HAVRE - Dale E. Anderson, 90, a World War II military veteran and retired university chairman, died of natural causes Monday, Oct. 24, at a Havre care facility.
Dale was born May 27, 1921, in Havre, Mont., to John W. and Agatha (Diety) Anderson. He was raised and educated in Havre, graduating from Havre High School. Dale enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was a fighter pilot, flying P40s and P63 King Cobras in World War II.
He married Thelma Gore on Aug. 17, 1943, in Washington, D.C., where she was working for the FBI. Dale was honorably discharged in 1945. The couple returned to Havre, where Dale worked for an architect firm until he established his own business of Dale Anderson Construction, for which he served as a general contractor. In 1962, he went to work for Northern Montana College, in its drafting department, and began working on his bachelor's degree, which he obtained from Northern. Dale then went on and attended MSU in Bozeman and graduated with his master's degree in 1971. He retired in 1982 from Northern Montana College as the chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department.
In his spare time, Dale enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and fly-tying. He was a member of the Elks, Kiwanis, VFW, Shriners, Masons, Jaycees, the American Legion, Phi Delta Kappa, and also was a member of the Air Force Association and Reserve Officers Association. Dale enjoyed family and loved attending all of his grandchildren's athletic events. Dale didn't know what retirement was; he continued to work on various projects until his health prevented him from them.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Thelma Anderson, who passed in May of 2007; and his brother in-law, Lt. Col. William E. "Bill" Gore.
Dale is survived by a son, daughter, sister, sister-in–law, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on October 27, 2011
Dale was born May 27, 1921, in Havre, Mont., to John W. and Agatha (Diety) Anderson. He was raised and educated in Havre, graduating from Havre High School. Dale enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was a fighter pilot, flying P40s and P63 King Cobras in World War II.
He married Thelma Gore on Aug. 17, 1943, in Washington, D.C., where she was working for the FBI. Dale was honorably discharged in 1945. The couple returned to Havre, where Dale worked for an architect firm until he established his own business of Dale Anderson Construction, for which he served as a general contractor. In 1962, he went to work for Northern Montana College, in its drafting department, and began working on his bachelor's degree, which he obtained from Northern. Dale then went on and attended MSU in Bozeman and graduated with his master's degree in 1971. He retired in 1982 from Northern Montana College as the chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department.
In his spare time, Dale enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and fly-tying. He was a member of the Elks, Kiwanis, VFW, Shriners, Masons, Jaycees, the American Legion, Phi Delta Kappa, and also was a member of the Air Force Association and Reserve Officers Association. Dale enjoyed family and loved attending all of his grandchildren's athletic events. Dale didn't know what retirement was; he continued to work on various projects until his health prevented him from them.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Thelma Anderson, who passed in May of 2007; and his brother in-law, Lt. Col. William E. "Bill" Gore.
Dale is survived by a son, daughter, sister, sister-in–law, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on October 27, 2011
HAVRE - Dale E. Anderson, 90, a World War II military veteran and retired university chairman, died of natural causes Monday, Oct. 24, at a Havre care facility.
Dale was born May 27, 1921, in Havre, Mont., to John W. and Agatha (Diety) Anderson. He was raised and educated in Havre, graduating from Havre High School. Dale enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was a fighter pilot, flying P40s and P63 King Cobras in World War II.
He married Thelma Gore on Aug. 17, 1943, in Washington, D.C., where she was working for the FBI. Dale was honorably discharged in 1945. The couple returned to Havre, where Dale worked for an architect firm until he established his own business of Dale Anderson Construction, for which he served as a general contractor. In 1962, he went to work for Northern Montana College, in its drafting department, and began working on his bachelor's degree, which he obtained from Northern. Dale then went on and attended MSU in Bozeman and graduated with his master's degree in 1971. He retired in 1982 from Northern Montana College as the chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department.
In his spare time, Dale enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and fly-tying. He was a member of the Elks, Kiwanis, VFW, Shriners, Masons, Jaycees, the American Legion, Phi Delta Kappa, and also was a member of the Air Force Association and Reserve Officers Association. Dale enjoyed family and loved attending all of his grandchildren's athletic events. Dale didn't know what retirement was; he continued to work on various projects until his health prevented him from them.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Thelma Anderson, who passed in May of 2007; and his brother in-law, Lt. Col. William E. "Bill" Gore.
Dale is survived by a son, daughter, sister, sister-in–law, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on October 27, 2011
Dale was born May 27, 1921, in Havre, Mont., to John W. and Agatha (Diety) Anderson. He was raised and educated in Havre, graduating from Havre High School. Dale enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and was a fighter pilot, flying P40s and P63 King Cobras in World War II.
He married Thelma Gore on Aug. 17, 1943, in Washington, D.C., where she was working for the FBI. Dale was honorably discharged in 1945. The couple returned to Havre, where Dale worked for an architect firm until he established his own business of Dale Anderson Construction, for which he served as a general contractor. In 1962, he went to work for Northern Montana College, in its drafting department, and began working on his bachelor's degree, which he obtained from Northern. Dale then went on and attended MSU in Bozeman and graduated with his master's degree in 1971. He retired in 1982 from Northern Montana College as the chairman of the Engineering and Technology Department.
In his spare time, Dale enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping and fly-tying. He was a member of the Elks, Kiwanis, VFW, Shriners, Masons, Jaycees, the American Legion, Phi Delta Kappa, and also was a member of the Air Force Association and Reserve Officers Association. Dale enjoyed family and loved attending all of his grandchildren's athletic events. Dale didn't know what retirement was; he continued to work on various projects until his health prevented him from them.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Thelma Anderson, who passed in May of 2007; and his brother in-law, Lt. Col. William E. "Bill" Gore.
Dale is survived by a son, daughter, sister, sister-in–law, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on October 27, 2011
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