Walter Frans Anderson was born to Leonard and Bernadine Hanson Anderson on January 5, 1938, in Peoria, Ill. He married Joy Woodford on November 5, 1960, at Salem Lutheran Church.

He is survived by his wife and three children: Ken (Beth) Anderson; Linda (Steve) Sanduski; Tim (Kathy) Anderson. Seven grandchildren: Evan (Annalise) Anderson, Alex Anderson, Paige (Andrew) Jones, Cori (Ben) O'Neill, Tenley Sanduski, Jeff (Cathy) West and Cameron Anderson.  Two great grandchildren, Finn Anderson and Lily West. Sister, Ruth (Dean) Rohweder, Sisters-in-law, Pat Woodford and Janice Woodford and thirteen nieces and nephews.

His parents preceded him in death.

Walt attended Woodruff HS, Class of 1956.  He attended Bradley University, majoring first in Civil Engineering and later switching majors to Building Construction Technology.  Over the years he took courses at ICC.  He served his carpenter apprenticeship at Rigg & Anderson and worked at Austin Engineering, Fred Harber Sons', Don W. Miller Construction and retired as carpenter superintendent for PJ Hoerr in 2000.

He was a lifelong member of Salem Lutheran Church where he served in the choir for over 50 years, was a member of the board, Luther League advisor, led Sunday school singing and served in many other ways.

His children and grandchildren were his greatest joys and he had so much fun doing woodworking projects for and with them.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Salem Lutheran Church in Peoria. Visitation will be from 9:30am-11:00am on Saturday at the church.

Memorials may be made to: Michael J. Fox Foundation, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown MD 21741 or Salem Lutheran Church 1700 W. War Memorial Dr. Peoria, IL 61614.