1919
Knute
2010
Knute Erickson
December 21, 1919 — March 3, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for lifelong Stockholm, SD, resident, Knute Erickson, age 90, of Litchfield, MN, will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 8th, at the St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. The celebrant will be Father Ken Lulf. Nancy Johnson will be the organist. The pianist will be Peggy Biswell. Don Seim will be the soloist. Duets will be sung by Ron and Darrell Jensen. A quartet composed of Don, Ron, and Dennis Seim and Eugene Hunter will also sing. Members of the St. Lawrence Funeral Choir will be song leaders. Knute died on Wednesday, March 3rd, at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield.
Family members are asked to meet in the church chapel by 10:30 a.m. Monday to attend services. Visitation will be at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. and will continue in the church on Monday one hour before services. There will be a Wake Service in the church at 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening. Honorary pallbearers will be Michelle Erickson, Dennis Caron, Brad Lewis, Andrea Dvorak, Jenny Karsten, Justin White, and members of the Stockholm-Strandburg American Legion Post #171. Active pallbearers will be Stephanie Caron, Leif Erickson, Stacey Lewis, Michael Dvorak, Todd Karsten, and Lindy White. Burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery with graveside military rites presented by the Stockholm-Strandburg American Legion Post #171.
Knute was born on December 21, 1919, on the family farm near Stockholm, SD, to Henning and Enga (Tweed) Erickson. He attended the Klondike country school through the eighth grade. Knute started high school in South Shore but quit to help his Dad farm.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII from June 10, 1942 until his honorable discharge on November 6, 1945. He was a mechanic during his military service. Knute received the Good Conduct Medal, the American Theater Service Ribbon, the WW II Victory Ribbon, the European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon, and the Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Ribbon.
During his military service, Knute married Dorothy Newquist, on September 9, 1943, in Aberdeen, SD. Following his discharge, the couple lived in Washington, D.C., where Knute worked as a mechanic. In 1947 they returned to the family farm near Stockholm. He had a great love of farming and continued to farm until 1991. Dorothy died on April 10, 1999. Knute continued to live in Stockholm until moving to Milbank where he lived for almost three years. He had lived at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN, for the last nine months.
Knute was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus in Milbank. He had been a Grant County Commissioner for over twenty years. He was a founding member of the Stockholm Ag Museum and was a lifetime member of the Stockholm-Strandburg American Legion Post #171. Knute was instrumental in getting the Grant County Library and the World War II Memorial in Milbank built. He served on the Grant County Library Board for many years. He was "Grandpa Jones" in the Hee Haw Show held annually in South Shore, SD. He had been a Punished Woman Lake Association officer and a SD Lakes and Streams Board member. Knute has also been a member of the Stockholm Community Club, the Sons of Norway, and the Grant County Historical Society.
He was honored when the family farm was recognized as a century farm. Knute had a great love of life. He had a gift of knowing no stranger. He was devoted to his wife, family, and community.
Survivors include one son, Richard Erickson and wife Kelly, Richardson, TX; two daughters, Patricia Dvorak and husband John, Litchfield, MN, and Diane Karsten and husband Gary, Newton, IA; seven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Jensen, South Shore, SD, and Sue Bohn, Watertown, SD; one sister-in-law, Betty Erickson, Stockholm, SD, and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Knute was preceded in death by his parents, wife Dorothy, two sisters, Edna Gengler and Helen Seim; one brother, Henry Erickson; and one great grandson, Kyle Lewis.
Family members are asked to meet in the church chapel by 10:30 a.m. Monday to attend services. Visitation will be at the Emanuel-Patterson Funeral Home in Milbank on Sunday from 3-5 p.m. and will continue in the church on Monday one hour before services. There will be a Wake Service in the church at 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening. Honorary pallbearers will be Michelle Erickson, Dennis Caron, Brad Lewis, Andrea Dvorak, Jenny Karsten, Justin White, and members of the Stockholm-Strandburg American Legion Post #171. Active pallbearers will be Stephanie Caron, Leif Erickson, Stacey Lewis, Michael Dvorak, Todd Karsten, and Lindy White. Burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery with graveside military rites presented by the Stockholm-Strandburg American Legion Post #171.
Knute was born on December 21, 1919, on the family farm near Stockholm, SD, to Henning and Enga (Tweed) Erickson. He attended the Klondike country school through the eighth grade. Knute started high school in South Shore but quit to help his Dad farm.
He served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII from June 10, 1942 until his honorable discharge on November 6, 1945. He was a mechanic during his military service. Knute received the Good Conduct Medal, the American Theater Service Ribbon, the WW II Victory Ribbon, the European African Middle Eastern Service Ribbon, and the Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Ribbon.
During his military service, Knute married Dorothy Newquist, on September 9, 1943, in Aberdeen, SD. Following his discharge, the couple lived in Washington, D.C., where Knute worked as a mechanic. In 1947 they returned to the family farm near Stockholm. He had a great love of farming and continued to farm until 1991. Dorothy died on April 10, 1999. Knute continued to live in Stockholm until moving to Milbank where he lived for almost three years. He had lived at the Emmanuel Home in Litchfield, MN, for the last nine months.
Knute was a member of the St. Lawrence Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus in Milbank. He had been a Grant County Commissioner for over twenty years. He was a founding member of the Stockholm Ag Museum and was a lifetime member of the Stockholm-Strandburg American Legion Post #171. Knute was instrumental in getting the Grant County Library and the World War II Memorial in Milbank built. He served on the Grant County Library Board for many years. He was "Grandpa Jones" in the Hee Haw Show held annually in South Shore, SD. He had been a Punished Woman Lake Association officer and a SD Lakes and Streams Board member. Knute has also been a member of the Stockholm Community Club, the Sons of Norway, and the Grant County Historical Society.
He was honored when the family farm was recognized as a century farm. Knute had a great love of life. He had a gift of knowing no stranger. He was devoted to his wife, family, and community.
Survivors include one son, Richard Erickson and wife Kelly, Richardson, TX; two daughters, Patricia Dvorak and husband John, Litchfield, MN, and Diane Karsten and husband Gary, Newton, IA; seven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Jensen, South Shore, SD, and Sue Bohn, Watertown, SD; one sister-in-law, Betty Erickson, Stockholm, SD, and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Knute was preceded in death by his parents, wife Dorothy, two sisters, Edna Gengler and Helen Seim; one brother, Henry Erickson; and one great grandson, Kyle Lewis.