Harry Edward Andersen, 90; owned Edgewater Inn, Northwest Equipment Co.
Harry Edward Andersen, 90, owner of Northwest Equipment Co. and the Edgewater Inn in northeast Minneapolis, died at Fairview Riverside Hospice on Monday of complications from a fall.
He was born in Omaha, Neb., to immigrant Danish parents and went to work after 10th grade. He moved to Minneapolis in the early 1930s while working for Western Union.
In 1935 he opened Northwest Equipment Co. in Minneapolis, which supplied service station equipment such as gas pumps and hydraulic hoists. At its height it employed about 15 people. He closed it in 1990. He also owned a Minneapolis discount store for about five years in the 1960s. He then leased the building to the Blue Ox restaurant for years.
In 1970 he and four partners opened the Edgewater Inn, which featured the Edgewater Eight, a group of singers that offered popular off-Broadway musicals. They closed it in 1986.
Andersen worked up until the time of his death. He owned the building at 1121 Jackson St. NE. in Minneapolis. He would go there every day, said his son, John, of Dassel, Minn.
Andersen was a director of Franklin National Bank from 1964 to 1968. He was an active member of the Zuhrah Shrine Temple and past president of the Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit. He also was a member of Toastmasters International and the Royal Order of Jesters, and he was a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Cub.
Besides his son, Andersen is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter; daughters Jeanenne Fernstrom, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Maureen Podany, of Edina, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, American Lung Association or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society. Arrangements were by Thomson Brothers Funeral Home in Minneapolis. — Amy Woods
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States of America
Thursday, June 20, 1996
Page 35 (B7)
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Andersen
Harry Edward Andersen, our cherished patriarch, active civic philanthropist and respected businessman, died June 17th. Born April 25, 1906 in Omaha, NE. Work brought him to Minneapolis where he founded several successful businesses. He was dedicated to crafting a life that enriched the people and organizations he loved. He was a Director of Franklin Nat'l Bank, active in Zuhrah Shrine Temple and Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit as Past President, and a Life member of the Royal Order of Jesters. Also a member of Toastmasters International, Engineers Club, Past President of Nat'l Assn. Oil Equipment Jobbers and a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Club. He was a Special Deputy Sheriff of Hennepin County and an Honorary Minneapolis Fire Chief. Survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter, children, Jeanenne Fernstrom, Maureen Podany and John Andersen; 9 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Memorial service Wednesday 11 AM, St. Peder's Lutheran Church, 4600 East 42nd St. Private burial Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Shrines Hospital for Cripple Children, American Lung Association, or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society.
Thomson Brothers Funeral Hm
871-4407
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Page 22 (B6)
Harry Edward Andersen, 90, owner of Northwest Equipment Co. and the Edgewater Inn in northeast Minneapolis, died at Fairview Riverside Hospice on Monday of complications from a fall.
He was born in Omaha, Neb., to immigrant Danish parents and went to work after 10th grade. He moved to Minneapolis in the early 1930s while working for Western Union.
In 1935 he opened Northwest Equipment Co. in Minneapolis, which supplied service station equipment such as gas pumps and hydraulic hoists. At its height it employed about 15 people. He closed it in 1990. He also owned a Minneapolis discount store for about five years in the 1960s. He then leased the building to the Blue Ox restaurant for years.
In 1970 he and four partners opened the Edgewater Inn, which featured the Edgewater Eight, a group of singers that offered popular off-Broadway musicals. They closed it in 1986.
Andersen worked up until the time of his death. He owned the building at 1121 Jackson St. NE. in Minneapolis. He would go there every day, said his son, John, of Dassel, Minn.
Andersen was a director of Franklin National Bank from 1964 to 1968. He was an active member of the Zuhrah Shrine Temple and past president of the Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit. He also was a member of Toastmasters International and the Royal Order of Jesters, and he was a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Cub.
Besides his son, Andersen is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter; daughters Jeanenne Fernstrom, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Maureen Podany, of Edina, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, American Lung Association or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society. Arrangements were by Thomson Brothers Funeral Home in Minneapolis. — Amy Woods
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States of America
Thursday, June 20, 1996
Page 35 (B7)
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Andersen
Harry Edward Andersen, our cherished patriarch, active civic philanthropist and respected businessman, died June 17th. Born April 25, 1906 in Omaha, NE. Work brought him to Minneapolis where he founded several successful businesses. He was dedicated to crafting a life that enriched the people and organizations he loved. He was a Director of Franklin Nat'l Bank, active in Zuhrah Shrine Temple and Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit as Past President, and a Life member of the Royal Order of Jesters. Also a member of Toastmasters International, Engineers Club, Past President of Nat'l Assn. Oil Equipment Jobbers and a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Club. He was a Special Deputy Sheriff of Hennepin County and an Honorary Minneapolis Fire Chief. Survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter, children, Jeanenne Fernstrom, Maureen Podany and John Andersen; 9 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Memorial service Wednesday 11 AM, St. Peder's Lutheran Church, 4600 East 42nd St. Private burial Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Shrines Hospital for Cripple Children, American Lung Association, or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society.
Thomson Brothers Funeral Hm
871-4407
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Page 22 (B6)
Harry Edward Andersen, 90; owned Edgewater Inn, Northwest Equipment Co.
