Jan Anderson
December 08, 2008
Jan Anderson was born April 23, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa to Fritz and Mary Kopecky and died on Monday, December 8, 2008. She attended St. Theresa grade school, St. Joseph’s Academy and St. Mary College.
Jan was employed by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as a Sales Manager/Loan Originator and previously was associated with American Home Mortgage. Home ownership was a passion of Jan’s and she worked for more than 20 years in the real estate industry.
Jan is survived by her husband, Lynn Robert Anderson; sons, Ryan (fiancé, Elizabeth Ahrold) Monsma and Christopher Monsma, all of Des Moines; step-daughters, Jennifer (Vance) Landas of Jacksonville, Florida and Catherine (Mike) McKee of Greenville, North Carolina; grandchildren, Chase and Sawyer Landas; her in-laws, Lloyd and Ruth Anderson of Delphi, Indiana and many wonderful friends.
A celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 13, 2008 at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines.
Jan loved to garden and requested that no flowers be cut. Her favorite charities were Hospice Taylor House, Animal Rescue League or Children’s Variety Club.
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Brian Godwin
12/10/2008
Jan was a great woman, whom I respect very much. She was a strong woman, yet inside had a very tender heart. I enjoyed working with her because she was a very driven person, yet she never forgot that people were more important than business. I knew that when I screwed up, I could simply walk into Jan's office and let her know I did something dumb- again. She might be upset at me, but she wouldn't dwell on the fact that I made a mistake; instead we'd address the problem and make a plan of resolution. When I first went to work with Jan, she was my boss; but when I left, she was my friend. I'm a better person for having known her.