Elmer Anderson
| Date of Interment or Death | 08/08/1945 |
|---|---|
| Location | Old Fairview |
| Section | C |
| Block-Lot-Grave | 8-3-1 |
Obituary
Military Rites Set Here Wednesday for Elmer Anderson
Legion Will Be In Charge At Funeral of Former Commander at Local Church Military rites for Elmer Anderson, Wahpeton resident since childhood who died early this, Monday, morning at the Veterans Hospital in Fargo, will be held Wednesday afternoon at two o’clock from the Wahpeton Methodist Church. The Hafner Miller Ross post of the American Legion will be in charge and pallbearers and color guard will be made up of Legion men.
Death came to the Wahpeton man after an illness which had extended since last fall; he entered the Veterans hospital in November 1st for a heart ailment and his condition became critical a week ago when he was stricken with pneumonia. The body will be brought to Wahpeton Monday evening and will lie in state at the Schmitt & Olson chapel Tuesday and Wednesday morning until 11 o’clock after which it will be taken to the Methodist church and lie in state there until the hour of the service.
Elmer A. Anderson was born in Clinton, Iowa, April 18, 1889, the son of Evan Anderson and the late Mrs. Anderson. He came to Wahpeton with his parents as a young lad and made Wahpeton his home during his entire lifetime except for a short period spent at Steele, N.D.
He graduated from Wahpeton high school and the State School of Science and in 1911 went to work for Leach & Gamble Wholesale Company as accountant, a position he held until last fall with the exception of the time he was in service. He entered service, August 1, 1918 here and after basic training was assigned to Lakehurst, N.J., where he was in the chemical warfare division which tested gasses before sending them overseas. He was mustered out Dec. 18, 1918.
He was married April 14, 1920 to Miss Ann McInnes in Breckenridge and to them were born two sons both of whom are in the armed services. They are Cpl. Robert Anderson, who like his father received training in chemical warfare and who is in Reggensburg, Austria, after taking part in the German theatre of war; and Jack, Seaman 2c who is in the South Pacific.
There are two sisters, Mrs. Fred Barber, of Watseka, Ill. And Mrs. H. R. Hardy, of St. Paul, and one brother, Louis Anderson, of Salem, Ore.
Mr. Anderson was a past commander of Hafner-Ross-Miller post of the American Legion and took an active part in the Boys State program in years past. He was chairman of the city band committee for many years and was financial secretary of the Methodist church of which he was a member. He served on Wahpeton school board for three terms.
Interment will be made in Fairview cemetery. Rev. Chas. Langdon will deliver the funeral sermon at the church and be in charge at the graveside rites.
Location
Old Fairview is located on the southern half of the cemetery grounds.