Obit: Erickson, Thomas (1889 - 1976)
Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: ERICKSON GILBERTSON REAR

----Source: Tribune-Record-Gleaner 09/29/1976

GREENWOOD RESIDENT, THOMAS ERICKSON, 87, SUCCUMBS

Thomas Erickson, 87, Black River View Apartments, Greenwood, Clark County, died at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, 1976 at the Neillsville Hospital. Funeral services were held at Adams Lutheran Church at Blanchardville on Wednesday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. and burial was made in the Adams Cemetery. The Rev. David Wenger officiated at the services.

Mr. Erickson was born May 30, 1889, in Norway. He came to this country with his parents in 1893, and lived on a farm near Blanchardville from 1916 1918. He then moved to Clark county and settled on a farm near Loyal. He moved to Greenwood in 1934.

He married the former Clara Gilbertson on Feb. 23, 1916 at Blanchardville Lutheran Church, Blanchardville. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in 1976. Mrs. Erickson died May 24, 1976.

Mr. Erickson was a member of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Greenwood.

He is survived by one son, Burnell, Pardeville, Wis. and one sister, Mrs. Bertha Rear, Milwaukee and 20 grandchildren. Four children, two brothers, and two sisters, preceded him in death.

* Burial in Adams Cemetery, Postville, Green County, Wisconsin, USA

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Bio: Erickson, Thomas (1889 - 1976)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Parents: Andrew Erickson (1854-1936) & Bertha Kevena Anderson Erickson (1846-1931)
Spouse: Clara Gilbertson Erickson (1893-1976)
Siblings: Thea Erickson Jackson (1879-1918); Anders Erickson (1882-1913); Erik Erickson (1884-1912); Anna Maria Erickson Olson (1888-1962); Bertha Christen Erickson Rear (1892-1989)
Children: Juan Winfred Erickson (?-1916); Burnell Morgan Erickson (1917-2000)

United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

Thomas Erickson, Caucasian, 28 yrs. old-Declarant. b. 30 May 1889 in Walders, Norway
Residence: Blachardville, Wis.
Occupation: Farmer
Married (Clara Gilbertson), no previous military experience
Medium Height and Build, blue eyes & light brown hair

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