Deborah Buckeridge

Deborah Lee (Anderson) Buckeridge, 58, of New Hope, MN, died peacefully at Woodlake at New Hope, on Saturday, November 2, 2024. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM at Granite Falls Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Please join the family for fellowship, food, and refreshments after the service in the church fellowship hall. An interment will follow at the Doncaster Hill Cemetery, rural Granite Falls.

Deborah was born on February 24, 1966, in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of Richard and Patricia (Amundson) Anderson. She was baptized on April 17, 1966, at the University Lutheran Church of Hope in Minneapolis, MN. She was confirmed on September 27, 1981, at the Granite Falls Lutheran Church in Granite Falls, MN. Deb attended elementary, middle school, 9th and 10th grade in Granite Falls, MN. She attended her last 2 years of high school in Clarkfield, MN. In high school, Deb played volleyball, basketball, and was the boy’s baseball manager. She was in FFA, band, choir, school musicals, honor student, senior class president and a home coming attendant. 

Deb attended her first year of college at Mankato State University and her second year at South Dakota State University. Deb was going to school for pre-veterinary medicine as she grew up loving her horses, cats, and dogs. 

At age 19, Deb had an unfortunate accident while at SDSU. After rehabilitation at Courage Kenny, she lived in the Minneapolis area for her adult years. Most recently living at the Woodlake at New Hope (previously known as St. Therese Senior Living at New Hope). 

Deb was married twice over her adult years, first to Bill Peterson in 1992, and to Jason Buckeridge in 2002. 

Deb was the ‘socialite’ of the residential facilities she resided in through the years. She would start conversations with everyone, bringing them smiles, complimenting them, making them laugh, enjoyed talking about Jesus, and praying for everyone. She frequented the gift shop to buy gifts for others, and she was a repeat Bingo winner. Her witty sense of humor, contagious laugh, beautiful heart, concern for others, and love for her friends and family, is what will be missed the most. 

Deborah is survived by her mother, Patricia (Paul) Sheggeby of Granite Falls, MN; her siblings, Kristen (Marc) Heffern of St. Joseph, MN, David (Kim) Anderson of Franklin, TN, and Mark (Kristin Sparks) Sheggeby of Virginia Beach, VA; her stepmom, Sharon Anderson of Granite Falls, MN; step siblings, Brad (Amanda) Hall of Granite Falls, MN, Barb (Brad) Jacobson of Hazel Run, MN, and Tom (Abby) Hall of Corpus Christi, TX. Along with her wonderful aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

Deb was preceded in death by, father, Richard Anderson, her paternal grandparents, Walter & Mabel Anderson, maternal grandparents, James & Clare Amundson, and her step brother, Tim Hall.

In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorials to be given to Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute or Tentmakers.