Marcellus Anderson Jr.

Marcellus Joseph Anderson Jr. Marcellus Joseph Anderson, Jr., 78, of Ludlow, Missouri passed away in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday, June 14, with his wife Johanne, his daughter Marcy and his sister Jane by his side. Marcellus, known first as Marcy, then Marc, was born July 27, 1936 on the family farm outside Ludlow. He was the first child and only son of Marcellus and Rosemary (O'Rourke) Anderson. Marc attended Risley School and Dawn High School, graduating from Chillicothe High School in 1953. An active athlete, Marc played softball, baseball, basketball, track and football on Dawn, Ludlow and Chillicothe teams during his youth. His performance as starting left halfback for the Chillicothe High School Hornets led him to the notice of St. Benedict's College, gaining him a football scholarship. He completed his freshman year in 1954, playing on the Ravens football team, before entering the U.S. Army at 18, where he greatly enjoyed playing on the Fort Ord, California Warriors football team. Marc was a proud Army veteran of the 101st Airborne Division. He trained in Fort Jackson, South Carolina, traveled by boat to Munich to serve in Germany during the Cold War. He completed his military service at Fort Ord in 1957. After graduation from Rockhurst College in 1959, Marc joined TWA's Kansas City Corporate Finance Office, but was soon promoted to New York s Marketing Division. In 1971, Marc joined Continental Airlines, Los Angeles, as Head of the Air Cargo Division. In 1975, National Airlines of Miami recruited him for a similar position. In 1978, Marc transitioned to a career in the aircraft manufacturing industry with senior positions with Shorts Aircraft, Belfast, Ireland, and Saab-Fairchild-North America. In 1985, he joined PLM International, Inc., an international equipment leasing company based San Francisco, as Senior Vice President. In 1994, AeroCentury Corporation, an aircraft leasing company, named him Chief Operating Officer. By 2008, he created his own successful company, Anderson & Associates, which led to his latest association as a Senior Advisor with Jetstream Aviation Capital in 2011, an aircraft leasing company headquartered in Miami. He excelled at his work, and through it met people from all walks of life. He was generous with his time and his knowledge, and mentored many through the years, as he himself had been mentored. In 2004, he met Johanne C. Blackburn, a French Canadian from Québec City, during a trip to Montreal, Canada. On June 28, 2008, they married in his adopted home of San Francisco, and returned to the Anderson farm. He considered himself fortunate to continue his work as he enjoyed his birthplace with Johanne, his family and friends. They raised Angus cattle, renovated the home, designed and rebuilt the barn, found and restored a 1941 Farmall tractor just like the one he learned to drive on the farm. Though they continuing to travel, the views they most enjoyed were from the farm's many windows, especially the wetland created behind the farmhouse where coyote, deer, fox, heron and all manner of wildlife visited. Both Marc and Johanne have a love of animals, and the family pets, many of whom were rescued, included dogs, horses, sheep, and cats. Marc greatly enjoyed introducing Johanne to the home and lifestyle he left at seventeen. Marc is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Elizabeth Ann Anderson. He is survived by his wife, Johanne C. Blackburn; his sister, Jane Anderson Carey; his children, Christopher Joseph Anderson, (Roberta) of Montréal, Quebec, Susan Anderson Hogle, Topeka, Kansas, Marcy Anderson Bourne (Daniel), Prairie Village, Kansas, and Gregory Francis Anderson (Lisa), Fremont, California; his grandchildren Jeremy Luke Hogle, Kristopher James Jordan, Wesley Paul Jordan, Ryan Francis Anderson, John Christopher Anderson, Robert Francis Anderson, Richard Marcellus "RJ" Jordan, Claire Emily Anderson, and Carly Anne Johnson; nephew Michael Patrick Carey, niece Sheila A. Murphy, and a host of first, second and third cousins. A funeral mass will be held at the St. Columban's Catholic, Church, Chillicothe, Missouri, on Friday, June 19, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. A Rosary will be held at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. Friends may call at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri, on Thursday, June 18, 2015, from 12 noon until 8:00 p.m. Burial will be held at the St. Columban's Catholic Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri. Memorial contributions may be made to the Forrest O Triplett Animal Shelter and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, Missouri. Online condolences may be made at www.lindleyfuneralhome.com . Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Missouri.