On Monday December 31st, 2012 William (Bill) Earl Anders passed on due to complications of COPD.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Bill was born on October 3rd, 1922 to Albert and Eddie Mae Monette Anders. In early childhood years he was raised with siblings Albert Jr., Freda Mae, Madeline and Howard at a homestead located on Rattlesnake Gulch 35 miles North of Helena off of Lincoln Rd.\u00a0 These early years were spent learning the\u00a0chores that had to be done:\u00a0raising chickens, gathering eggs,\u00a0chopping wood,\u00a0pumping water and gardening-all of which became the foundation of Bill’s strong\u00a0work ethics.\u00a0He and his\u00a0siblings attended Wilborn School.\u00a0His family moved to Helena after a fire\u00a0destroyed the family homestead.\u00a0Bill attended\u00a0Helena High School.\u00a0 He was part of the boxcar gang when the school was\u00a0destroyed in the earthquake of 1935.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Bill did every kind of work to make “a buck”, including driving cab, delivering papers,\u00a0working as a\u00a0farmhand for Schatz Ranch.\u00a0 He\u00a0even contracted digging\u00a0the basement for Herman Funeral\u00a0Home (now Twichel Funeral).<\/p>\n
\u00a0When WWII\u00a0broke out Bill entered the Navy. While home on leave, he married the “prettiest girl in town”\u00a0Margaret Ann Sabados. Upon completion of his service duties, Bill and Margaret then moved to Helena and started what was to become a stellar partnership and entrepreneurial careers.\u00a0 Bill was the “front” and Margaret was the “heart” of these endeavors.\u00a0 The years passed as the business endeavors continued – Bill’s Spudnut Shop; Bluebell Potato Chips; Bill’s Bakery and Lunch; Bill’s Coffee Shop; Bill’s Bakery-Hustad Shopping Center; Bill’s Catering; Valley Speedway Partners; Anders Fiberglass Products; Co-Owner of Capital Music\u00a0and Montana Hydraulics; Rental Property Owner; Ranching and Custom Haying.\u00a0 Bill did it all.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Bill and Margaret had 5 children; Gary, Doug, Connie, Tom and Tammy.\u00a0\u00a0They were married 66 years until Margaret’s passing in 2010.\u00a0 Bill was an active participant in watching his children and grandchildren in\u00a0their\u00a0activities, be it baseball, football, basketball, rodeo, 4-H, team penning, soccer. \u00a0His personal favorite activities were bowling, hunting, dancing, watching Fox News, game shows, lunch (with guys at Jorgenson’s) and very competitive weekly Pinochle group. Bill was preceded in death by his parents Albert and Eddie Mae Monette Anders; siblings: Albert Anders, Madeline Miller, Freda Mae Cary, Howard Anders; Wife Margaret; Son Tom Anders\u00a0and his wife Trudy Anders(McGee).<\/p>\n
\u00a0Bill is survived by his son’s: Gary(Jackie) Anders; Doug(Nancy) Anders; Daughter’s: Connie Anders; Tammy(John) Novotny and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sister-in-Laws Audrey Anders and Doris Anders; many nieces and nephews and their children.<\/p>\n
\u00a0Thanks, Bill, for sharing your life with so many and helping make the world a better place!<\/p>\n
\u00a0In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to Good Samaritan Ministries Thrift Store 3067 North Montana Ave. Helena, Mt or the charity of donor\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The family will receive friends from 2-4pm, Sunday, January 6 at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home, 3750 North Montana Ave.\u00a0 A Funeral Service will be held at 11am, Monday, January 7 at Anderson Stevenson Wilke Funeral Home with a reception to follow in the Social Hall in the Funeral Home. Interment with Military Honors will be at Resurrection Cemetery following the Reception. Please visit www.aswfuneralhome.com<\/a> to offer the family condolences or share a memory of Bill.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","photo":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Anders-William-copy.png","youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/3321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}