Kim Anderson
April 1, 1976 – Oct. 7, 2022
Kimberly Ann Ander-
son, the daughter of Dick
and Pamela (Wirtz)
Ramsdell was born on
April 1, 1976 in Minot,
North Dakota. She died at
the age of 46 years on Fri-
day, October 7, 2022 at
the home of her parents,
under the care of her fam-
ily and hospice in Rugby,
North Dakota.
Kim was raised in Ken-
mare, where she attended
school and graduated, the
class of 1994. Her love for
the outdoors, started at a
young age, she would
play little league with the
boys, football on the play-
ground or go hunting with
her dad. When she wasn’t
outdoors, she wanted to
be with her big sister,
Sheila and was so excited
when she got a little
brother, Derek to boss
around. After high school,
she attended Minot State
University, then Bismarck
State College, to play vol-
leyball and basketball and
went back to MSU, where
she graduated. On New
Year’s Eve, 1999, she met
Steve Anderson on a
blind date through mutual
friends at a rodeo in
Minot, while she was
teaching and coaching
volleyball in Mohall. Kim
and Steve were united in
marriage on July 21, 2001
at St. Agnes Catholic
Church in Kenmare. They
made their home on
Steve’s family farm/ranch
in rural York. They were
blessed with two children,
Brooke and Cole. Kim
taught at Maddock and
continued her education,
receiving her Master’s de-
gree from NDSU and later
became the principal at
Little Flower School in
Rugby. She would help
Steve at the farm when he
needed, enjoyed mowing
the yard, and loved to
keep her garden and her
many, many flowers that
made the yard beautiful.
Kim was all about her
faith, family, teaching,
coaching and friends. She
followed her kids in
everything they were in-
terested in and signed
them up for everything,
keeping them busy! She
loved to ‘instigate’ family
trips and there are many
vacations her and her
family enjoyed with
memories and stories that
will be told forever. One
of her favorite places to go
was anywhere there was
an ocean, she loved to
look and enjoy its beauty.
There are many things she
loved in life, besides her
family, she loved the lake,
coaching volleyball, any
country music concert,
junking/rummage sales,
black Friday and garden-
ing. Her family says that
on Thanksgiving Day, she
would go through the
fliers and plan the next
day’s shopping schedule!
She loved to decorate for
Christmas and spend all
the time she could with
her family, who meant the
world to her. She was a
member of the St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Knox,
North Dakota Council of
Education Leaders, North
Dakota Association of
School Administrators,
and the North Dakota As-
sociation of Secondary
School Principals. Kim
was diagnosed with canc-
er in 2016, she per-
severed, fought, never
gave up, continued to
work and participate in
everything family and
school/sport events, she
is a true champion.
Kim is survived by her
husband, Steve of York;
children, Brooke who is
attending VCSU and Cole
who is attending RHS;
parents, Dick and Pam
Ramsdell of Rugby; si-
blings, Sheila (Mike)
Melaas of Minot and
Derek Ramsdell of Minot;
nephews, Zach Melaas
and Wirtz Ramsdell;
grandmother, Marlise
Wirtz of Minot;
Aunts/Uncles, Prace (Pat)
Ramsdell of Bismarck,
Karen Hawkinson of Tio-
ga, Gary (Colette)
Ramsdell of Powers Lake,
Paulette (Mark) Mattern of
Devils Lake, Robin (Ben)
James of Kenmare and
John (Marianne) Wirtz of
Minot; numerous cousins;
other relatives and
friends. She was preceded
in death by her grandpa,
Paul Wirtz; grandparents,
Floyd (Elinor) Ramsdell,
an uncle, Duran Hawkin-
son and her in-laws, Vic-
tor and Beverly Anderson.
Mass of Christian burial
was held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, October 13 at
the Little Flower Catholic
Church in Rugby with
burial in the Knox St.
Mary’s Cemetery. Father
Franklin Miller, officiat-
ing.
Casket Bearers: Paul
Mattern, Aaron Ramsdell,
Tyler Hawkinson, Steve
Mattern, Kirk Hawkinson
and Zach Melaas
Arrangements with the
Anderson Funeral Home
of Rugby. Online registry:
funeralsbyanderson.com.