or to St. Mark's Cathedral in Minneapolis. Washburn-McReavy Davies Chapel 612-377-2203

Published on May 5, 2011