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Waupaca Record

August 20, 1908

Andrew Anderson of the town of Farmington died on Thursday, Aug. 13, at his home from cancer of the stomach. He was born in Chicago on Jan. 13, 1855, and has been a resident of this section for many years. He has been a successful farmer and for several years has been engaged in dairying.

He is survived by a wife and a large family of children.

The funeral was held from the Swedish church in Farmington on Sunday, Aug. 16.

Waupaca Republican

August 27, 1908

ANDREW ANDERSON AT REST

After weeks of suffering from a complication of disorders, among which dropsy was one, Mr. Andrew Anderson of the town of Farmington passed this life last Thursday evening at 10 o’clock at his home, surrounded by members of his sorrowing family. Deceased was born in Chicago June 13, 1855, so that at the time of his death he was fifty-three years and two months. When a small boy his parents moved to the town of Farmington so that deceased has been a resident of that place for nearly half a century. Mr. Anderson was a familiar figure on the streets of this city having succeeded the firm of Erickson and Anderson in the milk business which they started many years ago and which Mr. Anderson gave his personal attention from the start until about four weeks ago when he was taken with his last illness.

His widow and ten children survive to mourn the loss of a kind husband and father. His oldest son, Oliver, and one daughter are married. Besides his children and grand children the deceased had scores of relatives residing in this city and Farmington all of whom have kind words to say of the deceased who was cut down in the prime of life.

The funeral was held Sunday with service at one o’clock at the house and at the Farmington church at two o’clock with interment in the Farmington cemetery.

An unusually large number gathered to do honor to a respected friend and neighbor. There were fully eighty teams that formed the procession from the residence to the church

Waupaca Post

August 20, 1908

Andrew Anderson, an old settler, living in Farmington, died Friday night of cancer, having been sick but four or five weeks.

He has been in the milk business for fourteen years and was highly respected by all. He is survived by his wife and ten children, five children having died.

The deceased was born in Cook County, Ill., June 13, 1855, being fifty-two yeas old at the time of his death.

The funeral was conducted Sunday from the Farmington Swedish church, the minister of that church officiating. A very large number of relatives, friends and neighbors attended.