Samuel G. Erickson 1867-1928

ERICKSON, NELSON, BURAAS, AANES, LOFTSGARD

Posted By: S. Ferrall (email)
Date: 11/29/2007 at 18:24:55

Sam Gilbert Erickson is Called to Eternal Rest

This community was greatly saddened when the message reached here last Monday that Sam Erickson, who about ten days prior had gone west to visit friends and relatives in Canton, S.D., and at Inwood, Iowa, and also to consult a doctor there, had passed away at the home of Louis Anderson at Canton, following a stroke that he suffered on Sunday afternoon. Here, at the home of these old time friends, everything was done that oculd be done, but death came quietly on Monday, May 28th. The body was brought to Postville Tuesday night, and from there taken to the farm home, four miles east of Clermont.

Mr. Erickson was born in Marion township, Clayton county, February 12, 1867, being thus at the time of his death sixty-one years, three months and fifteen days of age. On June 24, 1890, he was united in marriage to Caroline Nelson, who survives him. To them were born ten children, one dying in infancy.

There remain to mourn the departure of a kind and solicitious father the nine children -- Mrs. Bertine Buraas of Postville; Albert of Erskine, Minn.; Mrs. Clara Aanes of Postville; Mrs. Stella Loftsgard of Gunder; Myrtle of Cedar Rapids; and Selmer, Elmer, Gladys and Florence at home. Alson seven grandchildren and three brothers, namely, Louis of Lovina, Montana; Henry of Clermont and Ben of Postville; besides a large number of other relatives and a host of friends both here and in the many other places where he was known.

With the exception of two years spent at Inwood, Sam Erickson has lived his entire life in this community. Mr. Erickson has ever been a leading spirit, and as such he will be greatly missed by the entire community. The funeral services were held from the home and the Clermont church on Thursday afternoon with interment in the cemetery beside the Marion church at Gunder. Rev. Gunsten officiating and assisted by Rev. Finck of Postville.

The large number gathered at the funeral from the surrounding community bore ample evidence of the place that deceased held in this, his home community that he had served so long and so faithfully. Blessed be his memory.

~Postville Herald
June 14, 1928