1921
Doris
2014
Doris Erickson
December 10, 1921 — May 16, 2014
Doris Erickson, 92, of Fergus Falls died Friday, May 16, 2014 at the Minnesota Veteran's Home.
Doris Lillian Erickson was born on December 11, l921, at Fosston, MN, to parents David and Laura (Swenson) Wiberg. She attended country school through the 8th grade and then graduated from Fosston High School.
Doris married Jessen Cudrio June 19, 1941. Jessen passed away in June 1945. She married Oscar Erickson on October 6, 1947. Oscar passed away in January 1986.
Doris was employed as a cook at the Fosston hospital for several years and then she and Oscar owned and operated the Biwabik Motel in Biwabik, MN. She was an excellent cook and loved to prepare feasts for family gatherings. In her later years she lived for 8 years with her daughter Luanne in Crookston, MN. She moved to the Minnesota Veterans Home in August of 2011 where she had resided for the past 34 months. She died there with family at her side, in Fergus Falls.
Doris is survived by her sister, Arlene Watland; son, Gary (Cynthia) Erickson of Dalton, MN and three daughters, Lylas (Ken) Nelson of Westminster, CO, Lynda (John) Loiland of Fosston, MN and Luanne (Lenny) Devos of Crookston, MN; eight grandchildren, Wendy Stephens, Randy (Denise) Erickson, Rebecca (Steve) Lacey, Meredith (Todd) Griffith, Diana (Johnny) Adams, Gary (Kelly) Loiland, Shannon Loiland, Lindsey Devos; and thirteen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; siblings; Idella Bright and Gerald Wiberg; grandson-in-law Steve Stephens; and great-grandson Luke Stephens.
Doris Lillian Erickson went home to glory on May 16, 2014. Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandma Doris will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Blessed be her memory.
Funeral Services: 2 PM, Friday, May 23, 2014, Calvary Free Lutheran Church, 920 Sixth Street NE, Fosston, MN
Visitation: Thursday 5-7 PM with Prayer Service at 7 PM at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls - and one hour prior to the service at the church
Clergy: Revs. Jim Johnson & Alan Arneson
Cemetery: Calvary Free Lutheran Cemetery, Fosston, MN
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls & Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston
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Doris Lillian Erickson was born on December 11, l921, at Fosston, MN, to parents David and Laura (Swenson) Wiberg. She attended country school through the 8th grade and then graduated from Fosston High School.
Doris married Jessen Cudrio June 19, 1941. Jessen passed away in June 1945. She married Oscar Erickson on October 6, 1947. Oscar passed away in January 1986.
Doris was employed as a cook at the Fosston hospital for several years and then she and Oscar owned and operated the Biwabik Motel in Biwabik, MN. She was an excellent cook and loved to prepare feasts for family gatherings. In her later years she lived for 8 years with her daughter Luanne in Crookston, MN. She moved to the Minnesota Veterans Home in August of 2011 where she had resided for the past 34 months. She died there with family at her side, in Fergus Falls.
Doris is survived by her sister, Arlene Watland; son, Gary (Cynthia) Erickson of Dalton, MN and three daughters, Lylas (Ken) Nelson of Westminster, CO, Lynda (John) Loiland of Fosston, MN and Luanne (Lenny) Devos of Crookston, MN; eight grandchildren, Wendy Stephens, Randy (Denise) Erickson, Rebecca (Steve) Lacey, Meredith (Todd) Griffith, Diana (Johnny) Adams, Gary (Kelly) Loiland, Shannon Loiland, Lindsey Devos; and thirteen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; siblings; Idella Bright and Gerald Wiberg; grandson-in-law Steve Stephens; and great-grandson Luke Stephens.
Doris Lillian Erickson went home to glory on May 16, 2014. Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandma Doris will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Blessed be her memory.
Funeral Services: 2 PM, Friday, May 23, 2014, Calvary Free Lutheran Church, 920 Sixth Street NE, Fosston, MN
Visitation: Thursday 5-7 PM with Prayer Service at 7 PM at Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls - and one hour prior to the service at the church
Clergy: Revs. Jim Johnson & Alan Arneson
Cemetery: Calvary Free Lutheran Cemetery, Fosston, MN
Funeral Home: Glende-Nilson Funeral Home of Fergus Falls & Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston
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