Alfred ‘Fred’ Anderson

Anderson was born May

10, 1931, at the home of

his parents, Manly Ander-

son Jr. and Petra Evaline

Granly, in Williams Coun-

ty. He is the third of five

sons.

In 1935, at the tender

age of 4, Fred and his

brothers lost their father

to a sudden illness. Petra

lost the homestead farm

and moved to Williston.

Eventually, Fred and his

brothers lived with family

and friends near Beaver

Creek, doing farm work in

exchange for room and

board.

Fred attended grade

school at the Huffland

Country School near the

Beaver Creek Church and

high school only briefly

near Seattle and in Willis-

ton. Of necessity, he

worked a variety of jobs

during his teen years.

Fred joined the Army

with a group of local boys

at about age 18. After boot

camp in Fort Leonard

Wood, Mo., he trained at

Camp Gordon in Georgia,

with the Signal Corps.

During the Korean War he

was stationed in France,

and while there, was al-

lowed to travel to London

to see the coronation of

Queen Elizabeth in 1952.

Following his military

service, Fred married Al-

ice Marilyn Hegland on

Nov. 5, 1954, in White

Earth. They lived north of

Tioga for the first few

years of their marriage

while Fred worked on the

Arnold Blikre Farm.

The family moved to

Williston in 1958 where

Fred worked several jobs,

driving truck for his

brother, Raymond, and

farming. In 1964, he pur-

chased the Hill-Top bar in

Ross and the family

moved into the residential

rooms above the bar. Be-

sides running the bar, he

worked as a mechanic and

farm hand.

In about 1974, Fred sold

the bar and moved his

family to a farm east of

Ross. Although they en-

joyed farm life immense-

ly, the lease only lasted

three years. Fred went to

work for Halliburton in

Tioga and moved his fam-

ily there, where they

remained for the rest of

his working career.

Fred was known as a

hard-working man. His in-

tegrity was impeccable,

and frequently, people

would ask for him specifi-

cally by name when cal-

ling Halliburton for ser-

vices. He did each job as

if it were his own well.

His family’s membership

in The Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day Saints

followed him during his

working career, and many

assumed he was a mem-

ber, even though he did

not join until after his re-

tirement.

Fred’s handyman skills

were called upon many

times throughout his life.

He drove truck, did farm

work, helped build and

remodel barns, garages

and homes. He designed

and constructed wood

shelves and pieces of fur-

niture for the family home

in Tioga and assisted his

children with items for

their homes.

A loving father, grand-

father, uncle and brother,

Fred and Alice welcomed

many into their home be-

sides their own. The door

was always open, no

matter the time of day or

night. Whether a family

member, friend or

stranger, one could have a

warm meal, a listening ear

and lots of love.

Fred passed away at the

home of his son, Bennet

Anderson, on Friday, Feb.

5, 2016.

He was preceded in

death by: his parents,

Manly and Petra; three

brothers, Charlie, Ray-

mond and Donald; his

wife, Alice; and four

grandchildren, Lily Gib-

bons, Howard Anderson,

Irvin Torkildson and Kas-

sie Anderson.

He is survived by: one

brother, Myron; 12 chil-

dren: Daniel, Amy, Jen-

nifer, Wylie, Bennet,

Kathleen, Casey, Julianne,

Emily, Ava, Lillian and

Mathias; 78 grandchil-

dren; and 27 great-

grandchildren.

Funeral services will

be: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb.

12, at The Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-day

Saints, located on Prairie

Drive, Stanley.

Interment will be: 2

p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, at

the Kristiansand Ceme-

tery, White Earth.

A family service will

be: 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb.

11, at the church.

Arrangements are being

made by the Springan

Funeral Home of Stanley.