Obit: Erickson, Frances B. (1905 - 1982)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Erickson, Schiltz, Wilm, Dahlke, Braatz, True, Eisentraut, Stuebs

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 12/09/1982

Erickson, Frances B. (13 August 1905 – 30 November 1982)

Frances B. Erickson, 77, a long-time resident of the Town of York, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, in Neillsville Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Erickson of late was a Neillsville resident making her home at 210 East Fourth Street.

The deceased was born on August 13, 1905, in Hankinson, N.D., to Fred and Elizabeth (Schiltz) Wilm. She received her education in North Dakota schools. On July 14, 1927, she married Elmer G. Erickson in Menomonie ceremonies. The couple then farmed in the Menomonie area or a couple of years and then moved to Clark County where they began farming in the Towns of York and Grant. After they retired, the couple continued to make the Town of York their home. She was a member of St. John’s of Christie, its ladies Aid and the Good Neighbors Homemakers Club. On May 4, 1978, Mr. Erickson died, and she remained in the Town of York until June of 1982 when she moved into Neillsville.

Surviving her are four sons, George, Wallace and Earl, all of Neillsville, and James of Spencer; and three daughters, Mrs. Elmer (Clara) Dahlke of West Bend, Mrs. Victor (Doris) Braatz of Weyerhauser and Mrs. Jack (Mildred) True of Clintonville. Joining them are four sisters, Marie of Eau Claire, Pauline of Stillwater, Mn.; Pricella of Hankinson and Tillie of St. Paul, Mn; 27 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren. She was preceded in death, besides her husband, by a son, Phillip; a brother; and one granddaughter.

Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon, December 3, from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church of Christie with the Rev. Ralph Stuebs officiating. Burial was made in the Town of Grant Cemetery with Roger, Donald, Peter, Evan and Dennis Erickson, John Dahlke, Jim Eisentraut and Michael True as pallbearers. The Gesche Funeral Home of Neillsville was in charge of arrangements.