R. Douglas Anderson, 91, of Galva, died at 9:15 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, at the Gardens at Kewanee.

He was born on April 18, 1935, in Bishop Hill, the son of Newell and Elsie (Martin) Anderson. He married Marcia L. Peterson on Aug. 26, 1956, at the Messiah Lutheran Church but had been together since May of 1950, enjoying 72 years together until her passing on Nov. 17, 2022.

Survivors include his two sons, Doug Anderson of Galva and Chris (Lucy) Anderson of Raritan, two brothers, Ralph Anderson of Kewanee and Marty Anderson of Altona, two sisters, Kathy Todd of Batesville, Miss. and Susie (Tony) Miller of Galesburg, sister-in-law, Sandy Anderson of Las Vegas, Nev., brother-in-law, Jim Clevenger of Henderson and four grandchildren, Clayton, Lily, Christina and Amber. He was also preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Bob and Gary and a sister, Rita.

Doug graduated from Galva High School in 1953 and served his country in the Army National Guard for 30 years, having served from 1954-63 and again from 1974-1995.

During his time in the military, he was stationed in Guatemala and Honduras and had camped in the tundra for 4 years. While in the National Guard, Doug skied in Norway and received first place in a biathlon at the age of 42.

He was the superintendent of Grain Operation at Galva Cooperative, retiring at the age of 74. Prior to that he worked for Valspar Painting in Chicago, was manager at the Galva Creamery and had worked for Meco Mines. He had been a member of the Galva Fire Department, was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, Galva American Legion Hagberg-Hamlin Post 45, the VASA Lodge and had served two terms on the Galva City Council.

Doug enjoyed fishing, especially in Canada which he did for 59 years. He also enjoyed golfing, playing in the Bishop Hill Swedish softball league, woodworking, planting a garden and genealogy, tracing his family roots to Sweden to the family farm which is still in the family today. He was an avid sports fan of the Chicago Cubs, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks. Doug loved to travel and had taken 11 trips to Europe over the years with Marcia after the age of 60 and spent time on the East Coast at their home on Cape Cod.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 17 at Rux Funeral Home in Galva with Rev. Randy Swanson officiating. A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of the services at the funeral home. The burial will follow at Galva Cemetery where military rites will be accorded by the Galva Fusiliers. Memorials may be directed to the Galva American Legion Hagberg-Hamlin Post 45 or to the Messiah Lutheran Church.