Marion "Sister" (Simmons) Anderson , 89 of Norwell formerly of Hanover passed away after a brief illness at the Merrimack Valley Hospice House in Haverhill, MA on Saturday, August 20, 2011, surrounded by her family. She was born August 3, 1922 in Chelsea, MA, the daughter of Edna Winifred (Farrar) Simmons (born in Norwell) and Basil Sumner Simmons (born in Hanover). Marion resided in Norwell and was raised in Hanover. She was the wife of the late G. Stanley Anderson, mother of Carol A. Morrell and her husband Thomas P. of Lee, NH, Lee M. Cappucci and her husband James P. of Billerica, and Alan D. Anderson of Norwell.

She is the sister of Herbert D. Simmons of Hanover and the late Alton T. Simmons of Marshfield. Marion is survived by 5 grandchildren; Timothy D. Stoddard of WI, Melanie L. Ziegler of OH, Kimberly Pitkin of NH, Michele L. McLaughlin of Billerica, and Shauna Donoian of AZ, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great granddaughter and many dear nieces, nephews and close friends.

Marion graduated from the Hanover Stetson High School in 1940 and attended the Chandler School for Women. She went on to work at the Selective Service Offices in Marshfield and Plymouth and then pursued a career in banking, from which she retired in 1982.

Memorial Services will be held at The First Congregational Church of Hanover on Saturday August 27, 2011 at 11:00 AM. Memorial donations in her name may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at 700 Broadway, Suite 810, Denver, CO 80203-3442 or the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-3517.

For those wishing to send floral arrangements, please have them delivered to the Magoun-Biggins Funeral Home, 135 Union St. ROCKLAND, MA 02370