Otto H Anderson

Otto “Herb” Anderson, 100, of Dowagiac, passed away peacefully Friday, December 2, 2016 at his winter home in Fort Myers Beach, FL.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Clark Chapel & Cremation Service, 405 Center St, Dowagiac with Rev. Patricia Bromberek officiating. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac.  Friends may visit with the family from 10:00 A.M until the time of the service at the funeral home.  Memorials may be made to the Dowagiac Lions Club or to a charity of your choosing.  Those wishing to sign Herb’s Memory Book online may do so at www.clarkch.com.    Herb was the oldest of five siblings, born June 18, 1916 in Gladstone, MI to Otto & Hilda (Major) Anderson. He met Edith DeWitt in Muskegon and they were married in Falmouth, MA in 1942 right before Herb left to serve in the United States Army during WWII. He was stationed in Africa, Italy, France and Germany.  After the war, Herb & Edith moved to Pontiac and had their daughter Pam. They moved to Dowagiac in 1956 after Herb was transferred by the Social Security Administration to work in the newly opened Benton Harbor office. Herb was a Dowagiac City Councilman in the early 1970’s until his move out of the city to Cable Lake. He was active in the Dowagiac Lion’s Club for almost 60 years (past president 1963) , member of the Federated Church and the Dowagiac Elks lodge, Herb was an avid golfer, fisherman, tennis player, square dancer and coffee buddy. Herb is survived by his daughter, Pam (Jack) Revette; granddaughters, Robin (Steve) Fowler and Lynn (Jacob) Garcowski; great-grandchildren, Pia & Hazel Garcowski and Marshall & Auggie Fowler; a sister, Elaine Schettle; a sister-in-law, Doris DeWitt; and many close nieces and nephews.    Herb was preceded in death by his devoted wife of 70 years Edith Mary (DeWitt) Anderson.