Hermina Anderson

May 29, 1934 — May 26, 2024

Hermina Anderson peacefully passed away on May 26th, 2024 surrounded by her loving

family. She was born May 29th, 1934 in Phoenix, AZ the second of 4 siblings, her mother

Beaulah G. Zollers and father Raymond Lee Odell . Hermina graduated from North Phoenix

High School and attended U of A for 2 years on a fine arts scholarship. Over 67 years ago

she moved from Phoenix to Maricopa, AZ then made the rapid transition from city girl to the

responsibility of being a farm wife. Hermina was an accomplished pianist, she used these

musical and other artistic talents to play the piano for the Maricopa Community Christian

Church (20 years). Likewise she directed multiple dinner theaters and musicals in the

community. Hermina was heavily involved with teaching cooking for 4-H, serving on the local

school board and former president of Pinal County Cotton Wives. She enjoyed being one of

the founding members of the Maricopa Historical Society and Friends of the Library..

A favorite vacation activity was summer fishing trips to the White Mountain lakes, where she

out-fished everyone and cooked chicken and dumplings in a Dutch oven over a camp fire,

a meal that her family talks about today. One of Hermina's major accomplishments, knowing

she couldn't swim, was to have rafted through the Grand Canyon on the Colorado River - twice

In recent years, she loved watching the ducks and ducklings outside her bedroom window - their

name for her was "Quack, Quack".

Hermina was a loving mother of 3 sons (Kelly, Troy, Lynn) and one daughter (Wendy), 5 grandsons,

an aunt to 10 nieces and nephews, and wonderful wife to Oliver Anderson. In addition, via a foreign

exchange program hosting two members of the same Brazilian family (Marisa Maldini Penna, Juliana Maldini Penna),

Hermina eventually became a mother, grandmother and great grandmother to an extended family

in Brazil, whom she loved very much.

Hermina is survived by her husband, 3 sons, daughter, one brother (Jordan O'dell), grandsons

and many of her Brazilian family,. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Maricopa

Historical Society and the AZ 4-H Youth Foundation or an organization of your choice in her remembrance.

A special heart felt thank you to two caregivers who treated Hermina with utmost care, respect

and love these past few years - Angela Boone and Joyce Gilbert.

An Open House Celebration of Life will be held July 6th, 2024 from 4pm to 7pm

at: Maricopa Agricultural Center 37860 Smith-Enke Rd. Maricopa, AZ 85138-3010.

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