Gote
Anderson, 90
Thief
River Falls - Gote Anderson, 90, died on
Friday, September 6, 2002 at his home in rural
Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday,
September 11 (today) at Redeemer Lutheran Church
with Rev. Arlen Hermodson officiating. Joyce
Halbasch will be the organist and Kathy Larson and
Kenneth Poole will be the vocalists. Special music
will include "The Old Rugged Cross." Casketbearers
will be Rolland Sande, Clair Larson, Carl Berggren,
Ray Johnson, Joe Forberg, Phil Bergland and Eugene
Rondorf. Interment will be in Greenwood
Cemetery.
Visitation
was on Tuesday, September 10 at the Johnson-Green
Funeral Home and will also take place for one hour
prior to services on Wednesday in the
church.
Gote
Anderson was born on June 8, 1912, the son of Oscar
and Charlotta (Hansson) Anderson in Smiley Township
in Pennington County. He grew up and attended
Hiwatha School in Smiley Township. On July 13,
1942, Gote entered the United States Army in Little
Rock, Ark. He was a Staff Sergeant with the 101st
ARM Airways Communications Systems 51st Group. He
was honorably discharged from the service on March
1, 1946 at Camp McCoy, Wisc. He returned to the
area where he farmed his entire life in Smiley
Township.
Gote
was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, the
American Legion Post 117, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
International-War-Veterans Alliance, The Agassiz
Swedish Society, The Nash Car Club of America and
Antique Automobile Club of America. He enjoyed
working on old cars and tractors.
Survivors
include a sister, Martha Burtness of Thief River
Falls and many nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends.
Gote
was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ina
Myrom and Harriet Anderson; brothers Clarence,
Wilhelm and Erland; brothers-in-law, Clarence Myrom
and John Burtness; and one nephew.
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