Obituary: Michael Killian Anderson, Sr.
/Michael Killian Anderson, Sr.
Michael Killian Anderson, Sr. died on October 17, 2025 after suffering a massive stroke.
Mr. Anderson was born in Quincy, the son of Edward and Margaret (Peg) Anderson, and was the second of seven children.
Some of his fondest childhood memories brought him back to his Little League days and the time he went to the Ted Williams baseball camp. He attended Atlantic Middle School, graduated from North Quincy High School in the Class of 1966 and joined the Army in 1968.
A proud veteran, Mr. Anderson served his country in Vietnam in 1969 and returned home to build a life full of love, laughter, and good stories. He worked for the telephone company for 44-1/2 years, starting at New England Telephone in 1966.
He married Virginia O’Rourke from Quincy and they started a beautiful family together. Mr. Anderson was very proud of his children and beamed whenever he talked about his family. He loved taking trips to the Cape or Maine during school vacations with Gin and the kids. Whether carving through fresh powder on the slopes, catching sun and the ocean breeze down O Street beach, or outsmarting his opponents in backgammon – his humor and enjoyment of life was infectious.
Mr. Anderson is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ginny Anderson; his daughter Maggie and her husband Eoin Kelly; his son Michael Killian Anderson, Jr. and his wife Tanya (Brophy); and his son Joseph Anderson and his fiancée, Meghan Bennett. He is survived by his five grandchildren; Killian, Adelaide, Vada, Savannah, and Lola; and by his six siblings; Charlie (Pat), Ted (Wendy), Mark, Paul (the late Carolyn), Mary Dolbec (Rob), Katie Gould (Paul), and many loving nieces, nephews, grandnieces, and grandnephews.
Mr. Anderson’s family will be holding a Mass in the spring/summer and a celebration of his life in the weather he loved. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Vietnam Veterans of America (https://vva.org).
