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Violet Selma Erickson Winger

Birth	:	22 Aug 1917
Death	:	3 Sep 2006
Burial	:	Lutheran Cemetery, Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2987130, -91.7774110
Description	:	Violet Selma (Erickson) Winger was born Aug. 22, 1917 at home in Canoe Township, Winneshiek County, the daughter of Olias and Clara (Iverson) Erickson. She was baptized Oct. 21, 1917, and confirmed June 19, 1932 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. Violet attended Springwater Country School and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1936. She then attended normal training classes in Decorah at the East Side School Building. Violet was united in marriage to Ernest M. Winger Jan. 10, 1937 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. To this union one daughter was born: Donna. Violet began her teaching career... Read More	Violet Selma (Erickson) Winger was born Aug. 22, 1917 at home in Canoe Township, Winneshiek County, the daughter of Olias and Clara (Iverson) Erickson. She was baptized Oct. 21, 1917, and confirmed June 19, 1932 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. Violet attended Springwater Country School and graduated from Decorah High School with the class of 1936. She then attended normal training classes in Decorah at the East Side School Building. Violet was united in marriage to Ernest M. Winger Jan. 10, 1937 at First Lutheran Church in Decorah. To this union one daughter was born: Donna. Violet began her teaching career in the rural schools, North Winneshiek Schools and retired from teaching second grade in Decorah Community Schools in 1980. Her teaching career spanned 30 years. She was very proud to have received her bachelor's degree from Luther College in 1974 while she continued to teach. Violet was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church in Decorah. She enjoyed her retirement years, spending time with her family, especially her four great-grandchildren. She was an avid gardener and always loved her rural life, watching the changes in the seasons. Violet enjoyed having guests stop by and was always ready with coffee and cookies. Violet was proceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest Jan. 27, 1995; four brothers: Earl, Lester, Maurice and Robert Erickson; a sister, Olive Frye; and several nieces and nephews.

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Latitude: 43.2987130
Longitude: -91.7774110

Family Members:

Parent

Olias E Erickson

(1886 - 1965)

Clara Matilda Iverson Erickson

(1886 - 1976)

Spouse

Ernest Melvin Winger

(1911 - 1995)

Siblings

Earl Leonard Erickson

(1908 - 1982)

Olive Irene Erickson Frye

(1910 - 1999)

Lester Wallace Erickson Sr.

(1912 - 1998)

Evelyn L. Erickson Hahn

(1919 - 2013)

Robert LeRoy Erickson

(1921 - 1996)

Alice Matilda Erickson Tollefson

(1928 - 2011)

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Coordinate: 43.2987130, -91.7774110

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Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

14. Springfield Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2221985, -91.8171997

15. McIntosh Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2696991, -91.8833008

16. Springwater Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3792000, -91.7431030

17. Madison Lutheran Church East Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3133000, -91.8986000

18. Hauge Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3922000, -91.7740000

19. Canoe Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3537000, -91.6577000

20. Glenwood Lutheran Cemetery
Decorah, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2817001, -91.6346970

21. Garfield Family Cemetery
Conover, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2266900, -91.8846700

22. Pontoppidan Cemetery
Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2747002, -91.6339035

23. Madison Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.3135986, -91.9233017

24. Scandinavian Methodist-Episcopal Cemetery
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