Erikson obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by: Erikson, James A 12 Jan 2005 Jan 2005 Jerry Nelson ******************************************************************************** Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on: 1/12/2005 ERIKSON, JAMES A. James A. "Wine" Erikson, 56, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., died July, 18, 2004. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. He was also a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He received the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Vietnam Captain Medal along with a sharpshooter and expert badge. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Erikson of Hammond; his mother, Jeannie McDonald of Brooklyn; his father, Arnold Ericksen of Norway; one son, Robert Carl Erikson of Hammond; two sisters, Mary Ann Poplus and Jeannie Erikson, both of Brooklyn; one brother, Steven Williams of Brooklyn; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, James Daniel Erikson of Pennsylvania. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Bagnell Funeral Home, Covington, is in charge. ********************************************************************************