Elgene Arnell Erickson 1938 - 2020

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Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/22/2020 at 23:34:30

Sioux City Journal
9 September 2020

Elgene A. Erickson

Sioux City

Elgene Arnell Erickson, 81, of Sioux City, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at his residence.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 1801 Morningside Avenue, in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. The family requests those in attendance at either the visitation or the service dress casually in either Iowa Hawkeye or Chicago Cubs attire.

Gene was born in rural Union County, S.D., on Oct. 12, 1938, the son of Emerald and Phyllis (Ulrickson) Erickson. He attended Elk Point Community Schools. Following graduation, he attended Morningside College for three years. He served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy from 1957 to 1959.

He was united in marriage to Marlene Gstohl on July 20, 1960 in Luverne, Minn. The couple made Sioux City their home. Gene served the Sioux City community as a police officer for 29 years before retiring as a lieutenant with the department in 1994.

He enjoyed playing golf, fishing, square dancing, bowling, and he was a huge fan of both the Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago Cubs. He loved the time he could spend with his family and cherished the time he could spend with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Gene is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Marlene; his four children, Debbie (Randy) Miller of McCook Lake, S.D., Doug (Melanie) Erickson of Spink, S.D., Beth (Tim) Woldt of Minneapolis, and Dave (Dawn) Erickson of North Sioux City; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Glennyce Vigil of Phoenix, Ariz., and Arlys (Dave) Eaton of Scosttsdale, Ariz.; and a sister-in-law, Kate Lefler of Stuart, Fla.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dean; and brother-in-law, David Lefler.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials in Gene’s honor be directed to either the June E. Nylen Cancer Center in Sioux City or Hospice of Siouxland.