- Date Of Birth: August 8, 1937
- Date Of Death: May 30, 2019
- State: Illinois
Arta Lucille Anderson, 81, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, formerly of Washington, IL went home to be with her Lord on May 30, 2019. She was born on August 8, 1937 to Arthur Carl and Hazel Lucille (Barrow) Heilman in Peoria, IL. Raised in Washington, IL Arta graduated from Washington Community High School in 1955. On July 5, 1959 she married William Daniel Anderson at St.
Surviving are their three daughters Juanita Taylor, Bonnie (Ralph) Davis, and Molly (Bruce) Harcey; five grandchildren Jamie (Matt) Koranda, Ryan “Nick” (Jaime) Taylor, Josiah Harcey, Peter Harcey, and William Davis; three great-grandchildren Emily, Parker, and Avery Koranda; and sister Lela Smith. Arta was also preceded in death by her parents and brother Milton Heilman.
Arta lived the first sixty-five years of her life in Illinois until she relocated to Rio Rancho, New Mexico in 2002.
Even after moving to New Mexico, Arta continued to serve as a counselor at Land O’ Lincoln Camp Cedarbrook. Her ministry to the girls who attended this camp spanned 27 years. When she could not walk three miles everyday, she joined a gym and developed another group of friends who not only met at the gym but also gathered to play games and to eat out.
