ANDERS LARSEN BURIED MONDAY

Anders Larsen passed away November 22nd at the Blair Hospital. He was born April 2, 1859 to Mr. and Mrs. Lars Nelson at Addit, Denmark, and was 91 years of age at the time of his death.

At the age of 21 he came to the United States, and with the exception of four years, he resided in Washington County. In 1920 he discontinued farming and operated a Product Station in Blair.

Mr. Larsen returned to Denmark in 1885, and was married to Dorothea Louise Sorensen. Six children were born to this union. One daughter, Anna, died in 1908 at the age of 18. Mrs. Larsen passed away December 13, 1909.

In 1917 Mrs. Dorothea Andreasen became his wife, but she died in 1932.

Survivors are his sons, Louis and George of Blair; Arthur Beal of San Leandro, Calif.; his daughters Mrs. Annina L. Wilson of Casper, Wyoming; and Mrs. Freda Marie Mathieson of Brooks, Alberta, Canada. Also eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Rev. Paul Nyholm officiated at the funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Lutheran church, and burial was made in the Blair Cemetery with the Bendorf Funeral Home in charge.

Pallbearers were Fred Long, George Hedelund, Chris H. Petersen, Axel E. Neilsen, Freeman Loftis and Hans O. Anderson.

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

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