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Anderson in 2015, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Loni Kaye Anderson
Date of Birth: August 5, 1945
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: August 3, 2025
Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Ethnicity: *50% German *25% Swedish *12.5% Norwegian *12.5% Northern Irish
Loni Anderson was an American actress. She was known for her role on the comedy series WKRP in Cincinnati .
Loni was the daughter of Maxine, a model, and Klaydon Carl Anderson, an environmental chemist. She was married to musician Bob Flick, until her death. She had a daughter with her former husband Bruce Hasselberg; and a son with her former husband, actor, director, and producer Burt Reynolds .
Loni’s paternal grandfather was Carl John Anderson (the son of Peter Anderson and Susie Jensen). Carl was born in Minnesota. Peter was from Västra Götaland County, Sweden, the son of Anders Anderson/Bengtsson and Katarina Eriksdotter. Susie was an emigrant from Norway, the daughter of Jens Olsen Jensen/Otternes and Marta/Martha Veum.
Loni’s paternal grandmother was Selina Binder (the daughter of Peter Binder and Elizabeth Bauer). Selina was born in Iowa, to German parents, from Darmstadt, Hesse. Peter was the son of Peter Binder and Barbara Ripper. Elizabeth was the daughter of Franz Bauer and Anna Elisabetha Opper.
Loni’s maternal grandfather was John Charles Kallin (the son of John C. Kallin and Emily/Millie Lapel/Lapell). Loni’s grandfather John was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Loni’s great-grandfather John was an emigrant from Ärtemarks, Sweden, the son of Jan/John Magnus Magnusson Kjellin/Kallin and Sophia/Sofia Jansdotter. Loni’s great-grandmother Millie was the daughter of German parents, Johann/John Karl Loepel/Lapel, from Fiedel, Meklenburg, Schwerin; and Emma Amler, from Prussia.
Loni’s maternal grandmother was Hazel Caroline Carver (the daughter of Chauncey/Chancy Paul Carver and Elizabeth Dorothy Wolterstorff). Helen was born in Minnesota. Loni’s great-grandfather Chauncey was the son of Northern Irish parents, Thomas Carver and Jane Finley, who likely was from Armagh. Loni’s great-grandmother Elizabeth was the daughter of German parents, William Wolterstorff, from Prussia; and Katherine Kohler, from Baden.
Sources: Genealogies of Loni Anderson – https://www.geni.com https://www.familysearch.org