Wendel L Anderson

Wendel Lee Anderson, 94, of Omaha and Plattsmouth, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 22, 2025.He was born July 6, 1931 in the family farm house in Wild Horse Valley, Brady, NE, Lincoln County to Henning Gottfrid and Alice Christine Anderson (Sreaves).

Wendel grew up in Wild Horse Valley and attended Wickstrom School and two years of Brady High School. As a teenager he professed faith in God and His Son, Jesus Christ, and became a member of Svea Dal Evangelical Covenant Church.

After graduating high school from the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis, Nebraska, Wendel worked on the family farm and for neighboring farmers before heading east to attend trade school. To earn money for school, he worked as a janitor in a Lincoln hospital as well as at a nearby hatchery. A few weeks later, at the suggestion of his brother Delmar, he moved to Milwaukee and made casting molds for Grede Foundries. From there he moved to Omaha where he worked at Paxton-Mitchell Foundry until he joined the army and headed overseas.

After serving his country in Korea as a radio operator, he went back to Nebraska and married Marilyn Jean Petersen on September 22, 1956 at Pella Lutheran Church in Omaha. They moved to Milwaukee where daughter Karen was born. Then it was off to Ft. Wayne to attend Indiana Tech and make gas pumps for Tokheim Corporation. While there, sons Kenneth, Kelvin, Kenton, and Kerry were added to the family.

The family moved back to Nebraska and settled in LaVista and Omaha for several decades. Wendel worked as a diemaker for many years at the family business, Keystone Dies, Inc. After his wife’s death, Wendel retired and lived with his daughter and son-in-law in Plattsmouth. In his later years Wendel enjoyed visiting Wild Horse Valley and reminiscing about his younger days.

His presence on this earth will be dearly missed by his daughter, Karen (Timothy) Adkins of Plattsmouth, NE and sons: Kenneth (Jeanette) Anderson of Omaha, NE, Kelvin Anderson of Houston, TX, Dr. Kenton Anderson of Singapore, and Kerry Anderson of Omaha, NE; grandchildren: Bethany (JJ) Maas, Jill (Tony Keber) Anderson, Rachel (Stephen Henry) Anderson, Ethan Anderson, Ryan Anderson, and Caroline (Leo) DeLuca; great-grandchildren: Natalie, Levi, Noah, and Jaxson Maas, G. R. and M. J. DeLuca, and Harriet and James Keber Anderson; sister Jewel Johnson of Cozad; numerous nieces and nephews, along with many other family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Marilyn Anderson; parents, Henning and Alice Anderson (Sreaves); brothers: Ray Anderson, Wilbert Anderson, Harold Anderson, Delmar Anderson, Verlyn Anderson, and Cecil Anderson; sisters-in-law: Mary Helen Ehresman, Evelyn Petersen, Virginia Shriver, Beverly Sidebottom, Alyce Anderson, Norrene Anderson, and L. Pauline Anderson; brothers-in-law: Forrest Johnson, J. Allan Petersen, Raymond Petersen, Wesley Ehresman, Harlan Shriver, and I. Eldred Sidebottom.

Celebrations of Wendel’s life will be held on Saturday, December 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Svea Dal Evangelical Covenant Church, 1676 Svea Dal Road, Brady, NE with Pastor Dave Logsdon officiating and December 20, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Plattsmouth Bible Church, 1602 1st Avenue, Plattsmouth, NE, with Pastor Mike Wolfe officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family welcomes memorial donations to Svea Dal Evangelical Covenant Church, Plattsmouth Bible Church, or charity of donor’s choice.

Arrangements by Brian P. Harvey Funeral Home, Plattsmouth, Nebraska. 402-296-4445