Gerdaline L. (Grosvenor) Anderson, 86, of Worcester, passed away peacefully Monday, October 26 at home surrounded by her family.
Her husband, Richard H. Anderson, died in 1999. She leaves a son, Richard H. Anderson Jr. of Roswell, New Mexico; two daughters, Verna J. Reidy of Worcester, with whom she lived, and Glenda L. Johnson of Concord, N.H.; a brother, Chester K. Grosvenor of West Boylston; a sister, Lucille Burdett of Gardner; two grandchildren, Meredith Benkirane and her husband Mehdi of Framingham and Nathan Johnson and his fiancée Alison Luneau of Burlington, VT; two great-grandchildren, Aden and Kian Benkirane; nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by a brother, David Grosvenor and two sisters, Gladys Dodd and Constance Grosvenor. She was born in Worcester, daughter of Chester K. and Bertha L. (Clark) Grosvenor.
Gerdaline and her husband owned a wholesale flower business in Shrewsbury, where they lived for 35 years. They later lived in Ocala, FL and Franklin, NC. She then moved to Concord, NH. She was a member of the social club Young At Heart and the Sunset Travel Club.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a celebration honoring her life on Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 p.m at Coral Seafood, 225 Shrewsbury St, Worcester. A private burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Rice Funeral Home, 300 Park Ave, is in care of arrangements.
The family would like to express sincere gratitude to UMass Memorial Hospice for their care and support. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the UMass Memorial Hospice, 650 Lincoln St., Worcester, MA. 01605.
