NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:

The Perham Bulletin

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

March 24, 1892

        At the home of the bride�s parents in Gormanton, on March 17, 1892, William Rick and Miss Annie Anderson were married by Rev. Wm. Rice.

The Perham Bulletin

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

October 18, 1894, Page 4

        On Wednesday evening last the wife of Rev. Carl Anderson, a Methodist minister formerly of Moorhead , but then on their way to his new home, Waseca, was taken sick on the train after leaving Detroit , and was removed from the train after arriving at this place. Within a couple of hours a ten-pound son was born. The father accompanied by two other children, left the next day for Waseca, and the mother and baby are still in Perham, where they are receiving every attention at the Grand Pacific hotel.

The Perham Bulletin

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

January 18, 1894

PADDOCK PADLOCKS

        Born to Mr. and Mrs Joseph Anderson a son.

The Perham Bulletin

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Thursday, April 22, 1897

        Mr. Thos. Dennehey and Miss Henrietta Anderson were married in the Grand Pacific parlors, by Justice Davison, Monday afternoon. The happy couple are popular residents of the town of Gorman , and have the well wishes of hosts of friends.

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CEMETERY RECORDS

WOODLAWN CEMETERY

NEWTON T OWNSHIP � SECTION 31

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

OAK KNOLL CEMETERY

HENNING TOWNSHIP � SECTION 11

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

GRACE LUTHERAN CEMETERY

HENNING TOWNSHIP � SECTION 10

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

BAPTIST CEMETERY

HENNING TOWNSHIP � SECTION 10

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

TRINITY CEMETERY

HENNING TOWNSHIP � SECTION 22

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

UNITED CEMETERY

HENNING TOWNSHIP � SECTION 26

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

VERGAS CITY CEMETERY

HOBART TOWNSHIP � SECTION 19

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

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OBITUARIES

The Perham Bulletin

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

April 5, 1894

PAUL ANDERSON

        Paul Anderson died at his daughters in Runeberg Twp., after a lingering illness. He was a mere skeleton, has been sick in bed nearly six years. Diabetes being the disease. They have been getting help from Becker County the past three years. He leaves a wife, two sons and two daughters to mourn him.

CLARA (DERTINGER) ANDERSON

        Clara (Dertinger) Anderson, 92, of Deer Creek (formerly of New York Mills, MN), passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 1998 at Perham Memorial Home. Funeral services were held on Monday, December 28, 1998 at Schoeneberger Funeral Home. Burial was held in Greenwood Cemetery in New York Mills, MN.

        Clara was born at Hankinson, ND on November 29, 1906, the daughter of Julius and Minnie (Boe) Link. She was united in marriage to Frank Dertinger in 1925. Frank died March 6, 1942. In June 1950, Clara married William Anderson who died in 1972.

        Clara was a resident of New York Mills, then lived in Deer Creek for sixteen years. She was a resident of the Perham Memorial Home at the time of her death.

        Clara was an avid gardener, tended her sheep, did embroidering and crocheting.

        Surviving Clara was one son, Bud (Darlene) Dertinger of Wadena, MN; one daughter, Rosetta (Harvey) Voge of Deer Creek, MN; two sisters: Mrs. Esther Eichman of Sioux Falls, SD and Mrs. Ella Hamlin of Sebeka, MN; one daughter-in-law, Edra Dertinger of Sabago Lake, Maine; seven grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Preceded in death by son Gordon Dertinger, August 1998 and one brother.

Schoeneberger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

New York Mills Herald

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

February 2001

LENORE ANDERSON 1913 � 2001

      Lenore M. Anderson, age 87, died January 23, 2001 in Golden Valley, MN. Funeral services were held Saturday, January 27, 2001 at 12 noon at Gearty-Delmore Robbinsdale Chapel in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Interment was in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Crystal, Minnesota.
Lenore was born September 2, 1913 in New York Mills, Minnesota to Fred and Lydia (Anderson) Anderson. She lived in the area until finishing the eighth grade.

      She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Darlene and John Zuccaro; 4 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; brother, Harold (Marge) Anderson; sisters: Vergel Anderson and Lorraine (Gene) Peterfeso; and nieces and nephews.

      Lenore is preceded in death by her husband, Elmer A. Anderson; and a sister, Helen Johnson.

