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Mirl Erwin Andersen

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Mirl Erwin Andersen

Birth
Howell, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
Death
20 Jan 2011 (aged 88)
Tuolumne, Tuolumne County, California, USA
Burial
Tuolumne, Tuolumne County, California, USA
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New Green Row 1 Plot 3C
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Mirl E. Andersen, 88, died Jan. 20, at his home in Tuolumne, Calif. He was born Sept. 17, 1922, in Howell. He was the 13th of 15 children of William and Harriet Ann Andersen. He attended Bear River High School, but because of the distance he was only able to attend one year. He met and started dating his future wife, Wilma Vance, of Tremonton. They were married Dec. 26, 1941.

He served in the U.S. Army 1st Armored Division in North Africa during World War II. After the war they farmed in Howell for eight years, and he also worked for the Bear River Telephone Company in Tremonton. In 1954, his family left the farm and he worked for Bonneville Construction Company installing dial phone systems and power lines in communities in five western states, including Alaska. The construction work brought his family to Tuolumne in 1957. He was offered permanent employment with the Tuolumne Telephone Company and worked there for 32 years.

He was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving ten years as bishop of the Sonora California Ward. He and Wilma served a 19-month church mission together in New Zealand after their retirement.

He is survived by a daughter and three sons, 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, as well as his younger brother and sister. He was preceded in death by Wilma, his wife of 68 years, who died last June, his parents, and 12 brothers and sisters.

A funeral service is scheduled for Jan. 27, in Sonora.

Published: The Tremonton Leader/Garland Times - 26 Jan 2011 pg 4
Mirl E. Andersen, 88, died Jan. 20, at his home in Tuolumne, Calif. He was born Sept. 17, 1922, in Howell. He was the 13th of 15 children of William and Harriet Ann Andersen. He attended Bear River High School, but because of the distance he was only able to attend one year. He met and started dating his future wife, Wilma Vance, of Tremonton. They were married Dec. 26, 1941.

He served in the U.S. Army 1st Armored Division in North Africa during World War II. After the war they farmed in Howell for eight years, and he also worked for the Bear River Telephone Company in Tremonton. In 1954, his family left the farm and he worked for Bonneville Construction Company installing dial phone systems and power lines in communities in five western states, including Alaska. The construction work brought his family to Tuolumne in 1957. He was offered permanent employment with the Tuolumne Telephone Company and worked there for 32 years.

He was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving ten years as bishop of the Sonora California Ward. He and Wilma served a 19-month church mission together in New Zealand after their retirement.

He is survived by a daughter and three sons, 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, as well as his younger brother and sister. He was preceded in death by Wilma, his wife of 68 years, who died last June, his parents, and 12 brothers and sisters.

A funeral service is scheduled for Jan. 27, in Sonora.

Published: The Tremonton Leader/Garland Times - 26 Jan 2011 pg 4

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