Daniel Alvin Anderson

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Daniel Alvin Anderson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States
Death: November 1974 (79)
Holcombe, Wisconsin, United States
Place of Burial: Cornell, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Andrew Z. Anderson and Martha Anderson (Jenson)
Husband of Ruby Anderson (Hawn) and Gunda Curtis Anderson
Brother of Leo Oscar Anderson and Esther Dorland (Anderson)

Occupation: farmer, maple sugar maker
Managed by: Private User
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About Daniel Alvin Anderson

Daniel was an excellent athlete who played football and track for four years at Chippewa Falls High School and was a member of the track and ski teams at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He also served in the U.S. Navy Submarine Division during World War One.

Daniel farmed and made maple sugar for 40 years near Ruby, Wisconsin and was selected as one of 10 Master Farmers in the state in 1931 by the Wisconsin Agriculturists. He worked for the University of Wisconsin Extension division for 14 years as a county agent at large.

As an active citizen, Daniel was a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge of Cornell, the Eau Claire Consistory, the Tripoli of Milwaukee, and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was also a member of the American Legion of Holcombe, the Knights of Pythias and the Chippewa Falls World War One Barracks. He had been a Past Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star, Chapter 272, and was president of the Production Credit Association of Chippewa Falls since it was organized in 1934. He also served on the Chippewa County Board and was chairman of the Holcombe Town Board.

During his later years, Daniel and Gunda lived at their home, Pine Tree Place (resort) on Lake Holcombe. Daniel was a member of the Holcombe United Methodist Church.

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Daniel Alvin Anderson's Timeline

1895
October 2, 1895
Bloomer, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States
1911
1911
- June 1615
Age 15
Chippewa Falls High School, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States
1915
1915
- 1921
Age 19
University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
1974
November 1974
Age 79
Holcombe, Wisconsin, United States

Daniel died suddenly at his home (Holcombe,WI) on Monday afternoon.

1974
Age 78
Cornell Cemetery, Cornell, Chippewa, Wisconsin, United States

Funeral services held on Thursday at the Holcombe Methodist Church with the Rev. David Busker officiating. Arrangements by Cornell Funeral Home, Cornell, WI.