Margaretha "Meg" Anderson

Margaretha Meg Anderson, 81, of Belt passed away on Friday, October 11, 2013 of natural causes at a Peace Hospice facility.A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013at 11:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.Margaretha Meg Anderson was born in Wishek, North Dakota on April 12, 1932, the first child of Fred and Minnie Gall.She attended Mayville College where she met the love of her life, Harold Anderson.In 1969, Meg, her husband, Harold and two sons, Steve and Dave moved to Belt from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; where they had been teaching for four years.Harold had accepted a position at the College of Great Falls and Meg soon became the K-4th grade teacher in Raynesford, where she taught for 21 years.Her retirement was brief, as she began subbing in the Belt school system which evolved into a ten year stint in special ed.After a second retirement she continued to sub in Belt until her illness in December of 2012.She loved helping kids learn and playing the piano.Among her may interests were the Belt Theater, Library and Museum.She will be missed by many.Meg is survived by her brothers, Alfred (Carol), Ron (Loretta), Earl (Deanne), Paul (Donna) and Ed (Ginny) Gall; brother-in-law Bob (Aletta) Anderson; sister-in-law Becky (Allen) Jones; her son, Dave (Trish) Anderson; and granddaughter Tally.She was preceded in death by her son, Steve; and husband Harold.