Perham Enterprise Bulletin

Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

September 21, 2000

VERNER A. ANDERSON

      Memorial services will be held for Verner A. Anderson on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2000 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Peter�s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New York Mills, Minn. with the Pastor John Krueger officiating. Music will be provided by Jolanda Anderson and Dr. James L. Danielson, accompanied by Tim Johnson. The honorary pallbearers will be Verner�s grandchildren: Carrie M. Uphus, Davin Anderson, Justin Anderson, Colin Anderson, Zachary Anderson, Jacob Anderson and Emily Anderson and great-grandchildren: Madeline Uphus and Stephen Uphus. Verner will be laid to rest in St. Peter�s Lutheran Church Cemetery in New York Mills, Minn.
       Verner Apram Anderson was born on the family farm in Otto Township , rural New York Mills, Minn. on May 29, 1911. His parents were the late Charles and Kaisa (Hyry) Anderson. Verner graduated from the New York Mills High School with the distinction of class valedictorian in 1930. After attending the Minneapolis Business College and working on a dairy farm in Eden Prairie , Minn. , he returned to manage the family farm in 1932. Over the next several decades he developed a dairy herd of purebred registered Jerseys which became the foundation of the farming operation.
       Verner had a long and distinguished record of community service aggregating nearly 300 years, serving in various positions in a variety of organizations. His philosophy of the �Cooperative Spirit�, of people helping people, was profound and inspirational to family, friends and associates. Over the years Verner served as a director of Coop Services, Inc., Mills Farmers Elevator; Coop Creamery Assn; Mills Coop Locker Plant; Northern Cooperative Services and Northern Coop Foundation in Wadena and a District Director of the Minnesota Association of Cooperatives. Verner participated as an officer and/or member of the local and state Farmers Union since 1941. He was also the founding member and director of the New York Mills & Heinola Credit Union, currently the East Otter Tail Credit Union. He was the treasurer of rural School District #284 and served on the A.S.C. Committee in East Otter Tail County . He served as clerk of Otto Township for 25 years. He was a committee member of the New York Mills 75th and 100th year anniversary pageants and a supporter and volunteer of the Finn Creek Museum . Verner also served as a financial secretary and on the church council at St. Peter�s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New York Mills.
       On November 26, 1936, Verner was united in marriage with Ann Helen Johnson in Wadena , Minn. Verner and Ann resided together on the family farm in Otto Township for over 63 years. On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000 Verner A. Anderson passed away at the Perham Memorial Hospital in Perham , Minn. at 89 years of age. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends.
       Preceding Verner in death were his parents; a daughter, Carol Ann Anderson; two brothers: Reino and Mauno; seven sisters: Lillian, Hilda, Christina, Hilma, Elma, Fanny and Victoria.
Verner is survived by his wife, Ann of New York Mills; four sons: Dennis of Eden Prairie, Minn.; Robert of Hartland, Mich.; Thomas of New York Mills, Minn.; Scott (Jolanda) of Crookston, Minn.; grandchildren include: Davin, Justin and Colin Anderson (Robert); Zachary, Jacob and Emily Anderson (Scott) Carrie and Doug Uphus (Dennis) and great-grandchildren: Madeline and Stephen Uphus.
       Arrangements were provided by the Karvonen & Son Funeral Home of New York Mills, Minn.

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES

EAST OTTER TAIL COUNTY 1977, VOL I

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Page 41

MR. AND MRS. ANDREW ANDERSON

        Mr. Anderson was born on January 6, 1854, in Kalvia , Finland . He came to the United States in 1872, living in Titusville and Ashtabula Harbor , Ohio , before settling in Leaf Lake Township . On June 4, 1881, he married Mary Runtti in Fergus Falls . It took 4 days to make the round trip to Fergus Falls in those days.

        Mary Runtti was born on May 15, 1866, in Oulu , Finland , the daughter of Erick and Fredrika Runtti. She came to the United States in 1872 and to New York Mills in 1879.

        Andrew and Mary Anderson lived in Leaf Lake Township after their marriage. They were the parents of 10 children; Maria, Andreas, Lydia , Hulda, John, Ida, Alma , George, William, and Vernon . Hulda (Mrs. Edward Blomberg) lives in Yakima , Washington and Ida (Mrs. Floyd Slingsby) lives in Sun City , Arizona . All the other children are deceased.

        After leaving the farm in 1900, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson moved into New York Mills, and Mr. Anderson was a manager at the elevator.

        Mrs. Anderson was educated in the Ohio schools, and was known as a translator for the people in the area who were unable to speak the English language. She also wrote letters and read newspapers for them.

        Mr. Anderson died on March 25, 1924, and Mrs. Anderson died September 3, 1938.

EAST OTTER TAIL COUNTY , VOL. II 1994

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

Page 13

VERNER & ANN ANDERSON

        The recognition as a Century Farm for Verner and Ann Anderson was earned through virtue of the following events:

        Verner�s maternal grandparents, Gustaf and Maria Hyry, came to Otto Township in 1877 from Copper Harbor , Michigan and purchased twenty acres from the Northern Pacific Railroad in Section 24 (Northwest corner) for $9.00 an acre. The deed was signed by President Chester A. Arthur. In 1884, they purchased the adjoining eighty acres in Section 23 (N � of NE �) and in 1916 the E � of NW � was added and purchased by Charles and Kaisa Anderson in 1918 and became a part of the farm in Section 15, established in 1901. The title was eventually passed to Verner and Ann Anderson. Tom Anderson, fourth generation, farms the eighty acres in Section 23.

Submitted by V. A. Anderson

NEW YORK MILLS MINNESOTA

CENTENNIAL 1884 � 1984

OTTER TAIL COUNTY , MINNESOTA

Page 88

CHARLES A. AND KAISA ANDERSON

        Among the early pioneers in Otto Township were Chas. A. and Kaisa Anderson

        Charles migrated to America at the age of 19 years in the year 1887, having spent his youth in Oula Province, Finland as a shoemaker and stone mason, and adept with the use of saw and axe.

        Kaisa was born in the Copper country of Upper Michigan and came to this vicinity with her parents, Gustaf and Maria (Hoyhtya) Hyry at the age of 2 years in the year 1877. They homesteaded the farm now occupied by Alva Krekula in parts of Sections 23 and 24 in Otto Township.

        They were united in marriage in the year 1895. They homesteaded the present farm in Section 15 in 1901. Born to this union were eight daughters and three sons. Three daughters passed away in their infancy. Surviving family members are Verner and Reino.

Photo: Charles A. & Kaisa Anderson 

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