Lethe Miriam Gering Anderson was born in rural Brookings County near White, South Dakota on November 23, 1926 to Adolph (deceased in 1929) and Beulah (Denison) Gering.  She passed away at The Neighborhoods in Brookings, South Dakota on June 2, 2022.

Lethe attended country school at Oak Lake District #62. Then she attended White High School graduating in 1943. After attending Madison Normal School, she taught at Oak Lake District #63 where she met Francis Anderson.

On December 28, 1945, she married Francis and they farmed on the family farm until moving to Brookings in 1969. Francis passed away in 2004.

She did house cleaning for many families in and around Brookings. She loved to garden, crochet, quilt and read until her eyesight began to fail. She began attending SDSU basketball games with family following Francis' death and enjoyed following the Jackrabbits on TV through this past year.

She loved to visit with family and friends and loved to have a good laugh with all.

Survivors include her children: Barry (Kathy) Anderson of Granite Falls, MN, Peggy (Tom) Lombard of Brookings, SD, and Andrew Anderson of Brookings, SD; her grandchildren Michelle (Tyson) Twait of St. Peter, MN, Valerie Anderson of Milaca, MN, Matt (Kristina) Anderson of Savage, MN, Chris (Sara) Lombard and Nicholas Lombard, both of Sioux Falls, SD; and her great-grandchildren: Jagger Lombard, Tobias and Natalie Twait and Freya Anderson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, step-father Wallace White, sisters Ramona Cunningham and Norene Ludwig and many other close relatives.

Funeral services will be held at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings, SD, on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at 11:00 am with Pastor Daum officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Lunch will follow the service prior to the burial at Singsaas Lutheran Cemetery near Hendricks, MN.