Anita Anderson , 78, of Hot Springs Village, AR, passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

She was born to the late Kurt and Julianne Asel on July 20, 1942, in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Her father whom she unfortunately never got to know as she was too young was lost on the Russian front during WW II.

After completing her German schooling, she began her working career as a Secretary at the US Army base in Kaiserslautern, Germany. This is also where she met the love of her life, Carl Anderson who preceded her in death in October 2013. They were married on June 2, 1962, in Kaiserslautern. They welcomed their first son in 1963, followed by their second son in 1964. During Carl's 23-year military career they often moved between tours in the USA and Germany. In the years prior and after Carl's military retirement they both began second careers working for the US government civilian services (GS) in Heidelberg, Germany. Here Anita started working again as a secretary first for the Corps of Engineers on Campbell Barracks, and later she joined the Chaplains Office on base as their head secretary. Shortly before their civilian careers came to an end they lived for a brief period in Columbus, Ohio while Carl was the Assistant Deputy Finance Head for the Defense Finance Accounting Service. Upon his retirement they moved to a retirement community in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas in early 1999. Here they both enjoyed the many activities and interacting with an active American and German community of friends. Anita loved to travel and spent time on extended boat cruises and coming back to visit family and friends in Germany.

She was preceded in death by her husband Carl, her parents, her brother Wilhelm, her grandson Jeffrey, and by her sister in-law and brother in-law, Carol and Marvin Peterson of Cherokee Iowa.

She is survived by her sons, Eric and Michael, their wives Suzanne and Erica, along with 2 grandchildren, Sydney & Jordan (his wife Brittany) and one great-grandson JJ.

Anita will be laid to rest at the Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa  alongside her beloved husband Carl.

Graveside memorial services will be held on Monday, June 7 ^th , 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com