Collette Anderson Obituary (1961 - 2024)

Collette Warren Anderson, 62 of Huntsville, Utah passed away peacefully on Monday, March 4, 2024, of a Brain Aneurysm, with her family and lifelong friend by her side. Collette was born on March 13, 1961, she was the daughter of Shanna Stephens and Jack Garner, and Doug Warren. Collette attended the rodeos with her Papa, Al Warren when she was just a young girl. Collette was always excited to drive her Papa's buggies in the Cherry Days Parade. She was in 4-H and won many ribbons with her horse. This is where her love for animals began. She also worked at their family business, Warren's Drive In, in North Ogden until it was sold. Collette attended and graduated from Weber High School. During those years she made wonderful memories and many lifelong friendships. Collette married the love of her life, Mark Anderson 25 years ago. Collette and Mark resided in Huntsville, where they had Horses, Cows, Goats, Chickens, Dog and Cats on their "mini farm." Collette worked in various lines of work in the medical field, which she worked in for years, including part time EMT in Wendover. At the time of her death, she worked at Browning in Mtn. Green, her dream job. She often said it was the best place to work and enjoyed her co-workers and boss. Collette loved the outdoors as she was an avid hunter. Occasionally she would have a grandchild by her side on some of her hunts teaching them the ways of the land. Collette loved spending time with her family. She was proud of them all, and especially enjoyed and loved her grandchildren "to the moon." Collette always had an amazing garden, and her grandchildren loved helping her with it. She was very active in her grandchildren's lives and enjoyed every minute of it, she supported them in all their endeavors. Collette enjoyed the time spent with her friends crafting, scrapbooking, concerts and camping. She especially enjoyed floating in the river. If you were a person, she called her friend, you were fiercely loved, defended and cherished. Collette was determined, adventurous and was always planning what shenanigans to get into next. Whether that was going on a cross country road trip for a windmill, turkey hunting or the next concert or vacation! Collette always knew she was adopted and decided to seek her birth family out. In 2019 she flew to California to meet her birth mother, Darhle Wickersham and her 3 sisters, Sue, Anna and Tracy. They had a bond instantly and spoke nearly every day. She hadn't had the pleasure of meeting her brother, Steve Szabo and on her birth fathers' side, brother Tj McNulty Sister, Lisa Mills, as well as many cousins she was looking forward to meeting. She talked about them often. Collette left us way too soon and we will all struggle to go on without her. She is survived by her husband, Mark Anderson, daughters Austin (Scott) Moffit, Kirby (Mike) Mortensen, Afton (Landen) Stocker-Thomas and her 15 grandchildren: Aspen, Cayden, Brenna, Logan, Lydia, Lucie, Tallia, Gavin, Landon, AmberLee, Addie, Knox, Hucksten, Ashtyn and Oaklen. Many nieces and nephews. Collette is also survived by her sisters Suzette Warren, Sue (Mark) Christmann, Anna (Kris) Voight, Tracy (Rob) Szczepanek and Lisa Mills, and her brothers Dan (Neva) Garner, Steve (Carrie) Szabo, and Tj McNulty. She was preceded in death by her mother, Shanna Stephens Garner, Darhle Wickersham and father, Jack Garner, Doug Warren, her sister, Shellie Szabo and her many Grandparents. At Collette's request a Celebration of Life will be announced later, for close friends and family.