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Durward Dean ERICSON, Sr

Male 1916 - 1971  (55 years)


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  • Name Durward Dean ERICSON 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 29 May 1916  Isanti County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • SSDI and Florida Deaths put his birthday as May 27th
    Gender Male 
    Minnesota Birth Certificate 1916-12797 
    Death 10 Nov 1971  Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bradenton per SSDI
    Burial Mansion Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Ellenton, Manatee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Indexed in MHS birth index as “Dorwood Dean.” Durward Ericson in the SSDI.

      He was truck driver at the time of his marriage to Larayne.

      In the 1941 Rockford, Illinois, city directory, he was a “driver” living at 707 Woodlawn Avenue.

      In the 1942 Rockford directory, he was a salesman for Nehi Bottling Co. He and Lorayne lived at 837 N Court.

      In the 1944 Minneapolis city directory, he was a serviceman for SR&Co (probably Sears). He and LaRayne lived at 1838 Polk.

      Durward served in the Navy in World War II. He enlisted on May 29, 1944, and he was released from service on December 4, 1945. Durward served on the Shasta in 1944 and on the Cabell in 1945.

      He and LaRayne were still at the 1838 Polk address in the 1946 Minneapolis directory.

      Living in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, at the time of his father’s death.

      Durward was a pallbearer at Bess’s funeral.

      “Mr. and Mrs. Durward Erickson” signed Bess’s funeral guestbook. Their address, noted by Elaine for the thank-you, was 2303 Maiden Lane, Minneapolis 21.

      His obit in the Tampa Tribune, 12 Nov 1971 edition:

      Durward D. Ericson, 55, 3303 15th St. W., died Wednesday. A retired refrigeration engineer, he came here two and a half years ago from Minneapolis, Minn., and was a World War II veteran. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Larayne N. Ericson; two sons and two sisters.
    Person ID I577  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2018 

    Father Erick Godfrey ERICKSON,   b. 18 Oct 1886, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1957, University Hospital, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Ella Lorraine HUGHES,   b. 31 Mar 1894, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1964, Isanti County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 14 Oct 1909  Anoka County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Larayne Dorothy NORLING,   b. 6 Nov 1917, Isanti County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1993, Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 24 Nov 1937  Northwood, Worth County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Th witnesses Hartley Samuel Thompson and Helen Vivian Erickson. Helen and Larayne would both have been pregnant at the time.
    Children 
     1. Lyle Eugene ERICSON,   b. 12 Sep 1943, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 2018, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F416  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2016