A graveside service for Mila will be held on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at 2:00 pm at the Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Scranton.  Pastor Galen Strand will officiate.  There will be fellowship for Mila following her burial at the Scranton Community Center in Scranton.  All are welcome to both the burial and fellowship.

Mila Anderson passed away peacefully on July 25, 2024 at the Walker Methodist Assisted Living Facility in Anoka, MN. Internment will be at the Scranton Cemetery in Scranton at 2 p.m. on Saturday, August 24, followed by a celebration of her life at the Scranton Community Center, Scranton, ND.

Mila was born November 10, 1930, to Selma and Milan Conrad in Reeder, ND. She had three siblings, Mason, Judy and Keith and all were raised on the family farm just outside of Reeder. Mila graduated from Reeder High School in 1948 and attended North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota before marrying T.C. (Bud) Anderson on October 27, 1950. Five children followed in quick succession keeping Mila very busy while Bud worked at the Scranton Equity Exchange. The family  moved to Porter, MN in 1967 and Mila picked up her college education at nearby Southwest Minnesota State College. In 1970, Bud and Mila moved to Grand Forks, ND where Bud was employed by the ND State Mill and Elevator and Mila completed her education at the University of North Dakota earning a Masters degree in Counseling. She then worked as a guidance counselor at Walhalla and Cooperstown, ND. In 1978 Bud and Mila returned to Scranton, ND when Bud became general manager of the Scranton Equity Exchange. Mila resumed her work as a guidance counselor in Scranton, Regent, Rhame, and Reeder until her retirement in 1990. Bud and Mila enjoyed their retirement years traveling abroad and living in Mesa, AZ during the winter months. Mila always valued the importance of education and was an avid reader. She also loved going to plays and attending operas.

Mila is survived by her brother Mason Conrad and sister Judy Benson. Also surviving are her five children, Zane (Bonnie), Connie (Joe Cohoon), Jody (Mike Erickson), Kathi (Ray Martinez), and Kim (Laura). Surviving grandchildren include Erin Lencowski (Dan), Kristin Herrmann (Zach), Brittany Nygaard (Jarred), Alex Nagel (fiancée Riley Peters), Leah Erickson (Jason Heaser), Michael Martinez, Candy Chavez (Eugene), Andrea Martinez, Zachary Anderson (Kelly Mueller), Caleb Anderson, and Benjamin Anderson. Great grandchildren include Anders and Jacob Lencowski; Jackson, Emmet and Mari Herrmann; Nadia, Josie and Asher Nygaard; Flora Erickson Christians; Jenna and Joseph Heaser; Finley Chavez; Ash Martinez; and Weston and Elle Anderson.

Mila was preceded in death by her parents Selma and Milan Conrad, husband T. C. (Bud), brother Keith Conrad, sister-in-law Neta Conrad, brother-in-law Harvey Benson, grandson Luke Erickson and granddaughters Gabriele Anderson Grunewald and Abigail Anderson.

Memorials should go to the Bowman Regional Public Library in Bowman, ND.