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August E. Anderson Jr
November 8, 1930 to September 17, 2022
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August E. "Gus" Anderson Jr., 91, of Bessemer died on Sept. 17, 2022, in Hospice House in North Lima. Know as "Gus," August was born in Bessemer on Nov. 8, 1930, son of the late August and Anna (Nord) Anderson. August was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann (McIntyre) Anderson.
August served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He later worked as a millwright for Bessemer Cement. August enjoyed all types of sports, especially golf, fishing and hunting. Earlier in his life, he signed to play minor league baseball with the Sunbury Baseball Club Interstate League. August was also a member of the Bessemer Rod and Gun Club and the American Legion.
August is survived by his children, Jackie Lynn Anderson and David Anderson; two grandchildren, Andrea (Dan) Hopper and Vincent (Ashley) Pagliaro; and two great-grandchildren, Anderson Whan Hopper and Garrett Pagliaro.
In addition to his parents and wife, August was preceded in death by his daughter, Denise Pagliaro; four brothers, Wilbur, Barney, Donald and Fred Anderson; and four sisters, Bernice Olson, Kay Oneal, Ruth Rickard and Ardeth Anderson.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Terry Cunningham Funeral Home, Bessemer. On Friday, a funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. officiated by Deacon John Curran of Holy Spirit Parish, at the Terry Cunningham Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Anthony Cemetery.
Eternal rest grant unto Gus, O Lord. Let perpetual light shine upon him. May his soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
