ILGA REKE ANDERSONS

Ilga was born in Riga, Latvia March 27th 1926. She arrived in Wisconsin in 1949 after being displaced from her native Latvia during World War II.  Ilga received her teaching degree and master's degree from UW-Madison. She taught Art, German, and humanities for thirty years at Arrowhead High School until she retired in 1986. Aside from being an educator, she was a prolific artist.
Her works don the walls of many homes and are also included in Latvian museums.
She will be missed by the many people whose lives she touched, but especially by her many friends and former students.

All of the proceeds from sales on this web site will go towards an art scholarship in Ilga's name, to a senior at Arrowhead High School who, like Ilga, demonstrates a passion for art and also like Ilga, has overcome obstacles in pursuing that passion.