Minot Daily News, Minot, ND, October 30, 1988
Harold Anderson
Velva – Harold Edwin Anderson, 78, Velva, died Thursday in an Edina, Minnesota hospital. The funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Oak Valley Lutheran Church, Velva with burial to follow in the Velva Cemetery.
He was born May 4, 1910, north of Ryder in Ward County to Martin and Hannah Anderson. At the age of two years, he moved with his family to Minot, where he was reared and educated. He was employed by Saunders Drug in Minot while attending school. He attended Capitol College of Pharmacy in Denver and earned a degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University, Fargo. After his graduation, he again was employed by Saunders Drug until enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the Great Lakes, Ill., and later was sent to the South Pacific until the end of the war in 1945. After his discharge, he returned to Minot, where he worked briefly for Black Drug. In 1946 he purchased the McKnight Drug Store in Velva, changing the name to Anderson Drug. On October 25, 1948, he married Mary McGovern in Minot. They lived in Velva, where he owned and operated Anderson Drug until 1972, when he sold the store to Hillis Hugelen. He continued to be active in the store until his death.
An avid photographer, he was the only North Dakotan in “Who’s Who” in 1939 and 1940 and the first person to use Kodachrome film in this area. He was also one of the earliest members of the Minot Camera Club.
He was a member of the Minot Elks Lodge, Velva American Legion, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, Masonic Lodge and Shrine, Photographic Society of America, Minot Art Association and a former member of the Velva Association of Commerce. He was a member of the Velva Lions Club and Velva Centennial Committee and organized the Velva Camera Club.
Survivors: wife; sister, Mabel Flammang, San Diego, California.
Visitation is today from noon to 5 p.m. in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot and Monday from noon to 7 p.m. in the Sands-Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Velva.
Submitted by J. B. Mogren, FAG#46783109
Harold Anderson
Velva – Harold Edwin Anderson, 78, Velva, died Thursday in an Edina, Minnesota hospital. The funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Oak Valley Lutheran Church, Velva with burial to follow in the Velva Cemetery.
He was born May 4, 1910, north of Ryder in Ward County to Martin and Hannah Anderson. At the age of two years, he moved with his family to Minot, where he was reared and educated. He was employed by Saunders Drug in Minot while attending school. He attended Capitol College of Pharmacy in Denver and earned a degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University, Fargo. After his graduation, he again was employed by Saunders Drug until enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the Great Lakes, Ill., and later was sent to the South Pacific until the end of the war in 1945. After his discharge, he returned to Minot, where he worked briefly for Black Drug. In 1946 he purchased the McKnight Drug Store in Velva, changing the name to Anderson Drug. On October 25, 1948, he married Mary McGovern in Minot. They lived in Velva, where he owned and operated Anderson Drug until 1972, when he sold the store to Hillis Hugelen. He continued to be active in the store until his death.
An avid photographer, he was the only North Dakotan in “Who’s Who” in 1939 and 1940 and the first person to use Kodachrome film in this area. He was also one of the earliest members of the Minot Camera Club.
He was a member of the Minot Elks Lodge, Velva American Legion, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, Masonic Lodge and Shrine, Photographic Society of America, Minot Art Association and a former member of the Velva Association of Commerce. He was a member of the Velva Lions Club and Velva Centennial Committee and organized the Velva Camera Club.
Survivors: wife; sister, Mabel Flammang, San Diego, California.
Visitation is today from noon to 5 p.m. in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot and Monday from noon to 7 p.m. in the Sands-Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Velva.
Submitted by J. B. Mogren, FAG#46783109
Minot Daily News, Minot, ND, October 30, 1988
Harold Anderson
Velva – Harold Edwin Anderson, 78, Velva, died Thursday in an Edina, Minnesota hospital. The funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Oak Valley Lutheran Church, Velva with burial to follow in the Velva Cemetery.
He was born May 4, 1910, north of Ryder in Ward County to Martin and Hannah Anderson. At the age of two years, he moved with his family to Minot, where he was reared and educated. He was employed by Saunders Drug in Minot while attending school. He attended Capitol College of Pharmacy in Denver and earned a degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University, Fargo. After his graduation, he again was employed by Saunders Drug until enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the Great Lakes, Ill., and later was sent to the South Pacific until the end of the war in 1945. After his discharge, he returned to Minot, where he worked briefly for Black Drug. In 1946 he purchased the McKnight Drug Store in Velva, changing the name to Anderson Drug. On October 25, 1948, he married Mary McGovern in Minot. They lived in Velva, where he owned and operated Anderson Drug until 1972, when he sold the store to Hillis Hugelen. He continued to be active in the store until his death.
An avid photographer, he was the only North Dakotan in “Who’s Who” in 1939 and 1940 and the first person to use Kodachrome film in this area. He was also one of the earliest members of the Minot Camera Club.
He was a member of the Minot Elks Lodge, Velva American Legion, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, Masonic Lodge and Shrine, Photographic Society of America, Minot Art Association and a former member of the Velva Association of Commerce. He was a member of the Velva Lions Club and Velva Centennial Committee and organized the Velva Camera Club.
Survivors: wife; sister, Mabel Flammang, San Diego, California.
Visitation is today from noon to 5 p.m. in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot and Monday from noon to 7 p.m. in the Sands-Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Velva.
Submitted by J. B. Mogren, FAG#46783109
Harold Anderson
Velva – Harold Edwin Anderson, 78, Velva, died Thursday in an Edina, Minnesota hospital. The funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Oak Valley Lutheran Church, Velva with burial to follow in the Velva Cemetery.
He was born May 4, 1910, north of Ryder in Ward County to Martin and Hannah Anderson. At the age of two years, he moved with his family to Minot, where he was reared and educated. He was employed by Saunders Drug in Minot while attending school. He attended Capitol College of Pharmacy in Denver and earned a degree in pharmacy from North Dakota State University, Fargo. After his graduation, he again was employed by Saunders Drug until enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the Great Lakes, Ill., and later was sent to the South Pacific until the end of the war in 1945. After his discharge, he returned to Minot, where he worked briefly for Black Drug. In 1946 he purchased the McKnight Drug Store in Velva, changing the name to Anderson Drug. On October 25, 1948, he married Mary McGovern in Minot. They lived in Velva, where he owned and operated Anderson Drug until 1972, when he sold the store to Hillis Hugelen. He continued to be active in the store until his death.
An avid photographer, he was the only North Dakotan in “Who’s Who” in 1939 and 1940 and the first person to use Kodachrome film in this area. He was also one of the earliest members of the Minot Camera Club.
He was a member of the Minot Elks Lodge, Velva American Legion, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, Masonic Lodge and Shrine, Photographic Society of America, Minot Art Association and a former member of the Velva Association of Commerce. He was a member of the Velva Lions Club and Velva Centennial Committee and organized the Velva Camera Club.
Survivors: wife; sister, Mabel Flammang, San Diego, California.
Visitation is today from noon to 5 p.m. in Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Minot and Monday from noon to 7 p.m. in the Sands-Thompson-Larson Funeral Home, Velva.
Submitted by J. B. Mogren, FAG#46783109
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