Obituary Record

Andrew Anderson
Died on 1/21/1911

Andrew Anderson

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Dies At His Home in Florence After a Brief Illness of Congestion of the Brain and is Buried Monday at Forest Lawn Cemetery. – His Many Friends, With Aching Hearts, Attending the Funeral, During Which Time All Business Houses in the City Are Closed.

Never was this community more shocked than it was on last Saturday when the news that Andrew Anderson had passed away reached the ears of his many friends. They did not seem able to grasp the fact at first, many of them not knowing that he was even ill. On Tuesday evening Mr. Anderson, accompanied by his wife, attended the installations of the Royal Neighbors and Modern Woodmen of America at Adams’ hall and seemed to be in particularly happy frame of mind and apparently as well as anyone present. Later in the evening he complained to his wife of having a headache and suggested they go home, which they did. From that time on he rapidly sank.

On Wednesday evening he told several that he was going to die, although at that time no one seemed to think that he was dangerously ill. Through this psychological fact he did not respond to the medicines the doctors prescribed and gradually sank until at 1:30 Thursday he passed on to that bourne from whence no traveler returns.

The funeral took place from his late residence, 610 Bluff street, Monday afternoon and was the largest funeral ever held in Florence. Every business house in the city closed its doors from 1 o’clock until 3, and the proprietors and clerks all attended the funeral, thus showing in a way the esteem in which Mr. Anderson was held by his business associates and townsmen.

Rev. George S. Sloan, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated at the funeral, taking as his topic, Hebrews 13-14: “We Have No Abiding City Here; We Seek One to Come.” Mrs. Paul A. Haskell and Mrs. Campbell sang “The Beautiful Isle of Somewhere.”

The pallbearers were all old friends of Mr. Anderson and were George Siert, T. P. Herskinds, Hugh Suttie, J. B. Brisbin, Thomas Walker and David Andrews.

The flower committal service was used at the grave, interment being at Forest Lawn cemetery.

Mr. Anderson was born at Bormerkoog, Province of Schleswig, Germany, April 24, 1861, and came to this country when 20 years of age. He came to Florence in 1883. On Feb. 14, 1889, he married Miss Mary Rathman of Blair, Neb.

He engaged in various business enterprises and for four years was in business for himself. In 1904 he formed a partnership with Henry Hollingsworth and started the firm of Anderson & Hollingsworth, he being the business manager, for his wife who was the owner of the interest in the firm. From a very small beginning this firm grew until of late years it was one of the largest in the city doing a tremendous business.

Mr. Anderson was a member of the Odd Fellows, Modern Woodman of America and Eagle lodges.

A sad feature of the death was the death of his step-mother at Dallas, S.D., on Friday, and her funeral on Sunday, a day before all that was mortal of Andrew was laid away.

Attending the funeral from out of town were many friends and the following relatives: Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Henrichs and family, Mr. John Anderson, Miss Kate Henrichs, Mr. and Mrs. Claus Mencke and family, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sall and family, Mr. and Mrs. August Rathman, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Rathman, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Rathman, all of Blair; Mr. and Mrs. David Anderson of Bennington; Mr. and Mrs. John Henrichs, of Fremont; and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rathman, of Scribner.

The following resolution was unanimously adopted by Fontanelle Aerie of Eagles at its meeting Wednesday evening:

Whereas, the shadow of death has again entered our aerie, thus depriving us of one who in his lifetime gave his best efforts and devoted his every energy to the exemplification of the motto of this fraternity; and

Whereas, the life of our brother Andrew Anderson was lived in strict compliance with those tenents that make for happiness, nobility of character and goodness;

He was a steadfast and as faithful as the stars; as reliable as the attraction of gravitation; he knew no desire of turning from the path of duty. He was as generous as autumn, as hospitable as summer and as tender as a perfect day in June. Surely his passing while yet in the bloom of manhood is to be deplored. Therefore,

Resolved, that we, the members of Fontanelle Aerie 1542, Fraternal Order of Eagles, in meeting assembled, do attest to the irreparable loss our Aerie has sustained in his demise, as well as mourning the loss of a staunch adherent of the principles enunciated by the Fraternal of Eagles.

Resolved further that we tender the bereaved family of the deceased the assurance that he leaves behind the priceless heritage of a life, which while all too short, was devoted to the accomplishment of good works. And

Resolved further, that a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to the family of the deceased; that they be spread upon the minutes of our meeting in full, and that for a period of thirty days our charter be draped in mourning.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

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