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Wilda Elizabeth Aitken Erickson

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Birth	:	5 Oct 1920 Castana, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	21 Feb 2012 Whiting, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Kennebec Cemetery, Castana, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0710983, -95.9291992
Description	:	Wilda Elizabeth Erickson, 91, of Castana, Iowa died Wednesday, February 21, 2012 at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Castana Community Church at Castana with Pastors Linda Boggs and Harvey Hanson officiating. Burial will follow at the Kennebec Township Cemetery in Castana. Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2012, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Rush Family Care Service in Onawa. Wilda was born October 5, 1920 in Castana, Iowa, the daughter of William and Blanche (Struble) Aitken. She grew up in the Castana area,... Read More	Wilda Elizabeth Erickson, 91, of Castana, Iowa died Wednesday, February 21, 2012 at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Castana Community Church at Castana with Pastors Linda Boggs and Harvey Hanson officiating. Burial will follow at the Kennebec Township Cemetery in Castana. Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 24, 2012, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Rush Family Care Service in Onawa. Wilda was born October 5, 1920 in Castana, Iowa, the daughter of William and Blanche (Struble) Aitken. She grew up in the Castana area, attending school in Monona County rural schools and graduating from Castana High School in 1938. She then attended Buena Vista College where she received a normal teaching certificate. After graduation, Wilda taught in rural country schools including the Arcola community where they lived. Wilda and Robert Erickson were united in marriage at Dakota City, Nebraska on November 21, 1942, and lived in Sioux City for a short while. They returned to the Castana area in 1943, where Wilda assisted Robert in running the family farm and raising their four children. Wilda greatly enjoyed helping out with farm work, sewing, cooking, and gardening. She and her sister Wyma shared a cake decorating business for a number of years. Wilda was a longtime member of the Castana Community Church and was an active member of Ladies' Aide there. She belonged to the Grimsley-Thayer American Legion Auxiliary Post 502 and was a 4-H leader for a number of years. Survivors include her husband of sixty-nine years, Robert of Castana; three children, Barry (Marjorie) Erickson of Castana, Sheryl (Michael) Patten of Spencer, and Bernie Erickson of Castana; eight grandchildren, Chad (Kristi) Johnson, Brent (Andrea) Johnson, Darin Johnson, Eric Johnson, Ericka Erickson, Aaron Erickson, Brandon (Corrie) Patten, and Devin Patten; and five great-grandchildren, Colton Johnson, Wyatt Johnson, Lynnae Johnson, Adeline Patten, and Charles Patten. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carma Johnson; her parents, William and Blanche Aitken; five sisters, Juanita Reckoff, Winona Olson, Wanda Olson, Wyma Knoff, and Letty Hammer. Obituary & Photo is from The Rush Family Care Service

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Wilda Elizabeth Aitken Erickson's memorial is located at: Kennebec Cemetery, Castana, Monona County, USA.
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Wilda Elizabeth Aitken Erickson death on 21 Feb 2012 in Whiting, Monona County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0710983
Longitude: -95.9291992

Family Members:

Parent

William Aitken

(1883 - 1949)

Blanche Erma Struble Aitken Poulosky

(1895 - 1992)

Spouse

Robert William “Swede” Erickson

(1917 - 2014)

Siblings

Wyma Bernice Aitken Knoff

(1924 - 1986)

Children

Carma L Erickson Johnson

(1943 - 2009)

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