Anderson, Wayne Francis

Wayne Francis Anderson

August 7, 1946 — February 4, 2021

Wayne Francis Anderson, 74, of Chehalis, Wash., passed away peacefully in his sleep, February 4, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife Diana, and good friends Lonnie and Jeannie Howard. Wayne was born in Chehalis on August 7, 1946, to Francis Wert ‘Andy’ and Ella Beatrice ‘Bea’ Anderson.
Wayne graduated from WF West High School in 1965. He was a star football player (he wore jersey number 46,) and was enrolled in the ROTC Navy program. When Vietnam started, he went to his commander and asked to become a Ranger, like his father. They told him they were going to do one better and made him a Marine. He proudly served his time in the following locations: Camp Pendleton, Okinawa, Da Nang, Dong Ha, Camp Carrol, Gio Linh, Con Tien, Khe Sanh, An Hoa & Hill 881. He was immensely proud of his service and stayed proud to his last day on earth. His favorite saying regarding this time in his life and to his death was “When I die, I will go to heaven, for I’ve already served my time in Hell!”

After 2 marriages, Wayne finally found his life partner, Diana. Both survived tragic losses in their lives and became a couple. They’d already been friends for 10 years, and 5 years after they’d begun dating, they were married August 27, 2005. They spent the last 20 years traveling to Alaska, Mexico, Maui, Florida and the Panama Canal, fishing and enjoying life.

He was a member of the Chehalis Eagles, VFW, and Moose.
He will be greatly missed by his wife Diana; daughter Jennifer (Bill) Tietzel; son Scott Anderson; grandson Blake Tietzel; granddaughter Briana (Jay) Yue; stepdaughters Amber (Rick) Bevacqua and Rebecca (Noel) Ramirez; step-grandchildren Evan, Aspen, and Dyson; great-grandchild Sawyer; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister Sandra M Kehoe; and several aunts and Uncles.