GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE Wednesday,
January 19, 2005
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Archie
Anderson
HAVRE - Archie Anderson, 84, an Army veteran who operated Archie's Auto
Body Repair until retiring in the early 1990s, died Monday at a Chinook nursing
home.
Graveside services with military honors are 1 p.m. Friday at
Survivors include a daughter, Paula Reynolds of Havre; a son, Allen
Anderson of
He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Anderson; an infant son,
Lester Anderson; and son Raymond Anderson.
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HAVRE DAILY NEWS Wednesday,
January 19, 2005
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CHINOOK - Archie Anderson,
84, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook.
A graveside
service and burial with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at
the
Archie Anderson was born in Wishek' N.D.' on
March 9, 1920, to Anthony (Anton) Anderson, whose family came from Norway, and
Emma Pudwill, whose parents emigrated from Danzig, Russia. Archie grew up with five siblings. The
family didn't make much money, so the children learned to work at an early age.
The family later
moved to Chinook, where they had a small farm and their father also herded
sheep. When Archie and his brothers and sisters were in school, they were
boarded out to people in town in order to attend school. Otherwise it would
have been too hard to travel to town to go to school on a regular basis.
Archie worked for
about six years as a truck driver. For about one year he operated his own
contract hauling business, hauling heavy freight, including houses, both
locally and long distances. He hauled iron from
He enlisted in the
Archie came back
to Chinook and learned the refrigeration business. He met Helen Chagnon from Havre, and on Feb. 19, 1950, they were married
in the St. Jude's Catholic Church in Havre.
Archie went to
work at Angstman Motor in Havre as an auto body
repairman. Archie bought the old Bob's Drive Inn in Havre and together with
Helen started Archie's Auto Body Repair. He retired in the early 1990s.
In his retirement
years, he was able to devote the majority of his time to his first loves -
fishing and hunting. Archie would not just go fishing for a few hours. He often
would leave between midnight and 6 a.m. on Thursday and not return home until
late Sunday night. Archie had a million hunting and fishing stories, and loved
to tell them to anyone that would listen. He once said that if he had an apple
and a candy bar in his pocket, that's all he'd need to survive in the
mountains.
Archie handcrafted
many things, from birdhouses to ice houses to wood stoves. He also devoted much
time to yet another passion, gardening. Archie especially enjoyed little
children. He loved to teach them things and tell them
stories.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Helen; an infant son, Lester, and another son, Raymond of
Havre; sisters, Louella Fitzgerald of Portland, Ore.,
Thelma Hellem of Kalispell; and brother, Chester, of
Glasgow.
He is survived by
a daughter, Paula Reynolds of Havre; son, Allen, of Burbank, Calif.; sister, Laverna Moore of Portland, Ore.; brother, Anthony, of Las
Vegas; four granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be
made to the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home of Chinook.
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THE BLAINE CO. JOURNAL
NEWS-OPINION Wednesday,
January 19, 2005
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Archie Anderson
Archie Anderson, 84, died Monday January 17, 2005 at
the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home in Chinook,
Archie Anderson was born in Wishek, North Dakota March 91h of 1920, to
Anthony (Anton)
Archie worked for about 6 years as a truck driver. For about I year he
operated his own contract hauling business, hauling heavy freight, including
houses, both locally, and long distances. He hauled iron from
After the war Archie came hack to Chinook and
learned the refrigeration business. He met Helen Chagnon
from Havre, and on February 19. 1950 they were married in the Saint Jude’s
Catholic Church in Havre.
Archie went to work at Angstman Motor in Havre
as an auto body repairman. In the mid 1960’s. he bought the old Bobs Drive Inn in Havre and together with
Helen started Archie’s Auto Body Repair. He retired in the early 1990’s.
Then came the best part of Archie’s life, his retirement years. He was
able to devote the majority of his time to his first loves: fishing and
hunting. He did love to trap. but had given that up as
the fur market was not as profitable as it was years ago. In his younger days
Archie would trap local fox, coyote. and bobcat. He
would take meticulous care with the caring for his traps as to make sure there
was no human scent on them. Archie would shovel prairie dirt complete with
sagebrush on the floorboards of his pickup truck so he could mask his scent. Archie was an avid fisherman and would travel long distances to
fish; his favorite haunts were Faber Reservoir Tiber Dam, Mission Lake, and
Archic has come full
circle in his life to come back to the community of his curly youth. as we visited him in the past. though
sometimes he was unable to verbalize, we were able to see the twinkle in his
eye and the smile on his face, a trademark of the father and grandfather we
will remember so fondly.
Archie Anderson passed away at 3:15 A.M. on Monday, January 17, 2005 in
the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home of Chinook, Montana, after a month long
struggle. We will miss him dearly everyday, but will not shed too many tears,
as we know he is already “Gone Fishin” in heaven, and
Helen will be so excited to help clean them.
His wife Helen Anderson, his infant son Lester
Anderson. and son Raymond Anderson of Havre. sisters. Louella Fitzgerald of
Portland OR, Thelma Hellem of Kalispell and brother
He is survived by his daughter Paula Reynolds; son Allen Anderson of
Burbank, CA; sister Laverna Moore of Portland, OR;
brother Anthony Anderson of Las Vegas. NV; four
granddaughters. Tylyn Carmean,
Victoria Reynolds and Kelly Bohl of Havre; and Lita Moog of Chester, five great grandchildren and nieces
and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the Sweet Memorial Nursing Home of Chinook.
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