- Date Of Birth: January 27, 1959
- Date Of Death: September 14, 2017
- State: Illinois
John T. Anderson, 58, of Galesburg, died at 1:51 p.m. September 14, 2017 in Galesburg Cottage Hospital. John was born January 27, 1959 in Galesburg, the son of Marvin Eugene and Lois Jean (Atkinson) Anderson. John married his partner since 2004, Jean Marie Riley, on August 21, 2016 in Galesburg. John is survived by his wife, Jean Riley of Galesburg; three sons, Jason and Joshua Rundle both of Galesburg and Jacob Rundle of New Orleans, LA; and one grandson, Shawn Rundle.
John has one sister surviving and was preceded in death by one brother. John earned his master mechanics degree. He was proud of his degree and worked as a mechanic his entire life from heavy equipment and construction equipment repair to his last twelve years as the service manager at KCM in Morton, IL. John loved his co-workers and had a deep respect for his bosses. John loved working with his hands. Aside from being a mechanic, John made furniture and loved to cook. He was always willing to lend a helping hand, and was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back.
