Frederick E. Anderson Obituary (1933 - 2014)

Winthrop ~ Frederick E. Anderson passed away March 12, 2014. Fred was born September 4, 1933 in Owl’s Head, Maine. He was the son of Fred and Virginia (Childs) Anderson. Fred’s grandfather immigrated from Finland in the early 1900’s and settled on a large farm in South Thomaston. Fred enjoyed farm life for many summers as a youth. The farm no longer exists except for the large horse chestnut tree which Fred considered his own 70 plus years ago and the tree is still alive and producing chestnuts. While growing up in Rockland Fred began taking violin lessons and continued to play after moving to Rockland and attending high school. After graduating from Gardiner High School, Fred became 1st violin concert master while attending the University of Maine at Orono. Fred graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1955 and after military service returned and earned his masters. He was a certified registered professional engineer in both Maine and Massachusetts. From 1957 to 1960 Fred served with the U.S. Army Security Agency. After 32 weeks of specialized training in electronic surveillance, his team of five was flown overseas for a one year tour in Turkey. Following his military service, Fred worked at Central Maine Power and by 1965 was promoted to Assistant Manager of the rate department. Fred’s professional journey brought him to Florida Power and Light where he also worked in the rate department and eventually was promoted to assistant head of the rate department in 1967. From 1970 to 1975 Fred worked at New England Electric in Westboro, Massachusetts as the senior rate engineer. In 1975 Fred rejoined Central Maine Power as head of the rate department and for nearly 18 years provided testimony before the public utilities commission on every major rate design. Fred’s next Central Maine Power assignment and his last before retirement was as an international consultant in rate design and utility issues. This position included travel to Eastern companies of Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Fred had many friends throughout CMP’s system regardless of their job position. He was very loyal to his department staff and rewarded them appropriately for jobs well done. Most important to Fred however was spending time with his loving wife and two sons (and also a loving cat named Baxter that was part of the family for many years). Fred was predeceased by his wife Janice Anderson, and his parents. He is survived by his two sons Stephen Anderson of Leeds, Maine and Jeffrey Anderson and his wife Beth of Orange Park, Florida. There will be no visiting. A celebration of Fred’s life will be held at 10:30am, Friday, March 21, at Roberts Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 62 Bowdoin St., Winthrop. Burial with military honors will occur in Mount Hope Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pet Haven Lane, Augusta 04330. Memories, condolences and photos may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the website at www.khrfuneralhomes.com.