Harry Edward Andersen, 90, owner of Northwest Equipment Co. and the Edgewater Inn in northeast Minneapolis, died at Fairview Riverside Hospice on Monday of complications from a fall.
He was born in Omaha, Neb., to immigrant Danish parents and went to work after 10th grade. He moved to Minneapolis in the early 1930s while working for Western Union.
In 1935 he opened Northwest Equipment Co. in Minneapolis, which supplied service station equipment such as gas pumps and hydraulic hoists. At its height it employed about 15 people. He closed it in 1990. He also owned a Minneapolis discount store for about five years in the 1960s. He then leased the building to the Blue Ox restaurant for years.
In 1970 he and four partners opened the Edgewater Inn, which featured the Edgewater Eight, a group of singers that offered popular off-Broadway musicals. They closed it in 1986.
Andersen worked up until the time of his death. He owned the building at 1121 Jackson St. NE. in Minneapolis. He would go there every day, said his son, John, of Dassel, Minn.
Andersen was a director of Franklin National Bank from 1964 to 1968. He was an active member of the Zuhrah Shrine Temple and past president of the Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit. He also was a member of Toastmasters International and the Royal Order of Jesters, and he was a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Cub.
Besides his son, Andersen is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter; daughters Jeanenne Fernstrom, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Maureen Podany, of Edina, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, American Lung Association or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society. Arrangements were by Thomson Brothers Funeral Home in Minneapolis. — Amy Woods
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States of America
Thursday, June 20, 1996
Page 35 (B7)
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Andersen
Harry Edward Andersen, our cherished patriarch, active civic philanthropist and respected businessman, died June 17th. Born April 25, 1906 in Omaha, NE. Work brought him to Minneapolis where he founded several successful businesses. He was dedicated to crafting a life that enriched the people and organizations he loved. He was a Director of Franklin Nat'l Bank, active in Zuhrah Shrine Temple and Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit as Past President, and a Life member of the Royal Order of Jesters. Also a member of Toastmasters International, Engineers Club, Past President of Nat'l Assn. Oil Equipment Jobbers and a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Club. He was a Special Deputy Sheriff of Hennepin County and an Honorary Minneapolis Fire Chief. Survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter, children, Jeanenne Fernstrom, Maureen Podany and John Andersen; 9 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Memorial service Wednesday 11 AM, St. Peder's Lutheran Church, 4600 East 42nd St. Private burial Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Shrines Hospital for Cripple Children, American Lung Association, or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society.
Thomson Brothers Funeral Hm
871-4407
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Page 22 (B6)
Harry Edward Andersen, 90, owner of Northwest Equipment Co. and the Edgewater Inn in northeast Minneapolis, died at Fairview Riverside Hospice on Monday of complications from a fall.
He was born in Omaha, Neb., to immigrant Danish parents and went to work after 10th grade. He moved to Minneapolis in the early 1930s while working for Western Union.
In 1935 he opened Northwest Equipment Co. in Minneapolis, which supplied service station equipment such as gas pumps and hydraulic hoists. At its height it employed about 15 people. He closed it in 1990. He also owned a Minneapolis discount store for about five years in the 1960s. He then leased the building to the Blue Ox restaurant for years.
In 1970 he and four partners opened the Edgewater Inn, which featured the Edgewater Eight, a group of singers that offered popular off-Broadway musicals. They closed it in 1986.
Andersen worked up until the time of his death. He owned the building at 1121 Jackson St. NE. in Minneapolis. He would go there every day, said his son, John, of Dassel, Minn.
Andersen was a director of Franklin National Bank from 1964 to 1968. He was an active member of the Zuhrah Shrine Temple and past president of the Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit. He also was a member of Toastmasters International and the Royal Order of Jesters, and he was a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Cub.
Besides his son, Andersen is survived by his wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter; daughters Jeanenne Fernstrom, of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Maureen Podany, of Edina, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, American Lung Association or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society. Arrangements were by Thomson Brothers Funeral Home in Minneapolis. — Amy Woods
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States of America
Thursday, June 20, 1996
Page 35 (B7)
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Andersen
Harry Edward Andersen, our cherished patriarch, active civic philanthropist and respected businessman, died June 17th. Born April 25, 1906 in Omaha, NE. Work brought him to Minneapolis where he founded several successful businesses. He was dedicated to crafting a life that enriched the people and organizations he loved. He was a Director of Franklin Nat'l Bank, active in Zuhrah Shrine Temple and Zuhrah Ceremonial Unit as Past President, and a Life member of the Royal Order of Jesters. Also a member of Toastmasters International, Engineers Club, Past President of Nat'l Assn. Oil Equipment Jobbers and a founding member of the Washington Lake Improvement Association and the Golden Valley Golf Club. He was a Special Deputy Sheriff of Hennepin County and an Honorary Minneapolis Fire Chief. Survived by his beloved wife of 65 years, Alma Vawter, children, Jeanenne Fernstrom, Maureen Podany and John Andersen; 9 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Memorial service Wednesday 11 AM, St. Peder's Lutheran Church, 4600 East 42nd St. Private burial Lakewood Cemetery. Memorials preferred to Shrines Hospital for Cripple Children, American Lung Association, or Hennepin County Animal Humane Society.
Thomson Brothers Funeral Hm
871-4407
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Wednesday, June 19, 1996
Page 22 (B6)
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