CEMETERY RECORDS say age 83. Records say Bryant. First marriage to Anderson; second marriage to Bryant.
HEADSTONE says Anderson. Says mother.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter Aug 20 1975 "Obituaries: Etta L. Bryant"
Etta L. Bryant, 83, the former Etta Anderson of Stambaugh, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, August 15 at Crystal Manor.
Mrs. Bryant was born July 4, 1892 in Alexander, Minn [no such place found][Obituary should read Alexandria, Minn. She lived in Stambaugh most of her life except for brief periods of time when she resided in Idaho and California. Her first husband, Charles Anderson, preceded her in death in 1946.
Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Robert (Geraldine) Eckstrom, Ironwood; a sister Mrs. Gertie Brackin, Long Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were at Brooks Funeral Home on Monday, August 18, at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Clayton Parcels, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Pallbearers were Jack Anderson, Lambert Stolberg, Wilbur Stolberg, George Stolberg, Harry Lunn and Melvin Hill.
Interment was in Stambaugh Cemetery.
Brooks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John and Anna Anderson" page 37 (excerpt)
John and Anna Anderson had seven children including Charles (Curly).
Charles (Curly) Anderson married the former Etta Douglas [should read Etta Douglass]. The couple had one daughter, Geraldine (Eckstrom) who has a son and a daughter.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 14 1942 "Mrs. Anderson Wins Encounter With Road Hog Bruin At Ottawa: Bear Versus Automobile"
What should a person do when a determined bear weighing about 800 pounds contests a narrow highway with a small automobile? Mrs. Charles J. Anderson of Stambaugh, wife of the caretaker of the camp and picnic grounds on Ottawa lake, can tell you from experience.
It happened recently when she was returning to camp with a load of candy and soft drinks obtained in Iron River for the bath house concession at the beach.
She had turned south off the county road onto the drive leading to the camp grounds. She was not going fast when she came over the top of a hill less than a half mile from her home. A large bear sat right there in the middle of the road.
There wasn't room to turn out and drive around as there was a deep ditch on both sides of the road. Mrs. Anderson had decided on one thing. She would not stop the car. Nor would she step on the gas and bump the animal because that likely would be disastrous for the bear, the car and herself.
She drove along slowly in low gear. The bear growled and showed no inclination to get out of the way. She understood that bears are hungry and in a vicous mood at this time of the year. She judged this one to be a mother with cubs not far away.
The contest between the car and the bear became strained when bruin placed its fore paws on the front bumper. As the car kept advancing, bruin kept bucking. Finally the bear's hind feet edged off to one side of the road. Mrs. Anderson saw her opportunity. She swerved the car to the other side, stepped on the accelerator and was out of danger.
FAINTS ON ARRIVAL HOME When she arrived home, Mrs. Anderson heaved a sigh, climbed shakily out of the car and fainted.
"I'll bet your heart was in your mouth," said Stanley Olson, ranger of the Ottawa national forest, when she told him of the incident.
"It was more than my heart. I felt as if all my insides were choking me," she declared.
Olson told her it was a good thing she had acted just as she did because the bear would have been a dangerous customer if she had stopped the car, or if she had aroused its anger by bumping it.
OBITUARY of Charles "Curly" Anderson 1946 says he married Etta Douglas of Alexander MN. (This is incorrect - It should read Etta Douglass of Alexandria, MN.)
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE niece Dorothy Peterson Kunz ([email protected]) of Bellevue WA says Etta had two brothers and a sister. She lived in Michigan which was too far in those days for getting together very often.
INFORMATION FROM WAYNE OHLSSON at www.rootsweb.com for Etta Douglas says born 1892; died 1975. Married Charles J. Anderson. Child: Geraldine Iola Anderson (1919-2008).
∼*** See Etta Bryant. First marriage to Anderson; second marriage to Bryant.
HEADSTONE says Anderson. Says mother.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter Aug 20 1975 "Obituaries: Etta L. Bryant"
Etta L. Bryant, 83, the former Etta Anderson of Stambaugh, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, August 15 at Crystal Manor.
Mrs. Bryant was born July 4, 1892 in Alexander, Minn [no such place found][Obituary should read Alexandria, Minn. She lived in Stambaugh most of her life except for brief periods of time when she resided in Idaho and California. Her first husband, Charles Anderson, preceded her in death in 1946.
Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Robert (Geraldine) Eckstrom, Ironwood; a sister Mrs. Gertie Brackin, Long Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were at Brooks Funeral Home on Monday, August 18, at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Clayton Parcels, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Pallbearers were Jack Anderson, Lambert Stolberg, Wilbur Stolberg, George Stolberg, Harry Lunn and Melvin Hill.
Interment was in Stambaugh Cemetery.
Brooks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John and Anna Anderson" page 37 (excerpt)
John and Anna Anderson had seven children including Charles (Curly).
Charles (Curly) Anderson married the former Etta Douglas [should read Etta Douglass]. The couple had one daughter, Geraldine (Eckstrom) who has a son and a daughter.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 14 1942 "Mrs. Anderson Wins Encounter With Road Hog Bruin At Ottawa: Bear Versus Automobile"
What should a person do when a determined bear weighing about 800 pounds contests a narrow highway with a small automobile? Mrs. Charles J. Anderson of Stambaugh, wife of the caretaker of the camp and picnic grounds on Ottawa lake, can tell you from experience.
