Erickson, Aimee Rene (Erickson) 1973-2007

ERICKSON, WILLIAMS, CROSS, PHILLIPS, BALS

Posted By: Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/20/2008 at 15:58:08

Aimee Rene' Erickson passed away at her home on Sept. 26, 2007. Aimee was born on Jan. 4, 1973, to Gerald and Deana (Williams) Erickson in Iowa City. Aimee attended school in Newton. She moved to Storm Lake and graduated in 1991 from Storm Lake High School. She graduated May of 2004 from Des Moines Area Community College with a degree in nursing.

Aimee was proud of her son, Benjamin. Aimee's love of life brought her many friends and admiration. She enjoyed shopping, decorating, bead and metal works, jewelry making and gardening. She worked at Knoxville Area Community Hospital during college and after graduation. She currently was working at Broadlawns Medical Center. Aimee was a dedicated and caring nurse who made a difference in all of her patient's lives. She was also a volunteer EMT on the Knoxville Fire Department.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather, Kenneth Erickson; great-grandmother Dorotha Cross and maternal and paternal great-grandparents.

Aimee is survived by her son, Benjamin Phillips, Des Moines; her parents, Deana Williams of Newton and Gerald Erickson of Florida; two brothers, Jordan and Blake Williams; her maternal grandmother, Darlene Williams; uncle Tim Williams and her cousin Aaron Williams of Grinnell; her grandmother, Mary Ann Bals and her husband Bud Bals of Fonda; her Aunt Linda Dedecker and her partner Mike Van Natta, Knoxville; her uncle Ronnie Erickson and his partner Cindy Cory of Ames; cousins, Justin Dedecker, Ames, Adrian Dedecker, New Jersey and her uncle Jeffery Dedecker.

The Knoxville Journal Express, October 8, 2007