SPRINGFIELD - Kathleen E. Anderson, 53, died Sept. 11, 2009, at her home.She was born June 4, 1956, in Colorado Springs, Colo., the daughter of Robert and Margaret (Wheeler) Salvage.She attended Colorado Springs schools and Norwich University. On Oct. 26, 1991, she married Howard J. Anderson in Colorado Springs.Mrs. Anderson was employed by the federal government for more than 23 years, 18 years of which at Veterans Administration Hospital in White River Junction.She enjoyed playing piano, listening to music and fishing. Survivors include her husband, her mother and stepfather, Lawrence Behsmann, a son, David Dykes, and a daughter, Tonia Dykes-Hunter, all of Springfield; four brothers, Mike Ward and Bill Stone of Colorado Springs, Roger Stone of Springfield and Timothy Behsmann of Baltimore, Md.; seven grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.She was predeceased by a daughter, Angela Foreman.The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Davis Memorial Chapel in Springfield. The Rev. Mary Lewis-Webb will officiate.Private burial will be held at a later date.Memorial contributions may be made to ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=rutlandherald'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Kathleen&ln=Anderson'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Kathleen'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Anderson'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=311268331'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=311268331'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, PO Box 1460, Williston, VT 05495.View the guest book at www.rutlandherald.com/ obits.