It happened recently when she was returning to camp with a load of candy and soft drinks obtained in Iron River for the bath house concession at the beach.
She had turned south off the county road onto the drive leading to the camp grounds. She was not going fast when she came over the top of a hill less than a half mile from her home. A large bear sat right there in the middle of the road.
There wasn't room to turn out and drive around as there was a deep ditch on both sides of the road. Mrs. Anderson had decided on one thing. She would not stop the car. Nor would she step on the gas and bump the animal because that likely would be disastrous for the bear, the car and herself.
She drove along slowly in low gear. The bear growled and showed no inclination to get out of the way. She understood that bears are hungry and in a vicous mood at this time of the year. She judged this one to be a mother with cubs not far away.
The contest between the car and the bear became strained when bruin placed its fore paws on the front bumper. As the car kept advancing, bruin kept bucking. Finally the bear's hind feet edged off to one side of the road. Mrs. Anderson saw her opportunity. She swerved the car to the other side, stepped on the accelerator and was out of danger.
FAINTS ON ARRIVAL HOME When she arrived home, Mrs. Anderson heaved a sigh, climbed shakily out of the car and fainted.
"I'll bet your heart was in your mouth," said Stanley Olson, ranger of the Ottawa national forest, when she told him of the incident.
"It was more than my heart. I felt as if all my insides were choking me," she declared.
Olson told her it was a good thing she had acted just as she did because the bear would have been a dangerous customer if she had stopped the car, or if she had aroused its anger by bumping it.
OBITUARY of Charles "Curly" Anderson 1946 says he married Etta Douglas of Alexander MN. (This is incorrect - It should read Etta Douglass of Alexandria, MN.)
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE niece Dorothy Peterson Kunz ([email protected]) of Bellevue WA says Etta had two brothers and a sister. She lived in Michigan which was too far in those days for getting together very often.
INFORMATION FROM WAYNE OHLSSON at www.rootsweb.com for Etta Douglas says born 1892; died 1975. Married Charles J. Anderson. Child: Geraldine Iola Anderson (1919-2008).
∼*** See Etta Bryant. First marriage to Anderson; second marriage to Bryant.
CEMETERY RECORDS say age 83. Records say Bryant. First marriage to Anderson; second marriage to Bryant.
HEADSTONE says Anderson. Says mother.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter Aug 20 1975 "Obituaries: Etta L. Bryant"
Etta L. Bryant, 83, the former Etta Anderson of Stambaugh, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, August 15 at Crystal Manor.
Mrs. Bryant was born July 4, 1892 in Alexander, Minn [no such place found][Obituary should read Alexandria, Minn. She lived in Stambaugh most of her life except for brief periods of time when she resided in Idaho and California. Her first husband, Charles Anderson, preceded her in death in 1946.
Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Robert (Geraldine) Eckstrom, Ironwood; a sister Mrs. Gertie Brackin, Long Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were at Brooks Funeral Home on Monday, August 18, at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Clayton Parcels, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Pallbearers were Jack Anderson, Lambert Stolberg, Wilbur Stolberg, George Stolberg, Harry Lunn and Melvin Hill.
Interment was in Stambaugh Cemetery.
Brooks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John and Anna Anderson" page 37 (excerpt)
John and Anna Anderson had seven children including Charles (Curly).
Charles (Curly) Anderson married the former Etta Douglas [should read Etta Douglass]. The couple had one daughter, Geraldine (Eckstrom) who has a son and a daughter.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 14 1942 "Mrs. Anderson Wins Encounter With Road Hog Bruin At Ottawa: Bear Versus Automobile"
What should a person do when a determined bear weighing about 800 pounds contests a narrow highway with a small automobile? Mrs. Charles J. Anderson of Stambaugh, wife of the caretaker of the camp and picnic grounds on Ottawa lake, can tell you from experience.
It happened recently when she was returning to camp with a load of candy and soft drinks obtained in Iron River for the bath house concession at the beach.
She had turned south off the county road onto the drive leading to the camp grounds. She was not going fast when she came over the top of a hill less than a half mile from her home. A large bear sat right there in the middle of the road.
There wasn't room to turn out and drive around as there was a deep ditch on both sides of the road. Mrs. Anderson had decided on one thing. She would not stop the car. Nor would she step on the gas and bump the animal because that likely would be disastrous for the bear, the car and herself.
She drove along slowly in low gear. The bear growled and showed no inclination to get out of the way. She understood that bears are hungry and in a vicous mood at this time of the year. She judged this one to be a mother with cubs not far away.
The contest between the car and the bear became strained when bruin placed its fore paws on the front bumper. As the car kept advancing, bruin kept bucking. Finally the bear's hind feet edged off to one side of the road. Mrs. Anderson saw her opportunity. She swerved the car to the other side, stepped on the accelerator and was out of danger.
