Capt. Frederick Irving Anderson (USAF) died surrounded by his
family Dec. 4, 2003, in Morgan Hill.
Capt. Frederick Irving Anderson (USAF) died surrounded by his family Dec. 4, 2003, in Morgan Hill.
Frederick Irving was born Jan. 23, 1920, to John Victor and Adeline (Finn) Anderson in Sterling, Colo.; the loving grandson of William Finn, a veteran of the Civil War and co-founder of Wichita, Kan. He attended Texas A&M where he majored in Aeronautical and Electrical Engineering. He married the love of his life, Florence Kuhn in Salt Lake City on Feb. 27, 1943. He valiantly served his country during World War II and the Cold War where he flew and navigated B-17’s, B-25’s, B-29’s and B-47’s. After numerous assignments and transfers, he began his aeronautical and electrical design career with Boeing and later Lockheed Aircraft where he was assisted in the design of the B52 Bomber and the C-130 Cargo Plane. Later he transferred to Lockheed Missiles and Space as a Nuclear and Reliability Engineer in which he was involved in the safety design of Polaris Submarine Nuclear Power Systems. As well, he contributed to the design of various submarine firing missiles. While carrying out his military duties and professional career he was also the loving and supportive father of 8 children which included one set of twins and triplets. Family and friends all looked forward to his wonderful meals which included large picnic outings. During the rare free time he had, he enjoyed reading, collecting stamps and his beloved clocks.
He is survived by his wife Florence Kuhn Anderson; sons John ( Donna ) Anderson, Hazen ( Dana ) Anderson, Richard ( Angie ) Anderson, Robert Anderson; daughters Frances (Pat) Merricone, Julie (Mike) Rauschnot Mary (Hal) Cooksey, Georgia (Louis) Chadwick; grand Children Tracy Diaz, James Anderson, Ben Chadwick, Natalie Chadwick, Juliana Preece, Matthew Chadwick, Daniel Chadwick, Ryan Anderson, Christina Anderson, Michael Rauschnot, Kaitlyn Rauschnot, Marc Rauschnot, Hillary Anderson, Kyle Anderson, Nicole Cooksey, Jackie Cooksey and Scott Cooksey; and cousin Arthur Finn.
The visitation will be held today from 3 to 8 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home in Morgan Hill. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at Larkin Funeral Chapel in Salt Lake City, Utah at 1 p.m. Internment will follow at the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
