Arthur M Anderson
The Wenatchee World, Wenatchee, WA — Sunday, June 5, 1994
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Arthur M. Anderson, 73, of Quincy, died Friday, June 3, 1994, at his home following an extended illness.
He was born July 15, 1920, to Charles and Lena (Larson) Anderson at the family home in Wollochet, Wash. He attended school in Wollochet.
He worked at the local sawmill, then as a commercial fisherman in Alaska during the summers and on Puget Sound in the fall and winter months.
He married Betty Hallowell on Jan. 24, 1943, at Gig Harbor.
He joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1943 and served until his honorable discharge in 1945.
Following his discharge he moved to Quincy, and worked with his father-in-law delivering diatomaceous earth to the old silica plant. He also did land excavation and farmed. He worked for Cenex, Full Circle for 27 years, retiring in 1987.
Mr. Anderson was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Quincy.
He is survived by his wife, of the home; two sons, Jerry of Walla Walla and Ron of Wahiawa, Hawaii; two daughters, Linda Barr of Anderson, Calif., and Kathy Anderson of Quincy; a brother, Albert of Gig Harbor; a sister, Lillian Buell of Seattle; and five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers and a sister.
Arrangements are by Scharbach's Columbia Funeral Chapel, Quincy.
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Family milestones in gold, history for context
The Anderson name at Quincy Valley Cemetery
EA Erwin William Anderson1850 – 1921 AA Alice Elizabeth Anderson1855 – 1938 AA Amy S. Anderson1898
Chester Steven Anderson1911 – 1975
Mae Bell Gertrude Anderson1912 – 1983
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Arthur Melvin Anderson1920 – 1994
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