Arnold Carl Albin Anderson 1919 - 2020

JOHNSON, ANDERSON, DAVIS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 7/9/2020 at 21:27:26

Sioux City Journal
23 April 2020

Arnold A. Anderson

Sioux City

Arnold A. Anderson, 100, passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 19, 2020, at his son's home in Sioux City.

He will be interred at Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, S.D.

He was the son of Isaac and Ethel (Johnson) Anderson. He was born July 23, 1919, near Lyons, S.D. In 1920, the family settled near Bruce, S.D. As a teenager, he served in the CCC in the Black Hills. In World War II, he was a tank driver in the 2nd Armored Division. He saw action in North Africa, France, and was awarded the Purple Heart after being severely wounded in the Battle of the Bulge, January 1945.

He married Lorraine Davis on April 20, 1946, in Pipestone, Minn. In 1950, they settled in Sioux Falls, where "Swede" had a landscape grading business. He lived there until 2018. He was a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, Sioux Falls, and served on its Vestry.

He is survived by his son, Daniel (Martha) of Sioux City; his grandchildren, Bridget (Dan) Schuster of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Michael (Wendy) Anderson of Altadena, Calif., Gregory (Audrey) Anderson, and Nicholas (Kelsey) Anderson, both of Sioux City; five great-grandchildren, Henry and Oliver Schuster, Theodore and Reginald Anderson, and Lillian Anderson; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine; a brother, Elder Anderson; sisters, Ruth Rust, Alma Swartos, and Ellen Hamre; and a great-grandson, Jack Schuster.