ANDERSON, MARY LOUISE GOTTBRATH, went home to heaven on Friday, January 9, 2009, in the 99th year of her life. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Mary Lou was a kind, generous loving, caring, and selfless person who always put others ahead of herself. After completing the eighth grade, at the age of 14, she dutifully went to work to help support her widowed mother and six siblings. Later in life, at age 62, she received her high school diploma through the GED program, a proud moment in her life. Mary Lou was tireless in her roles as wife, mother, grandmother, sibling and friend. She volunteered at St. Peter Church and School as a young mother and, later in life, as a senior citizen, she tutored students at St. Timothy School. She got great joy from her efforts. Mary Lou was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth (Boots); her parents, Henry and Theresa Gottbrath and five brothers, Bernard, Fr. Vincent, Norbert, Edward and Fr. Hilary Gottbrath. She is survived by her son, Ken (Skip) Anderson; daughters, Ginny (Steve) Whitlow, Theresa (Joe) Stuber; and four grandsons, Chris Whitlow, Matt (Janice) Whitlow, Jason Stuber and Kevin Stuber. She is also survived by a sister, Virginia Schook and many nieces and nephews. Her funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter the Apostle, 10801 Deering Lane, formerly Our Lady of Consolation Church, with interment following in Louisville Memorial Gardens West. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday and 2-8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Contributions can be made to Little Sisters of the Poor.