Anna was born in North Dakota to Swain and Kristbjorg Thorwaldson of Iceland. At the age of three her family traveled to California and settled in Exeter, where she grew up. She was married in 1945 to Osvald Mikkelsen and they lived in San Jose, Saratoga and Gilroy. She was a skillful homemaker for 63 years. Activities and hobbies included: the Danish Lodge, bridge, crocheting, piano, and, in her later years, attending the senior center lincheons and activities in Morgan Hill. She passed away peacefully on February 18th of natural causes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Osvald, in March of last year. She is dearly loved and survived by her sons, Greg and Eric Mikkelsen; daughter, Ingrid (Jeff) Goodere and daughter-in-law, Carol Mikkelsen, grandmother of Tyler, Spencer, Justin, Kendra and Lindsay Goodere, and Evan Mikkelsenk, great-grandmother of Jeffrey and Aubrey Goodere.
A memorial service will take place on Sunday, March 2, 2008 at 5:30 P.M. at Clos La Chance Winery, 1 Hummingbird Lane in San Martin. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Anna’s memory to: Mt. Madonna YMCA, Centennial Recreation Center, 171 W. Edmundson Ave., Morgan Hill, CA, 95037, attention Susan Fent, director.
