Cora Gene (Cody) Yergesen Anderson Obituary (1923 - 2021)

Funeral services for Cody Anderson will be broadcast via Facebook Live on Saturday, June 12, 2021 beginning at 11:00 AM MDT. If viewing this broadcast from a mobile device, the Facebook App is required. If you are viewing this broadcast on a desktop computer, a Facebook account is not required. To watch this service, please click on the link below. Click HERE to view Funeral Services for Cody Anderson Our wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Cora Gene (Cody) Yorgesen Anderson left us in the afternoon of June 5, 2021 after living 98 eventful and wonderful years. Cody was born May 12th, 1923 in Shelley, Idaho to Oscar Clarence Yorgesen and Marion Fairbanks Jacobsen. She was the 4th of 5 children. She married her high school sweetheart, Newell Francis Anderson, in the Salt Lake Temple on Oct 27, 1941. They are the parents of six children, Susan (Robert) Roylance, Fred (Bonnie) Anderson, Russell (Karen) Anderson, Ruth (Russell) Despain, Lyle Anderson (deceased) and Janice (Jim) Strobell. Denice Hawkins Kovalsky lived with the family for several years and is also considered to be a special member of the Anderson Family. Cody played an integral part in Newell’s success in farming and business ventures. They built many homes in Idaho, Washington and Utah during their 63 years of marriage. Cody was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved serving in the Youth and Relief Society organizations of the ward and stake, as well as serving four missions with her husband: St. George Visitors Centers, Trinidad Humanitarian, Pennsylvania proselyting, and England Humanitarian. Family and Reunions were an important part of Newell and Cody’s life. At one point they built a large cabin which they named AYRAADAST (which represented each member of the family) in Oakley, Utah to accommodate large family gatherings. Many grandsons were involved in helping to build that wonderful facility. After Newell died, Cody continued to sponsor reunions for many years near Heber, Utah. Music was a special part of Cody’s life and she spent many years leading choirs and training future choir leaders in wards and stakes. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, her brothers and sisters, a son and a grandson. She is survived by five children and their spouses; 35 grandchildren, 101 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren. The funeral will be held June 12th at 11am in the Murray 3rd Ward chapel, 160 East 4600 South. The viewing will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Jenkins-Soffe Mortuary 4760 S. State St., and Saturday, 9:30-10:30 am, at the church. Interment will be at the Elysian Gardens, Salt Lake City. Funeral services may be viewed online by clicking on the link that will be posted at the top of this page prior to services.