Val Anderson, of Hines, passed away May 17 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend.

Val George Anderson was born May 3, 1949, in Burns to Merrill V. and Ruth Ella Anderson (Hammons). He was the youngest of four children. He graduated from Burns Union High School in 1967.

Val enlisted in the Navy on June 4, 1968, and served until March 17, 1972. He completed a tour of duty in Vietnam as a member of the HAL-3 Seawolves. He was stationed at Lemoore Naval Air Station in California, on board the U.S.S. Enterprise, and the U.S.S. Yorktown. While on board the Yorktown, his crew was involved in the Recovery Force of the Apollo Moon Orbital Flight in December 1968.

He married Donna Swearengin on March 11, 1974. They moved to Juneau, Alaska, in 1976. Shannon Anderson was born in 1977, followed by Stacey Anderson in 1980. While in Juneau, Val worked for Yukon Office Supply from 1976 to 1982. He worked for Wang Laboratories from 1982 to 1983.

Val then returned to Oregon. He lived and worked for a time in John Day. Val then went to work for Tecton, Harney County Operations, Inc. and Monaco Coach Corporation in Hines until he was laid off in 2001.

He retired and lived in Hines since then.

Val is survived by his daughters, Shannon Grei of Medford, and Stacey Anderson (Ben) of Portland; sister, Phyllis Propeck of Mt. Vernon; and best friend and brother-in-law, Jerry Francis of Burns.

He was preceded in death by his mother, father, sisters, Marilyn Francis and Sheri Lemrick.

A graveside service will be held at the Burns Cemetery (time and date to be announced).

For those who would like to make a memorial donation in memory of Val, the family suggests the American Legion through Tami’s Pine Valley Funeral Home & Cremation Services, P.O. Box 543, Halfway, Oregon 97834. Online condolences may be shared at www.tamispinevalleyfuneralhome.com