Anchor Steen Sorensen

1913 - 1974  (61 years)

• Name	Anchor Steen Sorensen  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	17 Jan 1913	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Reported Cause of Death	Complications After Heart Surgery
  Residence	1920	Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1930	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [10]
  Residence	16 Oct 1940	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 6; Weight 180; Complexion Light Brown; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Hazel
  Residence	1 Aug 1949	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [6]
  Residence	1950	Knox, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [11]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Election Summary - Anchor Sorensen	31 May 1970	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [12]
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Nonpareil - 31 May 1970 - 30 Election Summary - Anchor Sorensen
  Burial	1974	Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [9, 13]
  Death	3 Apr 1974	Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA   [2, 7, 8, 9, 13]
  Funeral Notice - Anchor Sorensen	4 Apr 1974	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [14]
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Nonpareil - 4 Apr 1974 - 3 Funeral Notice - Anchor Sorensen
  Obituary - Anchor Sorensen	9 Apr 1974	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [15]
  		Newspapers.com - The Daily Nonpareil - 9 Apr 1974 - 4 Obituary - Anchor Sorensen
  Name	Anchor (Buck) Steen Sorensen  [9]
  Name	Anchor S Sorensen  [6, 8]
  Name	Anchor Sorensen  [11]
  Name	Anchor Sorensen  [10]
  Name	Anchor Sorensen  [5, 7, 13]
  Reference Number	25738
  Person ID	I25738	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Anton Sorensen,   b. 9 May 1882, Borglum, Vittrup, Nordjylland, Denmark d. 15 Feb 1963 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Mary Steen,   b. 9 Nov 1882, Allingaabro, Denmark d. 31 May 1950 (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	8 Mar 1911	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [16, 17]
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet Lorene Swan,   b. 16 Feb 1920, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA d. 8 Sep 1976 (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1946	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Living + 2. Living
  Family ID	F9083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jan 1913 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Kane, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Residence - 1930 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 6; Weight 180; Complexion Light Brown; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Hazel - 16 Oct 1940 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Marriage - 15 Feb 1946 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Residence - 1 Aug 1949 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1950 - Knox, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Election Summary - Anchor Sorensen - 31 May 1970 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Burial - 1974 - Avoca, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Death - 3 Apr 1974 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Funeral Notice - Anchor Sorensen - 4 Apr 1974 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA Obituary - Anchor Sorensen - 9 Apr 1974 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	5 Photos
  	Anchor Steen Sorensen Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
  	Anchor Steen Sorensen From his obituary The Daily Nonpareil Thu, Apr 04, 1974 · Page 1 Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
  	Newspapers.com - The Daily Nonpareil - 31 May 1970 - 30 Election Summary - Anchor Sorensen
  	Newspapers.com - The Daily Nonpareil - 4 Apr 1974 - 3 Funeral Notice - Anchor Sorensen
  	Newspapers.com - The Daily Nonpareil - 9 Apr 1974 - 4 Obituary - Anchor Sorensen

  
  

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