Lawrence John Anderson was born September 10, 1947 to Doris and Corbet Anderson in Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
The first of four children, Lawrence displayed an independent spirit, keeping Doris and Corbet ever alert to
his whereabouts and activities. From an early age Lawrence made evident his penchant for mischief, fun
and a total resistance to being “told what to do!” His grandchildren have been much entertained by
stories of his youth and adventures.
After graduating from high school, Lawrence went on to post-secondary studies for a year before
deciding that was not the path for him. He started working in the lumberyard/hardware business at age of 19 years and career he would love for his entire life. He worked for Beaver Lumber for many years, followed by
Home Hardware both in Didsbury and Olds, then Rona, Ace and Cargill until his retirement at the age of 70 years.
He loved his acreage outside of Red Lodge Park and spent 25 years there enjoying the trees, moon,
stars, visiting moose, birds and hummingbirds who frequented his yard. He did not so much enjoy the
weasel and occasional mouse who also occasionally visited! Lawrence loved to travel and had many
happy memories of trips to Costa Rica, Mexico, Radium, Saskatchewan River Crossing, Banff and Jasper.
Lawrence leaves to mourn his daughters Shilyn Seeley and Morgan (Darcy) Whiteside and his
grandchildren: Grace (Kat), Ronan, Eliana, Ryan and Katie Seeley and Chet and Saige Whiteside; his sister
Caron and brother Mervin (Teresa), his mother Doris and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends. He was predeceased by his father Corbet in 1988 and his sister Lana in 1963.
A graveside service was held at the Grenfell Cemetery on Friday, June 28 at 2:00 p.m. at Grenfell, Saskatchewan.

• Date : 2024-06-29
• Location : (Olds) Locally Family Owned (Red Deer/Blackfalds/Eckville) www.ParklandFuneralHome.com & (Innisfail/Olds/Didsbury/Sundre) www.HeartlandFuneralServices.com