FAINTS ON ARRIVAL HOME When she arrived home, Mrs. Anderson heaved a sigh, climbed shakily out of the car and fainted.
"I'll bet your heart was in your mouth," said Stanley Olson, ranger of the Ottawa national forest, when she told him of the incident.
"It was more than my heart. I felt as if all my insides were choking me," she declared.
Olson told her it was a good thing she had acted just as she did because the bear would have been a dangerous customer if she had stopped the car, or if she had aroused its anger by bumping it.
OBITUARY of Charles "Curly" Anderson 1946 says he married Etta Douglas of Alexander MN. (This is incorrect - It should read Etta Douglass of Alexandria, MN.)
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE niece Dorothy Peterson Kunz ([email protected]) of Bellevue WA says Etta had two brothers and a sister. She lived in Michigan which was too far in those days for getting together very often.
INFORMATION FROM WAYNE OHLSSON at www.rootsweb.com for Etta Douglas says born 1892; died 1975. Married Charles J. Anderson. Child: Geraldine Iola Anderson (1919-2008).
∼*** See Etta Bryant. First marriage to Anderson; second marriage to Bryant.
HEADSTONE says Anderson. Says mother.
OBITUARY Iron River Reporter Aug 20 1975 "Obituaries: Etta L. Bryant"
Etta L. Bryant, 83, the former Etta Anderson of Stambaugh, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, August 15 at Crystal Manor.
Mrs. Bryant was born July 4, 1892 in Alexander, Minn [no such place found][Obituary should read Alexandria, Minn. She lived in Stambaugh most of her life except for brief periods of time when she resided in Idaho and California. Her first husband, Charles Anderson, preceded her in death in 1946.
Surviving are a daughter Mrs. Robert (Geraldine) Eckstrom, Ironwood; a sister Mrs. Gertie Brackin, Long Beach, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Funeral services were at Brooks Funeral Home on Monday, August 18, at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev. Clayton Parcels, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Pallbearers were Jack Anderson, Lambert Stolberg, Wilbur Stolberg, George Stolberg, Harry Lunn and Melvin Hill.
Interment was in Stambaugh Cemetery.
Brooks Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
STAMBAUGH, MICHIGAN CENTENNIAL,1882-1982: 100 YEARS ON THE HILL centennial book "Family Histories: John and Anna Anderson" page 37 (excerpt)
John and Anna Anderson had seven children including Charles (Curly).
Charles (Curly) Anderson married the former Etta Douglas [should read Etta Douglass]. The couple had one daughter, Geraldine (Eckstrom) who has a son and a daughter.
NEWS ARTICLE Iron River Reporter July 14 1942 "Mrs. Anderson Wins Encounter With Road Hog Bruin At Ottawa: Bear Versus Automobile"
What should a person do when a determined bear weighing about 800 pounds contests a narrow highway with a small automobile? Mrs. Charles J. Anderson of Stambaugh, wife of the caretaker of the camp and picnic grounds on Ottawa lake, can tell you from experience.
It happened recently when she was returning to camp with a load of candy and soft drinks obtained in Iron River for the bath house concession at the beach.
She had turned south off the county road onto the drive leading to the camp grounds. She was not going fast when she came over the top of a hill less than a half mile from her home. A large bear sat right there in the middle of the road.
There wasn't room to turn out and drive around as there was a deep ditch on both sides of the road. Mrs. Anderson had decided on one thing. She would not stop the car. Nor would she step on the gas and bump the animal because that likely would be disastrous for the bear, the car and herself.
She drove along slowly in low gear. The bear growled and showed no inclination to get out of the way. She understood that bears are hungry and in a vicous mood at this time of the year. She judged this one to be a mother with cubs not far away.
The contest between the car and the bear became strained when bruin placed its fore paws on the front bumper. As the car kept advancing, bruin kept bucking. Finally the bear's hind feet edged off to one side of the road. Mrs. Anderson saw her opportunity. She swerved the car to the other side, stepped on the accelerator and was out of danger.
FAINTS ON ARRIVAL HOME When she arrived home, Mrs. Anderson heaved a sigh, climbed shakily out of the car and fainted.
"I'll bet your heart was in your mouth," said Stanley Olson, ranger of the Ottawa national forest, when she told him of the incident.
"It was more than my heart. I felt as if all my insides were choking me," she declared.
Olson told her it was a good thing she had acted just as she did because the bear would have been a dangerous customer if she had stopped the car, or if she had aroused its anger by bumping it.
OBITUARY of Charles "Curly" Anderson 1946 says he married Etta Douglas of Alexander MN. (This is incorrect - It should read Etta Douglass of Alexandria, MN.)
INFORMATION FROM RELATIVE niece Dorothy Peterson Kunz ([email protected]) of Bellevue WA says Etta had two brothers and a sister. She lived in Michigan which was too far in those days for getting together very often.
INFORMATION FROM WAYNE OHLSSON at www.rootsweb.com for Etta Douglas says born 1892; died 1975. Married Charles J. Anderson. Child: Geraldine Iola Anderson (1919-2008).
∼*** See Etta Bryant. First marriage to Anderson; second marriage to Bryant.
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