Philip W. Andersen
December 5, 1959 - September 10, 2007
Obituary
Philip W. Andersen
Loving husband, father, son, brother. Philip was born December 5, 1959 in Salt Lake City, UT and passed away September 10, 2007 in Eatonville, WA at the age of 47. Philip enjoyed gardening around the family home but he especially loved being outdoors fishing and hunting. He is survived by his loving wife Vira Andersen, sons Jeffrey Melissa Andersen, and Brandon Andersen, and daughter Desiree Andersen, grandchildren Max and Tasia Andersen, his mother Bonnie De Weese, and step-father Doug De Weese, brothers Rick Kathy Andersen, Ron Andersen, Jon Belinda Andersen, Eric Suzette Andersen, and Tom Kricket Andersen, and sister Collette Butch Resop and many nieces and nephews. Philip was preceded in death by his father Victor Andersen. Memorial Service Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 5:30pm at Bonney-Watson Washington Memorial, 16445 International Blvd, SeaTac, WA 98188, 206 242-1787.
I have not forgotten about you buddy. I think about you quite a bit and miss the the times we did have together. You be good up there and am looking forward to seeing you again someday,
Dan
To my dear brother,
You and I spent so much time together growing up, seeing who could pee the furthest off our bunk bedstill mom caught us doing it. We roamed the hills of southern California, until the sun went down, day after day. We looked for Kridders together until we knew where they all lived. Later in life we took to the road together hitch hiking all over the west coast, boy we sure saw a lot of things most people would never even dream of seeing. Later in life we married sisters and had children that all looked alike. I sure miss you Bro!
Till next time when we meet in heaven, my thoughts are with you.
We send our deepest simpathy to his family and to his Mother Bonnie. There just don’t seem to be enough words to express the deep sadness that is felt. We know that as time passes, the saddness will soften a little and fill in with all the sweet memories Phils family have of him. We will keep him in our hearts and speak of him often.
Some of my fondest childhood memories are of spending time with Phil at Aunt B house. Those times will always be with me. My condolences to all family members. I love all of you and hope you are doing well.
Ron is wanting to say hello!
hi i don’t know what to say, except that i love all of you and i’m sorry for not keeping in touch. it’s been really hard for me as i know that it’s very hard on you all also. phil will never leave heart, phil+ you all are very close to me and always will be, this has been hard looseing a dear friend like him. phil we have had alot of good and spiecal times together, i will never forget that or you. vera, des,and brandon, i want you all to know that i love and care about you all and i’m very sorry that you all lost a great friend, husband, and father. i know he was very close to you also and i also know that it’s been hard for you too. i bless you all the best. don’t forget me ok. i love you very much and you all will always stay very close to my heart. sent with my love and my deepest sympthy, love always, Ron, Brandon looking forward to seeing you on thanksgiving.
My fondest memories of my uncle phil was riding and watching him race which he would light up when he talked about it and prepared his bug to take on the town
Great kid and always ready to help. He and I shared some good times on the rare times we got together.
I’ll miss you young man.
Uncle Rob
Uncle Phil was always able to make me laugh. I will miss him always.
To Philip’s Family,
Though we may not know each other very well, my wife Gloria and I would like to convey our deepest sympathy to Philip’s entire family. Though I had not seen Philip in many years I have fond memories of him and his brothers and sister as young children playing on those rare occasions that we were able to be together. It is evident by the tribute and pesonal respones from those who knew him that he will be deeply missed by all. I pray that god would see fit to bless his family and freinds in this time of great sorrow and grief.
Nathan & Gloria Andersen cousin
To the Andersen family, my deepest sympathy on your lost.
I just met Phil one week before the Lord call him home,I felt that he was a loving person,some one that you will proudly call “friend “
He will be sadle miss.
Sharon Eccleston
My son,I will miss you every day for the rest of my life.I will miss seeing you and hearing your voice.Ilove you.
Mom
Dad, not a second of any day goes by that I don’t miss you. Its not the same without you. Everything I do reminds me of you. I know you are looking down upon all of us. I will make you proud. I Love you and Miss you with all my heart. R.I.P.
My Friend, My Friend, knowing that you have gone to a better life has made me feel selfish and mournful. I miss you, and knowing that we won’t again share stories of our outdoor adventures, travels in life, and private moments has deepened my sorry. I will never forget you’re carefree manner and down-to-earth ways which influenced and brightened my life in more ways than you’ll ever know… My friend, I miss you.
