Minnie Kathryn "Min" Anderson

1922 - 2019  (97 years)

• Name	Minnie Kathryn Anderson
  Birth	2 Dec 1922	Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming   [1, 2]
  Graduation	1940 (Age 18)	Brule, Keith County, Nebraska   [2]
  She graduated from Brule High School.
  Residence	Jan 2018 (Age 96)	Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado   [3]
  Death	4 Dec 2019	Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado   [2]
  	Age: 97
  	Agency: Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home
  Obituary	say 9 Dec 2019  [2]
  Minnie K. Splitter of Big Springs, NE, entered into eternal life on December 4, 2019, at the Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home in Julesburg, Colorado, at the age of 97. She was born Minnie Kathryn Anderson to Charles and Della Anderson on December 2, 1922, in Torrington, Wyoming. She was the youngest of four children. At the age of four, her family moved to Brule, Nebraska, where she attended school and graduated from Brule High School in 1940. She attended Kearney State Teachers College, and after teaching for two years, she married Donald D. Kuskie, Sr. and moved to a farm southeast of Big Springs. Three children were born to this union: Donald Jr., Susan, and Ann. Following her husband's death in 1962, Min worked at the Big Springs post office and continued to manage the family farm. She was married to Delmont Splitter in March of 1973. Min was active in Progressive Club and the United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School and served on many committees and gave many programs for the women's organization UMW. She enjoyed living on the farm, gardening, art, poetry, and attending local activities and sporting events with her husband. Minnie was preceded in death by her husbands, Donald Kuskie and Delmont Splitter; her parents; a brother, Andy (Verna) Anderson; two sisters, Gladys (Martin) Roberts and Osie (Bud) Van Velson; and a step-great grandson, Kai Lundstrom. Survivors include a son, Donald Kuskie (Susan) of Littleton, CO; daughter, Susan Klemme (Bruce) of Greeley, CO; daughter, Ann Stanley of Glasgow, MT; step-son, Monty Splitter (Brenda) of Kearney, NE; step-daughter, Susan Campton (Chuck) of Canon City, CO; step-daughter, Diana Kellermeyer of Sahuarita, AZ; seven grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; nine, great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Beatrice Kampfe (Herald) of Sidney, NE, and several nieces and nephews. A memorial has been established in Minnie's name to the Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home courtyard project or the Alzheimer's Association. Condolences may be shared at prairiehillsjulesburg.com. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at the Big Springs United Methodist Church with Pastor Bun Koo Lee officiating. Burial will follow in the Big Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church. Prairie Hills Funeral Home of Julesburg is in charge of arrangements.
  Burial	10 Dec 2019	Big Springs Cemetery, Big Springs, Deuel County, Nebraska, USA   [2]
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. Gladys Anderson,   b. 22 Dec 1910, Nebraska d. 21 Jul 1991, Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska  (Age 80 years) ▻ Martin Earl Roberts,  m. 24 Jun 1929   2. Andrew Franklyn "Andy" Anderson,   b. 04 Sep 1914, Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming d. 06 Dec 2000, Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska  (Age 86 years) ▻ Verna LeMarr Samuelson,  m. 03 Jul 1936 + 3. Osie Anderson,   b. 07 Aug 1916, Goshen County, Wyoming d. 27 Mar 2008, Grant, Perkins County, Nebraska  (Age 91 years) ▻ Myron E. "Bud" Van Velson,  m. 22 Apr 1939 + 4. Minnie Kathryn "Min" Anderson,   b. 2 Dec 1922, Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming d. 4 Dec 2019, Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado  (Age 97 years) ▻ Donald Kuskie;   Harm Delmont "Del" Splitter,  m. 8 Mar 1973
  Person ID	I3182	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Alvin
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	Charles O Anderson,   b. 08 Jul 1878   d. 05 Feb 1968 (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Ora Dell "Della" Boardman,   b. 21 Jan 1888, Maysville, DeKalb County, Missouri d. 31 May 1967, Brule, Keith County, Nebraska (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1910	Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska
  Age at Marriage	He : 31 years and 8 months - She : 22 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F1651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Donald Kuskie
  Marriage	Y  [2, 3]
  Children	1. Donald Kuskie   2. Susan Kuskie   3. Ann Kuskie
  Family ID	F3085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Harm Delmont "Del" Splitter,   b. 7 Dec 1922, Frederick, Rice County, Kansas d. 25 Jan 2018, Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1973  [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	She : 50 years and 3 months - He : 50 years and 3 months.
  Family ID	F1717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Dec 1922 - Torrington, Goshen County, Wyoming Graduation - 1940 - Brule, Keith County, Nebraska Residence - Jan 2018 - Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado Death - 4 Dec 2019 - Julesburg, Sedgwick County, Colorado Burial - 10 Dec 2019 - Big Springs Cemetery, Big Springs, Deuel County, Nebraska, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S125] , Boardman, Larry L. Boardman Family Gedcom, (Nebraska City, Nebraska. Family Tree Maker Database, December 1998). [S1451] Obituary of Minnie Kathryn Splitter, (https://www.prairiehillsjulesburg.com/obituaries/Minnie-Splitter/#!/Obituary). [S1119] Obituary of H. Delmont Splitter, (Kearney, Nebraska: Kearney Hub, 5 February 2018). [S787] Norman, Ronald. email: 2013-07-21 "Osie Anderson", (Email message from Ronald.norman.rn (at) gmail.com, 21 July 2013).