Charlotte E. Erickson

Charlotte E. Erickson, age 106, of Decorah, IA, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. A Memorial Service is being planned for Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church in Decorah. Charlotte Evelyn (Noecker) Erickson was born September 7, 1904 in Hesper, Iowa, the daughter of Hugo and Grace (Allen) Noecker. Charlotte was the second child of five. She graduated from Mabel High School, Mabel, MN, and attended Upper Iowa University, where she received her teaching certificate. Charlotte taught school before marriage, first in Hesper Township and then at East Side School in Decorah. She married Silas V. Erickson of Burr Oak, IA on October 2, 1926. Charlotte was a full time mother and wife. Her interests were poetry, sewing, gardening, playing bridge and cribbage. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Decorah. The family moved several times; the last move was back to Decorah in 1965 after Si retired. They built a home on Pine Ridge Circle where Charlotte lived until she moved to the Eastern Star complex. She was well cared for by so many at Eastern Star, Aase Haugen and Hospice. Charlotte always had good neighbors and made lasting friendships. She was preceded in death by her husband on November 28, 1988; her parents; her sister Ruth at the age of 12; two brothers, Norbert and Milo; two sons-in-law: William E. Carter Jr. and Donald W. Osenga; a daughter-in-law, Marian Odbert Erickson; and three grandsons: Andrew Carter, Mitchell Carter and Richard Anderson. Charlotte is survived by her five children: Jean Carter, Decorah, IA; Jerrine Osenga, Decorah, IA; John Thomas (Jeri) Erickson, Verona, WI; Karen (Daryl) Stack, Port Clinton, OH; and Kristin Erickson, Decorah, IA; one sister, Genevieve Harvey, rural Hesper, IA; fourteen grandchildren: Lynn Barnes, East Lansing, MI, William E. (Suzanne) Carter III, Nashville, TN, Thom (Mari) Osenga, Kiel, WI, Allan (Robin) Erickson, Glendale, WI, Susan (Karl) Koehler, Hayden, CO, Janet Erickson, Theresa, WI, Nancy (Gerard) Balzer, Waukesha, WI, Raymond (Petra) Anderson, Clarksville, TN, Kari (Jeff) Massay, Atlanta, GA, Roger (Jill) Anderson, Fort Myers, FL, Robert (Nichola) Wright, Elkins Park, PA, Andrew Adams, Peoria, AZ, Jennifer (Albert) Cleveland, Wayzata, MN, and John Adams, Minneapolis, MN; 30 Great-Grandchildren; 5 Great Great-Grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Here is a blog with pictures at http://charlotteerickson106@blogspot.com