Posted on: Polk County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/PolkObits/67 Surname: Anderson, Peterson, Smith, Hendrickson, Hanson, Cooper, Heisler, McArthur ------------------------- Obituary for Sophia Peterson Anderson, East Grand Forks Weekly Record, July 31, 1931 MRS S. ANDERSON, EARLY RESIDENT, DIED WEDNESDAY Funeral Services To Be Held Friday in Presbyterian Church Mrs. Sophia Anna Anderson, 81 years old, a resident of this city for 27 years, died Wednesday at 9:45 A.M. at the home of her son, P.C. Anderson, 808 Dover Avenue, after an illness of nearly a year. Mrs. Anderson who was a pioneer of the north-central states, was born in Denmark, October 22, 1849. She was married in that country to William Anderson, and came to Nova Scotia 60 years ago. She lived in Mason City, Iowa before moving to this city in 1904. With the exception of eight years in Western Canada, from about 1913 to 1921, Mrs. Anderson spent the rest of her life in this city. Her husband died here four years ago. She leaves besides her son with whom she lived, two other sons, Leslie Anderson and F.W. Anderson of Ellscott, Alberta; one daughter, Mrs. P.A. Smith of Portland, Ore.; two sisters Mrs. Marie Hendrickson of Portland, Maine, and Mrs. George Hanson of Salmonhurst, New Brunswick. Nine grand children also survive. They are Ethel Anderson, 808 Dover Ave; Frederick Anderson and Pierre Cooper of Portland, Ore; William, Blanche and Dorothy Anderson of Ellscott, Alberta; Paul Anderson, Mrs. Marie Heisler and Mrs. Sam McArthur, all of White Earth, Minn. There are also eight great grand children. Funeral services for Mrs. Anderson will be held Friday at 2 o'clock from the home and at 2:30 PM at the Mendenhall Memorial Presbyterian church, with Rev. George DeF. Fisher officiating. Interment will be made in memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers were: James Gust, T. W. Ricketts, D.B. Ferguson, J.F. Rempher, John Sticklemeyer and John Schmallenberg. Link: Bill & Sue's Genealogy URL: <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bpcslc/>