Feb 16, 2021 11:42 AM
Morris “Moose” Anderson, 85, of Creekside passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 at the Indiana Regional Medical Center.
The son of Andrew and Mantie (Wells) Anderson, he was born in Brockway, PA on June 8, 1935.
Moose grew up in Creekside, PA, where he became a lifelong fixture in the community.
A graduate of Indiana High School in 1953, he served in the United States Army (1957- 1959), where he spent time in Korea, Japan and Okinawa. During his military service, he distinguished himself on the basketball courts and the baseball fields, earning positions on regimental squads, divisional squads and All-Far East teams.
Moose worked for Fisher Scientific almost ten years and, eventually, for PENELEC for 28 years. He retired in 1994. At PENELEC he was a part of the mobile maintenance crew and during that time, many lifelong friendships were made.