Services for Anna M. Sanders, 88, Rapid City, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at Behrens Mortuary. The Rev. Arthur Taylor will officiate. Burial will be in Mountain View Cemetery.

Mrs. Sanders died Wednesday at a Rapid City hospital. She was born Feb. 8, 1891, at Hermosa to Henry and Emma Behrens.

She married Frank Sanders Feb. 27, 1915, in Rapid City. They ranched near Caputa for 10 years. In 1927, they moved to Rapid City and were in the restaurant business for 30 years.

Mrs. Sanders was a member of the First Congregational Church and the Minnilusa Historical Association, for which a memorial has been established.

Survivors include one son, Carroll of Rapid City; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Carlynn) Lee of Thousand Oaks, Mrs. Frances Holgerson of Vernon, Conn.; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren, and one sister, Alice Kaiser of Hermosa.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1974, five brothers and four sisters.

From The Rapid City Journal - September 28, 1979

1900 Census
Name: Anna M Behrens
Age: 9
Birth Date: Feb 1891
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1900: Township 1, Pennington, South Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Emma Behrens
Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Household Members:
Name Age
Emma Behrens 46
Hugo A Behrens 25
Alma E Behrens 23
Leo J Behrens 18
Edna L Behrens 17
Carl E Behrens 14
William H Behrens 22
Anna M Behrens 9
Alice C Behrens 7
Gustave A Behrens 1

1910 Census
Name: Anna M Behrens
Age in 1910: 19
Birth Year: abt 1891
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1910: Township 1, Pennington, South Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Henry Behrens
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's name: Emma Behrens
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Native Tongue: English
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Behrens 65
Emma Behrens 57
Leopold J Behrens 29
Anna M Behrens 19
Alice C Behrens 16
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Gustav A Behrens 14
Royal Grimes 23

SD Marriage:
Anna Behrens
Gender: Female
Marriage Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1891
Residence Post Office: Hermosa
Residence Place: Custer
Marriage Date: 17 Feb 1915
Marriage Place: Pennington
Certificate: 45706
Spouse: Frank E Sanders

1920 Census
Name: Anna M Sanders
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: South Dakota
Home in 1920: Rapid Valley, Pennington, South Dakota
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Frank E Sanders
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes

Household Members:
Name Age
Frank E Sanders 28
Anna M Sanders 28
Frances J Sanders 2
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Ray W Sanders 25
Harle A Sanders 20

1930 Census
Name: Anna M Sanders
Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: South Dakota
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota

Street address: Fairview Street
Ward of City: Second
House Number in Cities or Towns: 832
Dwelling Number: 168
Family Number: 212
Age at First Marriage: 23
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank E Sanders 38
Anna M Sanders 39
Frances J Sanders 12
Carroll F Sanders 8
Josephine L Sanders 23
Marcella Gilbertson 22

1940 Census
Name: Anna Sanders
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: South Dakota
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota

Street: Fairview Street
House Number: 832
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 63A
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: College, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No

Household Members:
Name Age
Frunk E Sanders 48
Anna Sanders 49
Carrold Sanders 19
Carlynn Sanders 7