Diane Frances Anderson

1945 - 2021

BORN

1945

DIED

2021

Diane Anderson Obituary

Name: Celebration of Life for Diane Frances Anderson
Start: 2022-01-05T19:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-01-05T21:00:00.000Z
Location: Cooper River Room of the Mt. Pleasant Visitors Center

Diane Frances Anderson MT. PLEASANT - Diane Frances Anderson, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, passed away on December 11 in her home at the age of 76. Born in 1945 in Michigan, Diane was the daughter of Wendall and Phyllis Haner. A graduate of Purdue University with Bachelor's degrees in both Spanish and English, she married Karl Eric Anderson in 1967. In the early years of their marriage, she and her husband and children moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where Eric worked on a research project for the British government, and she received a postgraduate degree in social administration from the University of Edinburgh. As part of her postgraduate work, she helped to establish a social and childcare center for single parents in one of Edinburgh's poorest areas. Following their stay overseas, she and her family moved to Reston, Virginia. During her career, Diane was an editor, a publications designer and manager, and a marketing manager for magazines, book-publishing companies, engineering firms, and federal agencies in the Washington, D.C. area. In 1999, she and her husband relocated to Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, where she continued to work as an editor. Diane and Eric especially enjoyed traveling in the United States and overseas. She had a passion for genealogy and often helped others discover their family histories. She served as the newsletter publisher and secretary for a family association for 32 years. She also actively contributed to her neighborhood and local community. Survivors include her husband, Eric; son, Brian Anderson and his partner, Javier Perez of Washington State; daughter, Tara Anderson of Virginia; sister, Jean Haner of California; nephew, Jeffrey Dong, also of California; five grandsons; a great-granddaughter; a great-grandson; beloved cousin, Carol Duncan of Florida; and "chosen" family members, Kathleen, David, Katy, and Mychal Miller of Washington State. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to a charity of your choice. A celebration of life will be held at the Cooper River Room of the Mt. Pleasant Visitors Center on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, from 2-4 PM. Everyone is welcome. Visit our guestbook at legacy.com/obituaries/charleston

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Dec. 20 to Dec. 21, 2021.

Memories and Condolences
for Diane Anderson

3 Entries

Rod Haynor

December 7, 2022

Genealogy research was one of Diane's specialties and that is how I met her. We communicated back and forth about research for quite a few years.....not just about the Haner/Hayner family, but about related families and descendants as well. I can scarcely start to pursue research on any family today without thinking of her, but more than that, Diane was a friend......a friend of good conscience, good intentions, and good deeds, who, I believe left this world a better place by the fact that she was a part of it. Those who knew and appreciated her are, yet today, the beneficiaries of having known her.

Darryl Klutts

January 5, 2022

As president of the Hayner Family Association for the last dozen years, I was awed by the commitment and support of Diane, longtime dedicated secretary, organizer, editor and genealogist. She always cringed when I suggested she was the foundation while Beth and I, VP and Prez, merely figureheads, emcee and worker bee. Missed by all who knew her enthusiam, positive energy, good sense and diplomacy, we extend sincer condolence to Eric and his family and will find her irreplaceable. Darryl & Beth Klutts

Rod Haynor

January 4, 2022

I have known Diane for many years through genealogy research, and a common interest in the Haner/Hayner Association, in which we were both members. Diane, however, took a leading role in the organization, as she was tireless in her promotion of family history, and in doing the legwork necessary to make such an organization meaningful. She was always willing to help others in their research, willing to point toward a previously unthought of direction..........and always, always, with kindness and enthusiasm. My hope is that she is now able to communicate with, and gain the well-earned goodwill, of those ancestors who's memory she so sought to preserve.

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