Eric Raymond Carlson (2009)

CARLSON, SCHROEDER, DIDIO, BROWN

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 8/1/2009 at 08:33:43

Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa
July 1, 2009

ERIC RAYMOND CARLSON, Winterset

Eric Carlson, 41, passed away peacefully at the Taylor House in Des Moines, Iowa, after a short battle with lung cancer. Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday, July 1) at Lutheran Church of Hope.

Eric was born on Aug. 25, 1967, to Catherine and Raymond Carlson in Fraser, Mich. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing and hunting. He participated in many bird dog trials as a member of the Iowa Gun Dog Association.

Eric owned and operated a very successful remodeling business for 12 years. He was president of the Remodelors Council of Greater Des Moines for two years and vice president of the Homebuilders Association of Iowa for one year.

Eric loved spending time with his family. He was a loving father, spending special times with his children, playing cards, camping and taking trips with his extended families.

He will be missed by his loving wife of 19 years, Lisa, and their children, Emily, Ben, Amy, and Grace; parents, Ray and Cathy; grandmother, Lucille Schroeder; sister, Kristin Didio; brothers, Paul and Peter; mother and father-in-law, Bill and Marion Brown; and brothers-in-law, Bill, Dave, and Dale Brown.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Eric R. Carlson Fund, Farmers & Merchants State Bank, P.O. Box 29, Winterset, IA 50273 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
Brooks Funeral Care – University