As I’m sure most of you have heard, a Rainier National Park Ranger was murdered over the weekend. While the suspect’s state of mind may be in question, that is not what we should be focusing on. There are now 2 children without a mother and a husband (also a park ranger) without a wife.

We’ve been trying to track down how people can help the family since this has happened and have yet to get a response from the Park Service. However, Ranger Anderson’s father is a Pastor at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in NJ and they are collecting an offering for her family.

According to the church, all cards will be forwarded to the family. If you’d like to send a note expressing your condolences, the mailing address is:

Redeemer Lutheran Church
229 Cowperthwaite Place
Westfield, NJ 07090

If you wish to contact the church about making a donation to the family, the contact information for the church is available here.

UPDATE: We got a response back from the park service with information about donating money to the family: