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Katherine
Erickson, 72
Red
Lake - Katherine Marie Jourdain Erickson, 72,
died Saturday, April 13, 2002 at the
Jourdain-Perpich Extended Care Facility in Red
Lake.
Funeral
services will be held Thursday, April 18, at 2 p.m.
at St. Mary's Mission Catholic Church in Red Lake
with Rev. Pat Sullivan officiating. Casketbearers
will include Mathew "Billy" Sayers, Vincent "Mike"
Parkhurst, Henry Donnell, Doug Olson, Richard
Olson, and Doug Tarnow. Honorary casketbearers will
be Ardelle "Joanie" Bellanger, Evon "Tiny"
Beaulieu, Elaine Little, Bonnie McGraw, Red
Pemberton, Leonard Donnell, Aloysius "Wishy"
Thunder, Judy Roy, Debbie Barrett, Gerald "Butch"
Brun, Don Cook Sr., and Alberta "Birdie" Senogles.
Interment will be in St. Mary's Mission Catholic
Church Cemetery in Red Lake.
A
wake will begin this morning (Wednesday, April 17)
at the Little Rock Center and continue until the
time of the service. Cease Family Funeral Home of
Bemidji is in charge of the
arrangements.
Katherine
Marie Jourdain was born on August 15, 1929 in Red
Lake, the daughter of Mary Blue Rosebear and Ben
Jourdain. In Red Lake, she was raised by Mary and
Jake Rosebear and attended school at St. Mary's.
On
May 15, 1955, she married Oliver Erickson in Middle
River. Katherine worked at various jobs including
an EMT, transportation driver and cook. She also
worked in commercial fishing and at the school.
She
enjoyed fixing things, sewing, cooking, and sharing
her knowledge of many things with her
daughters.
Katherine
is survived by her husband, Oliver Erickson of Red
Lake; four daughters, Jan (Charles) Kelly, Lynda
Erickson, Debbie (Rusty) Lussier, and Sherri (Bill
Spears) Erickson; eight grandchildren; three aunts;
a sister, Alley; several nieces, nephews, and other
relatives.
Preceding
her in death were her parents; four sisters,
Margaret Olson, Isabelle Arnevik, Frances "Babe"
Barrett, and Marlene "Jeanie" Parkhurst; and two
brothers, Charles Blue and Raphael Jourdain.
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