Richard Alvin ANDERSON

1929 - 2010  (80 years)

• Name	Richard Alvin ANDERSON
  Birth	24 Mar 1929	Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 2010	Grand Forks County, North Dakota
  Burial	Perham Cemetery, Perham, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
  Notes	Or Richard Arthur, the name on his birth certificate. Richard A. (Dick) Anderson, 80, of East Grand Forks, MN, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, after a short illness. "Dick" was born on March 24, 1929 in Pelican Rapids, MN, the son of Julian and Augusta (Larson) Anderson. He was educated in Fargo, North Dakota, and graduated from Central High School with the Class of 1948. Dick enlisted in the United States Air Force in October of 1948 and spent time in Japan and Korea. He was discharged in August of 1952. He attended Radio Repair School at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois and graduated as an Airborne Navigation Aid Technician and Ground Radio Technician. Dick married Grace L. Janke on July 23, 1954 in Belleville, Illinois. In 1956, Dick began working for Northwest Airlines in Grand Forks, North Dakota, retiring in 1993. They made their home in Grand Forks, North Dakota, before moving to Perham, Minnesota, upon his retirement. Grace Anderson passed away on September 2, 1995. Dick then moved to East Grand Forks, Minnesota, where he made his home. The hobbies in which he truly enjoyed were drawing, bowling, pool and bingo. Dick is preceded in death by his parents; wife: Grace; brothers: Julian, Keith, Rodney, Kenneth and Jim Anderson. Family members who survive Dick include his children: Mike (Deb Nachtsheim) Anderson, Steve (Peg) Anderson and Duane Anderson all of San Diego, California, Carol (Todd) Grabanski of East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and Teri (Jeff) Kerr of Grand Forks, North Dakota; ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Person ID	I20483	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Julian ANDERSON,   b. 15 Jul 1895, Minnesota d. 24 Feb 1959, Cass County, North Dakota (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Augusta LARSON,   b. 25 Aug 1899, Minnesota d. 20 Dec 1993, Cass County, North Dakota (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1923	Clay County, Minnesota
  Family ID	F14834	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Laverne JANKE,   b. 18 Jul 1936   d. 2 Sep 1995 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	1954	Illinois
  Family ID	F14843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2023