Orville Kermit “O.K.” Anderson, age 95, resident of Lakota, ND, died Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Devils Lake Good Samaritan Center in Devils Lake , ND .

O.K. was born December 20, 1913 , the son of Olaf and Mary Kate (Stotts) Anderson, on his parents farm in Mountrail County , near Ross , ND . He was raised on the farm, attended the local school, and was graduated from Stanley High School in 1932. He farmed near Ross and also accepted a position at the Scandia American Bank in Stanley , ND . O.K. married Ida B. Hermanson on February 28, 1936 at Palermo , ND . They lived in Stanley until they moved to Lakota in 1946 and purchased the State Bank of Lakota. O.K. was a Master Mason & a member of the Kem Temple Shrine of Grand Forks . He was an active member of the Lakota Lutheran Church and had also served on the Church Council, City Council, and Lakota School Board, as well as being past president of the North Dakota Bankers Association. O.K. loved to go on fishing trips with his friends and he & Ida loved traveling and cruise vacations. They moved to Stuart , FL in 1993, and in 2000 they moved to Dallas , TX . In May of 2002 they moved back to Lakota, in order to be closer to their family. Ida died February 19, 2004 and O.K. lost the love of his life after almost 68 years of marriage.

O.K. will be greatly missed by his 5 children, Kathlyn Kolberg of Lakota, Aron (Mary) Anderson of Lakota, Sandra Martz of Lakota, Sherryl Duncan of Garden Valley, ID, and Pamela Ivy of Lakota; 17 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida; an infant son; and 6 sisters.

O.K.'s Funeral Service will be held at Lakota Lutheran Church on Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be the Reverend Dale Peterson. The organist will be Karen Fowler and the soloist will be Jason Flom. Interment will be in the Lakota Cemetery . Casketbearers will be O.K.'s grandsons, David Kolberg, Jeff Anderson, Bruce Anderson, Mark Anderson, Stuart Duncan, Paul Duncan, Eric Martz, and Aron Martz. Honorary bearers will be O.K.'s granddaughters, Cynthia (Kolberg) Ritteman, Lisa (Kolberg) Curtis, Sarah (Kolberg) Donofrio, Kristin (Martz) Vie, Kathlyn (Martz) Olson, Kadra Martz, Melisa ( Duncan ) Whipple, Erin Nicole ( Anderson ) Danovsky, and Kaitlin (Ivy) Lambert. Visitation will be held at the Aaker Funeral Home of Lakota on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 beginning at 1:00 p.m. with a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church on Thursday, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be given to a local charity or service organization of your choice.