Hans Ulrik Anderson was born on August 16, 1918 in Clearbrook, MN.  He grew up and attended school in Clearbrook.

Hans married Gladys Landmark on November 15, 1942 in Alida, MN.  After their marriage, they lived in Bagley, MN.

Hans served in the US Army from 1944 to 1946, during World War II, in France and Germany.

After his military discharge he returned to Bagley, MN.  In 1950 he moved to Moorhead, MN, where he was employed by Meineke-Johnson Construction Company in Fargo, ND.  

He retired in 1980 and moved to Lake Ida, northwest of Dunvilla, MN.  In 1996 Hans and his wife moved back to Moorhead, MN

Hans passed away on May 10, 2002, and is buried in Cormorant Lutheran Cemetery, near Lake Park, MN.