Obituary of Viola M ERICKSON, Marion County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Cindy McCachern Obituary of Viola M. Erickson Funeral services for Viola M. Erickson, 79, of Salem, will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 17, in the chapel of Rankin Funeral Home, with the Reverend Tony Jayne officiating.  Burial will follow in the East Lawn Cemetery in Salem.   She died Friday of injuries received in an auto accident at Westgate Shopping Center.   She was born in Carterville on October 17, 1917, the daughter of Calvin and Eva Goostree Meador.  She married John Erickson at......He preceded her in death on March 17, 1989.   A homemaker, she was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Newton Chapter 497. Survivors included sons John E. Erickson of Bloomingdale and James E. Erickson of Arlington Heights; a son-in-law, Virgil Powell of Salem; seven grandchildren; six great grandchildren and one great- great grandchild. Preceding her in death was a son, Richard; two daughters, Phyllis and Louise; two brothers and a sister. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cindy McCachern