Hugo V. Anderson
Born: September 3rd, 1890
Died: February 23rd, 1920
Obituary
Hugo V. Anderson, popular and well known young man of Burlington, passed away at his home at 531 Leebrick street, at 11 o'clock this morning after an illness of but a few hours. Death comes as a severe shock to his family and his many friends for he had been in the best of health until yesterday noon.
Recently, while the Paule family has been away, Mr. Anderson has been staying at that home at night. Yesterday morning he left the home on North hill and, on the way to church, he contracted a sever headache and went directly to his home. There his condition became steadly worse and he soon lapsed into unconsciousness. he remained in that state until he died and it is evident that he had sufferred a hemorage of the brain and the second of these took him away.
Hugo Anderson was born in this city on September 3, 1890 and lived in Burlington all his life. For the past, seven years he has been employed as salesman at the Paule jewelry company where he was much valued and highly esteemed. He was a faithful member of the Messiah Lutheran church, and was very active and untiring in the Sunday school and church work. His kind and pleasant disposition had won him a host of friends who will be greatly shocked at his sudden and untimely death.
He leaves to mourn him his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson; two sisters, Miss Evelyn Anderson, and Mrs. Will Luth, and two brothers, Rudolph B. Anderson and Eric Anderson, all of this city. Besides he leaves a host of relatives and friends. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.