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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 23658
Title: Emil Andersen
Date: 12/26/1930-12/14/2017
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Inscription/Marks: 12/26/1930
Summary: Emil Andersen, 86, Maxbass, ND, passed away December 14, 2017, at a Bottineau, ND, nursing home surrounded by his family. Funeral services were held December 18, 2017, at the English Lutheran Church in Maxbass. Officiating at the service was the Reverend Michael Harrison. Betty Haakenson was the organist. Casket bearers were Todd Farden, Steven Farden, Bruce Andersen, Wayne Andersen, Keith Martin, and Lynelle Martin. Burial was at the Renville Township Cemetery. Emil Andersen, son of Otto and Lola (Kirby) Andersen, was born December 26, 1930, on the family farm near Maxbass. He attended country school in Renville Township before graduating from Maxbass High School. On October 24, 1954, he married Norma Farden at Maxbass. They made their home on the Andersen family farm. After 50 years of farming, Emil retired in 2000. Norma passed away October 22, 2002. Emil remained on the farm until moving to Edgewood Vista in Minot, ND, in September of 2016. A year later he moved to the Bottineau Good Samaritan Center. Emil was a member of the English Lutheran Church in Maxbass where he served on the church council. He served on the Maxbass School Board, the Renville Township Board, and as tax assessor for Renville Township. Emil’s main passion and his life revolved around the farm. From the time he was born to the time he moved to Minot, he poured his heart and soul into making the farm what it was. Emil was very meticulous, as anyone who visited or drove by would be able to tell. Not only was the machinery lined up neat, clean and orderly, every tool in the shop was in its proper place. The grass was always mowed and the buildings were kept painted and maintained. New trees on the farm were always weeded and rocks in the field were always picked. One of Emil’s prized possessions was the barn on the farm and its condition. People have actually seen it from the highway and pulled in to get a better look! In earlier days, Emil hauled coal for many years for the school and people in the Maxbass area. He also enjoyed a good game of pinochle, attending basketball games of his children and grandchildren, and going to Renville Corner for an “Emil Burger” and a half order of fries! Emil is survived by his sons, Daryl (Muriel) and children, Stephanie, Lyndsey, Whitney, and Courtney; Duane (Sharon) and children, Ashley and Alexandra; daughters, Cheryl (Alan Scherr) and children, Allison and Anthony; and Barb (Ryan Henry) and children, Max and George; 13 great-grandchildren; companion, Dorothy Kjera; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his wife and parents, Emil was preceded in death by a brother, Floyd; sisters, Marie and Margaret; niece, Sylvia Maker; and nephews, Jerry Farden, Kevin Martin, and Bobby Andersen.
Red ID: FND_I_74326 Image ID: 555837 Image Notes: FND001 23658

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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