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Helen Irene Anderson Carson

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Birth	:	22 Dec 1911
Death	:	25 Jan 2008
Burial	:	Lopez Union Cemetery, Lopez, San Juan County, USA
Coordinate	:	48.4779390, -122.9204360
Description	:	Helen Irene Carson, 96, of Anacortes died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at Island Hospital. She was born Helen Irene Anderson on Dec. 22, 1911, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Murphy) Anderson of Lopez Island. Helen moved to Seattle with her mother when she was a young girl, then later to California. She worked as a lithographer and eventually met and married James G. Carson, a lieutenant commander and surgeon in the U.S. Navy. During their life together Helen was very active in the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and accompanied James on travels around the world. Helen was widowed in the 1960s and... Read More	Helen Irene Carson, 96, of Anacortes died Friday, Jan. 25, 2008, at Island Hospital. She was born Helen Irene Anderson on Dec. 22, 1911, the daughter of Charles and Alice (Murphy) Anderson of Lopez Island. Helen moved to Seattle with her mother when she was a young girl, then later to California. She worked as a lithographer and eventually met and married James G. Carson, a lieutenant commander and surgeon in the U.S. Navy. During their life together Helen was very active in the Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary and accompanied James on travels around the world. Helen was widowed in the 1960s and returned to Anacortes in 1987. She often shared stories about her Native American ancestors who were settlers in the San Juan Islands. Helen was active with the Anacortes Lutheran Church and later helped in the formation of Celebration Lutheran Church. It was her friends there who cared for her during her later life. She will be remembered as a spirited woman who was fiercely independent and a loving friend. Helen had tremendous respect for the medical profession and would want to thank her longtime physician Nancy Llewellyn for her years of care, as well as Fidalgo Care Center where she spent her last months. Helen was preceded in death by her brother Oscar Anderson who died Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008. She is survived by her niece Mary Alice Anderson of Lopez Island. A memorial service to celebrate Helen's life is at noon Sunday, March 2 at the Deport Arts Center, hosted by the Celebration Lutheran Church. Interment is at Lopez Union Cemetery, Lopez Island, where she will be laid to rest with her ancestors.

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Family Members:

Parent

Charles Ward Anderson

(1887 - 1963)

Alice May Murphy Fairchild

(1893 - 1982)

Spouse

James Gilmore Carson

(1901 - 1964)

Siblings

Edward Charles Anderson

(1914 - 1920)

Oscar Ward Anderson

(1917 - 2008)

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