Author: Phyllis Marie Peterson Anderson
Born: 28 Aug 1927
Died: 29 Sep 2010
Bio: Phyllis Marie (Peterson) Anderson was  born on August 28,1927 in St. Paul,						
Minnesota the second of three daughters to Philip G. Peterson and Florence						
Marie (Leaf) Peterson. Phyllis grew up on the East Side of St. Paul attending						
elementary  school  and graduated from  Johnson High School.  In  1949 she 						
graduated from the Univ. of Minnesota  and then taught German and Art  at						
Minnehaha Academy. Phyllis returned to the U of M for an elementary teach-						
ing certificate after which she taught at  Farnsworth Elementary School  until						
she retired in 1977.    Phyllis traveled  extensively  across the  United  States						
generally towing a  travel trailer.  She was a multi-talented artist  and became						
an  excellent wood carver,  specializing in  Swedish folklore  and little people						
called “Tomtegubbar.”  Phyllis and Archie Anderson  were married  July 10,						
1976.  For awhile they entertained groups by displaying these carvings  and						
telling Scandinavian folk tales.   They enjoyed several winters in Texas and						
summers in Grand Marais where they stayed in the trailer. After Archie died,						
Phyllis lived in their town house until August of 2004 when she moved into						
a  Lyngblomsten  apartment.  With the  passage of time  she required  more 						
services, moving to the third floor and finally to the fourth floor.