Duane
E. Erickson, 66
 Bagley
- Duane Edwin Erickson, 66, of Bagley, died on
Monday, April 12, 2004 at the First Care Hospital
in Fosston.
Funeral
services were held on
Friday,
April 16, at the United Lutheran Church in Berner.
Interment was held at Norway Lake Cemetery in
Leonard.
Duane
Erickson was born February 23, 1938 in Bagely, the
son of Harold and Magdeline "Tootie" (Simmenson)
Erickson.
He
attended Ruffy Brook Country School in rural
Clearbrook. Duane married Kay Stolquist in
Clearbrook on July 2, 1960. He went to work for
Anderson and Swenson Farms north of Gonvick until
1973, when he moved north of Gully. He was
owner-manager of Gully Farms, Inc. where he raised
large herds of beef cattle, harvested wild rice and
small grains until 1999. He retired to the family
homestead farm north of Bagley where he drove truck
for Forum Trucking hauling hay and potatoes.
Duane
enjoyed many types of racing. He raced stock cars,
loved to snowmobile, especially snowmobiling in
West Yellowstone, Mont. He enjoyed horses, driving
semi, deer hunting, fishing and especially his dog
"Wiggles."
Duane
served on the Johnson Township Board as supervisor
for 19 years, as chairperson on the Gully Tri-Co-op
Board and was a member of the United Lutheran
Church.
Survivors
include his wife Kay; three children, Joan Erickson
of Gully, Partrick Erickson of Bagley and Jill
Erickson of Thief River Falls; one brother, Teddy
(Yvonne) Erickson of Bagley; two sisters, Annette
(Steve) Nyland of Bemidji and Sharon (Pat)
Dyrdahl-O'Bryan of Bagley; his mother-in-law, Elva
(Orval) Nelson of Clearbrook; one sister-in-law,
Janice (Dennis) Gordon of Shevlin; four
grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; his brother
Douglas; and his brother-in-law Gerald Dyrdahl.
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