He was preceded in death by his father, Bob Anderson, five uncles, and his mother-in-law, Mary Schmitz, plus his beloved dog, Jessi. He is further survived by his father-in-law, Richard Schmitz, and his large extended family through marriage. He is also survived by two uncles: Roger Bergerson and Dick (Barb) Bergerson, and his many cousins, especially his “other sister” Sherri (Kevin) Carpenter. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Sandi, and his son, Robert, plus his mother Beverly, brother Craig, sister Linda, niece Sara, nephews Matthew, Ben, Jeff, Scott, and Luke. He maintained a strong faith & set of core beliefs that kept him on his steady path. He lived by the Serenity Prayer, and by John 20:29. He had a kind heart, and he had a special way with kids & animals. He was a long-time runner, starting in high school track, and then running the first Grandma’s marathon, completing many more marathons & ultra-marathons (the longest being 100 kilometers), most with a smile the whole time.ĭwane was known for his teasing & his smile but was quite serious when it came to his four “absolutes”: honesty, unselfishness, kindness, and love. He also loved to go camping, particularly up the North Shore of MN, so he could do some brook trout fishing as well. He loved watching all sports, but especially Vikings football and high school hockey (MN tourney time was a priority). Sports were a large part of Dwane’s life, growing up playing hockey & baseball & softball, and then coaching hockey for his nephew at Lower Chester in Duluth, and then his son at Iron River, WI. The travels to & from Russia to bring him home were just the beginning of their adventure, and, from the beginning, Dwane was Robert’s guide & project-manager, buddy & protector. He believed his most important job, though, was that of “Dad.” Dwane was an amazing father & caregiver for his son, Robert, whom he & Sandi adopted in 2003. He also took his love of God and the Eucharist to what was then Golden Living Nursing Home, in Superior, to minister to the people there. He would say that he was a “farmer ” planting seeds that he hoped would one day mature & grow. His favorite thing was to teach the students how to know God more personally through prayer. Francis Xavier Church, as a mass server, lector, communion minister, member of the Knights of Columbus, and a Lay Minister of Prayer and had a large role as part of the religious education program. He also worked for decades as farm help & “animal whisperer” for Robert & Amy Colby and was heavily involved with the Douglas County Fish & Game League.ĭwane was fiercely proud of his 32 years of sobriety, starting on February 18, 1990, and his Catholic faith, which began on April 11, 1998. In 2002, Dwane & a friend started their Superior, WI, computer business, Elite Computers Dwane continued doing this work from his home for the rest of his life. They married on October 16, 1993, and moved to Maple (Cloverland), WI, so he could finally be the country boy he always wanted to be. He worked for Tastee Bread until it closed & then got his CDL and drove for Gateway/ Fleming Foods, working there until it also closed.ĭwane went to school at Duluth Technical College, where he met Sandi Schmitz & quickly convinced her to change her plans and become his wife. He graduated from Duluth East High School in 1977 and went on to work at a variety of jobs and enterprises, preferring to be outdoors as much as possible for hunting, fishing, and mud running. Dwane Robert Anderson, 64, of Maple, WI, formerly of Duluth, MN, went to greet his Lord & Redeemer on November 22, 2022, after a hard-fought 9-month battle with brain cancer.ĭwane was born on July 12, 1958, in Duluth, to Robert and Beverly (Bergerson) Anderson.
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