Obituary for
Fred B. Erickson
Fred B Erickson Jr., 80, of Polson, passed away on Tuesday, July 30th, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Ronan after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on September 10, 1932, in Kalispell MT, to Fred B Sr. & Hessie Erickson. He grew up in various places and resided in Polson, MT since 1955. While in school he met the love of his life Betty Hart.
Fred Jr. and Betty married May 21, 1949, and remained married for 64 years. He worked at various mills and a long time for the Western Bee. He retired from Lake County.
Fred's family was his first priority. He loved hunting, reloading ammo, refinishing gun stocks, and doing wood work.
A beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend, Fred Jr. will be greatly missed by all.
Fred Jr. is preceded in death by his parents Fred B. Erickson Sr. and Hessie Erickson.
Survivors include his wife, Betty, Polson; children, Charlotte (Perry) Fall, Laura (Jim) Coreoran, Patrick (Judy) Erickson, Debra Gafford, Kathi (Mitch) Sanders, brother, Fordyce Erickson, Sister, Sharon Erickson, along with 10 Grandchildren, 15 Great-grandchildren, 1 Great-great-grandson, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services were held at Grogan Funeral Home & Crematory with Rev. John Payne, 1:00 P.m. Saturday, August 3, 2013. Inurnment followed the service at Lakeview Cemetery.
Read Fred Erickson's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.