Paul M. Anderson, 90, died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at N.C. Little Hospice in Edina.
Paul Anderson was born July 20, 1912, in Norway, Iowa. He graduated from St. Olaf College, Northfield, in 1938. He married Renza Halls on June 20, 1942. During his 35-year career in aeronautical engineering at Honeywell, he was involved in several projects for the United States space program. He retired in 1977 and turned his energies to an active retirement centered on volunteer activities.
Music was an important part of Paul's life. During his college days he sang in the St. Olaf Choir. He also sang in the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Choir for many years. He was often called upon to perform solos. He combined his love of music and his Norwegian heritage by singing with the Nordkap Male Chorus. He was a member of the Aquatennial Senior Royalty Singers and responsible for their sound system, as well as being involved in other Aquatennial activities. He and his wife, Renza, volunteered as camera operators for Seniors on Screen, a cable television show, until he became ill this past January. He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd nearly 50 years and a member of Calvary Lutheran Church in Golden Valley the past seven years.
Survivors include his wife, Renza Anderson; three children, Claire Benson, John Anderson and Joan Scheppke; and three grandchildren, Mark Hoffmann, Lea Scheppke and Kate Scheppke.
Mr. Anderson was preceded in death by his sister, Mildred Bakken, and his brother, Luther.