Individual Details
John Elmer Anderson
(6 Feb 1927 - 17 Nov 1968)
The Jordan Tribune, 28Nov1968
Accident Claims Life of John E. Anderson
John E. Anderson, 41, of Anaconda, was wounded in a hunting accident on
November 3, near Deer Lodge. He died Sunday night, November 17, in a Missoula
hospital.
According to reports, he had been hunting with his brothers and a Deer Lodge
man, when a gun fell from a rack in the truck and discharged. The bullet went
through his left hand and the left side of his head. He was first taken to a
Deer Lodge hospital and then transferred to Missoula for surgery. He was
apparently recovering but had to undergo surgery a second time and failed to
regain consciousness.
He was born in Jordan on February 6, 1927 and had lived in Anaconda since 1955.
He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Catholic Church, the
Teamsters Union, International Association of Machinists. He was employed as a
teamster at Warm Springs State Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth; children Thomas and Tamara, of Anaconda; father,
John E. Anderson of Jordan; mother, Mrs. Pearl Davis, Anaconda; brothers,
Alfred, Louis, Walter and Tago, all of Anaconda and Raymond, Beaverton, Oregon;
sisters, Mrs. Ray Scott, Anaconda; Mrs. Harold McDowell, Lost Creek; Mrs. James
Brown, Portland; Mrs. Herb Bluhm, Gaston, Oregon; Mrs. Elmer Trumbo, Jordan;
Mrs. Caroline Rowland, Missoula; Mrs. John Williams, Yelm, Washington; and many
nephews and nieces.
Burial was at Hill Cemetery in Anaconda with Finnigan Company Funeral Chapel
handling the arrangements on the 21st of November.
Accident Claims Life of John E. Anderson
John E. Anderson, 41, of Anaconda, was wounded in a hunting accident on
November 3, near Deer Lodge. He died Sunday night, November 17, in a Missoula
hospital.
According to reports, he had been hunting with his brothers and a Deer Lodge
man, when a gun fell from a rack in the truck and discharged. The bullet went
through his left hand and the left side of his head. He was first taken to a
Deer Lodge hospital and then transferred to Missoula for surgery. He was
apparently recovering but had to undergo surgery a second time and failed to
regain consciousness.
He was born in Jordan on February 6, 1927 and had lived in Anaconda since 1955.
He was a veteran of World War II, a member of the Catholic Church, the
Teamsters Union, International Association of Machinists. He was employed as a
teamster at Warm Springs State Hospital.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth; children Thomas and Tamara, of Anaconda; father,
John E. Anderson of Jordan; mother, Mrs. Pearl Davis, Anaconda; brothers,
Alfred, Louis, Walter and Tago, all of Anaconda and Raymond, Beaverton, Oregon;
sisters, Mrs. Ray Scott, Anaconda; Mrs. Harold McDowell, Lost Creek; Mrs. James
Brown, Portland; Mrs. Herb Bluhm, Gaston, Oregon; Mrs. Elmer Trumbo, Jordan;
Mrs. Caroline Rowland, Missoula; Mrs. John Williams, Yelm, Washington; and many
nephews and nieces.
Burial was at Hill Cemetery in Anaconda with Finnigan Company Funeral Chapel
handling the arrangements on the 21st of November.
Events
| Birth | 6 Feb 1927 | Jordan, Garfield, Montana | |||
| Death | 17 Nov 1968 | Missoula, Montana | |||
| Burial | 21 Nov 1968 | Anaconda, Montana, Hill Cemetery |
Families
| Father | John Elmer Anderson (1872 - 1968) |
| Mother | Pearl c. Whitney |
| Sibling | Ruth Anderson |
| Sibling | Charolotte Anderson |
| Sibling | May June Anderson |
| Sibling | Mary Anderson |
| Sibling | Anderson |
| Sibling | Carolyn Anderson |
| Sibling | Elma Anderson |
| Sibling | Alfred Anderson |
| Sibling | Lewis Anderson |
| Sibling | Tago Anderson |
| Sibling | Raymond Anderson |
| Sibling | Walter Anderson |