John L. Anderson

  John Lawrence Anderson Jr., age 84, of Manhattan, died March 11, 2025, at the Good Shepherd Homecare & Hospice House.

  He was born January 31, 1941, in Tucson, Arizona, the son of John Sr. and Eleanor (McCadden) Anderson.

  John graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing. He completed his Master of Business Administration at Michigan State University. John served as an Active Duty Officer in the United States Army Medical Service Corps as a First Lieutenant from March 1966 to March 1968. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, and multiple Letters of Appreciation and Commendation. Following his military service, John worked as a Financial Consultant in the Nashville and Boston areas before moving his business to South Florida and eventually Kansas.

  He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Manhattan, where he was active in the choir and on various committees within the church.

  On October 27, 1967, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, he was married to Jo Ann Malone. Survivors include their three daughters: Suzanne McNeil and her husband Patrick of Windsor, CT, Jennifer Anderson and Ashley Anderson, both of Manhattan; two grandchildren: Samantha and T.J. McNeil; and two siblings: Carol (Anderson) Boche of Santa Margarita, CA, and Lucille (Anderson) Chevalier of Cincinnati, OH.

  John was preceded in death by his wife Jo Ann (October 2022), parents and one brother, William Anderson.

  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, March 20th, at the First United Methodist Church, 612 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, with Reverend John Collins officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in the Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at Fort Riley.

  The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 19th, at the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home.

  Online condolences may be left for the family through the funeral home website at www.ymlfuneralhome.com.

  Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Manhattan, KS. Contributions may be left in care of the Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home, 1616 Poyntz Avenue, Manhattan, KS 66502.