Dennis Aanderud Obituary
Dennis Aanderud, age 78 of Spotsylvania, VA, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2021, with his family at his side. He was born in Munising, MI on January 18, 1943. His strong faith sustained him through a long and difficult illness which he faced with courage and determination.
In the military, Dennis was stationed in Paris with the Army Signal Corp. In his civilian career, he took long term work assignments in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, the Bahamas and Tehran, Iran. Photography was a lifelong hobby. One of his work assignments was photographing the Alaska pipeline.
Dennis enjoyed playing guitar and singing gospel music, especially with his friend Joe, and for his Christian brothers in their fellowship groups. He was very handy and liked to work on home projects. He spent hours in his workshop assembling a 5-foot balsa wood Spitfire airplane. He had fond memories of time spent as an auxiliary Deputy with the Prince William County Sheriff's Office on the motor squad. He went on mission trips including a trip to Haiti which was very impactful to him. He enjoyed playing pool, cards, and other games. Dennis was an avid skier and tennis player for many years. He also loved spending time in the mountains.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Brenda, daughter Karyn Romani, son and daughter-in-law, Carl & Dione Aanderud, grandchildren Jessica Romani, Dylan Romani, Kea Romani, Janet (Brandon Counts) Pierce, Joshua (Tori) Aanderud, Justine Aanderud, Jacob Aanderud, great-grandchildren Mia, Galen, Hartley, Riley, Carter, Noah, and Jordan Jr., sisters and brother-in-laws, Diane and Charles Garrett and Dawn and Dale Numikoski and several nieces and nephews. Dennis was preceded in death by his parents Louise Gerard and Ted Aanderud, infant daughter Teresa Dawn, infant grandson Guistino Romani, and brother Duane Aanderud.
Visitation will be Monday, January 3, 2022, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm at Baker-Post Funeral Home, 10001 Nokesville Rd., Manassas, VA 22110. The Celebration of Life will be Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at 1:00 pm at Living Faith Church 10266 Battleview Pkwy., Manassas, VA 20109. Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made in memory of Dennis to the MDS Foundation (mds-foundation.org) or Samaritan's Purse (samaritanspurse.org).