Uncle Phill you will be missed,sorry I could not be there,I will always remember you,You left me with so many good memories like when we would go racing and fishing,we had such good times but I know that your in a better place,Love you always David & Byars Family
Uncle Phil, It’s hard to find any words because I was away from you for over 10 years. I did however, get to visit in 2003. We went to Washington and you took us on a tour of your school. You also allowed us to stay in your house while we visited. I know you are in a better place now and will find peace there. I will miss you and look forward to seeing you when I get there. To the rest of the family I love you all and may God Bless…
I love you Uncle Phil. We had our differences, but that was just our special unique relationship. You may not believe it, but I will miss you, and your strength. Goodbye, Uncle.
Phil was a wonderful person who will always be remembered for his giving nature and his willingness to help out someone in need.
Vira,I was so sorry to hear about the death of your husband.My deepest sympathy go’s out to you and your family. Ken Norling
September 14, 2007
Dear Aunt Bonnie and Family,
I just heard about Phillip, I am so sorry to hear of his death. I hope and pray for you all, I know the Lord will bless and comfort you always. The last time I saw Phillip was at our last reunion in August of 1995 with Grandpa Andersen, that was such a special time to be together. The other memory is when Grandma and Grandpa Andersen took Phillip and some of his brothers camping at Navahoo Lake, Utah I believe he was about 6 or 8 years old and he went out by himself in this big lake in a kayak, just as happy as could be even though no one knew that he had gone, for awhile. I wish we could be their with you at this time, please know that I will be thinking of him and his wife and family also. Love Kathleen Hobbs Pieper
Phil you will be in our memories and our hearts forever. Ayla saw a yellow Jeep the other day and asked, “what’s phil doing mom?” She loves you so much. We all love you and we’ll miss you. Rest in peace. “Ya know what i’m sayin?” Love Gabe, Melissa, And Ayla.
Phil you are and will continue to be greatly missed by not only my wife and I, but by many others as well. I guess that we will not be going out fishing in your new boat like we had talked about, but I will always remember the other times of being around you and how you helped me with my vehicle problems when you could. We will be seeing you again someday. In the meantime we will be thinking about you,
Love Dan+Louise
Dear Cousins and Aunt Bonnie…I am so sorry for your loss of Phillip this week. Aunt Lorna called me this morning and sent me this info page this evening. I feel a lot of love towards all of you, even though we weren’t together very often since we were all younger. I remember how much fun it was to see so many of you at Grampa Andersen’s 90th Birthday Party up here in Salt Lake in 1990. You all had traveled so far to be there, and that really was amazing to me that you loved your extended family and Grampa so much to sacrifice your time and effort to be at his Birthday Party/Family Reunion. I know everyone was so excited to see you all again. It was so special to re-connect with you all. And then to see some of you again at Grampa’s Funeral in 2000. I always seemed to feel that type of closeness that only cousins can feel, when they get together and remenice old times, and when you’ve ‘grown up’ together, no matter where we’ve all lived. I remember so well having Phillip and John live with us in Lakeside so many years ago at Aunt Betty and Uncle Steve’s home. And Thomas and Eric were at Aunt Alice and Uncle Bill’s home in Reseda. And the other three, Collett, Rick and Ron being a little older at that time. You all, along with Aunt Bonnie, have been such a special family, and also such a special part of our whole “Andersen” family. It really says something to see how close you all are and have stayed to each other. It felt nice to have my 2 younger ‘guy’ cousins living with us! And getting to trade places once in a while with the boys that stayed with the Garretts. You all need to know how much you’ve always meant to everyone, and a lot in all of our lives, and have been so special to all of us through the years. I know Phillip will get to see his Dad and Gramma & Grampa Andersen where he’s at now. I even believe that he was probaly met by them all when he passed. What a miracle and sign of such love to know that he was greeted by those who went before him. I know you will all miss him terribly. I also know that he is in such a beautiful place, and as hard as it is for him and you all, to not be here with his family for a while, I know he’ll watch over all of you through the years. And I believe you may be able to feel his prescence near at times that you may need him. All my love and sincere heartfelt sympathy goes out to all of you and your sweet families…. Your Cousin Judy
I remember camping with you kids, and how much fun it was. I’ve seen lots of ‘Family Reunion’ photos when we would all get together for these HUGE family get-togethers, which I know the Andersen families were notorious for! It looked like we were all having such a blast together! I have a lot of memories from when I was young and just had so much fun playing with my cousins! I missed it when Phillip and John moved and went to live elsewhere. You are not forgotten….any one of you! God Bless you all with the Eternal Peace that only God can provide in our lives….JUDY
I’d really love to hear from all of you and hear about your families, where you are living, and see photos too if possible. It’s been a long time!