Leonard J. Erickson
March 17, 1923 — January 21, 2016
Leonard J. Erickson, 92, of Milltown, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at the St. Croix Regional Medical Center due to complications from a stroke.
Leonard was born on March 17, 1923 in Kenmare, ND the son of Erick and Ida (Hansen) Erickson. He was the youngest of 8 children.
He married Rucille Bengtson on April 15, 1944. They spent their married lives in Milltown, Wisconsin. Leonard farmed and milked cows for many years. While farming he drove school bus and also trucked cattle into South St. Paul. After they sold their farm they moved into town where they operated the Milltown Laundromat and he drove gas truck for Skelgas.
Leonard leaves to celebrate his memory: daughters, Nancy (John) Nielsen, Eau Claire, WI and Lynne (George) McLeod, Eau Claire, WI; son-in-law, Mike (Julie) Ubbelohde, grandchildren: Kristine Brooks, Kathy Hutton, Erika Koenig, Greta Homme and Greg and David Ubbelohde, nine great grandchildren and one great great grandson, many nieces, nephews and other loving family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Rucille in 2001, parents, Erick and Ida, two daughters, Susan Peper and Julie Ubbelohde, two great grandsons, Tom and Paul Brooks, two brothers, Lawrence and Earl, five sisters, Alice, Agnes, Gladys, Lillian and Mildred.
A Memorial Service for Leonard will be held on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at the Milltown Lutheran Church. Pastor Mel Rau will officiate. Following the service please join the family for lunch and fellowship in the church basement.
Leonard’s family will greet visitors on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria and then at the church one hour prior to the service on Wednesday.
Leonard will be laid to rest beside his wife Rucille in the spring at the Milltown Cemetery.