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CD of scans of photos and documents from the Erickson family.
ER-AugustEricksonFamily-0001.JPG 481KB; The attached Photo shows the Gibson homestead (circa 1903), family, and several relatives. August & Ida stand in front of the window beside August's sister Sophia. Ida's brother-in-law Claus Wahlen stands at the extreme left of the photo. Children seated from left are David, Ida's nephew Carl Whalen, George, Anna and Charles. The remaining two men are unidentified (cousins?).--photo provided by Bob Erickson, April 2009
ER-AugustEricksonFamily-wnote.jpg 1.1MB August Lillian Geo Bob 19310001.JPG 798KB; Grandfather August Erickson, spouses Lilian (Ellen Bryan) and George Erickson, and child Bob Erickson, age 2. George's full name is Alex George Erickson but it seems he seldom used Axel. He fathered two children: Robert George and Ellyn Serena. 331 Grand front 0001.JPG 633KB; George Erickson's house - more information at Catalogit Profile for ER-GeoErickson-2-0001.JPG 129KB ER-GeorgeErickson-WW1-France-0001.JPG 275KB ER-GeoErickson-1-0001.JPG 117KB ER-AGE-WeldingandRepair-Shop0001.JPG 622KB; His son remembers George's shop being the in NW corner of the former Chevy Dealership building at the NE corner of Culver and Griffith. That building which was built on the site of the previous blacksmith shop, dates to about 1920. The Village Garage was on the west side of Griffith directly across the street. Geo did a lot of repair work on Village equipment. He bought the shop equipment and business in 1941, and operated it as A.G.E. Welding & Repair until a mild stroke in the early 1960s. ER-GeoErickson-holding-Bob-Erickson0001.JPG 169KB; George Erickson holding his son Robert ER-GeoEricksonHunting-Peacock-MI-0001.JPG 140KB; For several years, Geo, his pastor Rev. Maycroft and several friends would take a deer hunting vacation in November. ER-George-LillianErickson-0001.JPG 266KB George Erickson iron stair rails0001.JPG 424KB; Iron railing created by George Erickson, location unidentified. The railings on the steps up into the south entrance of the Congregational Church are one of the few publicly viewable examples of George Erickson's iron work. Church w Geo stair rails 1944 0001.JPG 1.2MB; The iron railing created by George Erickson on the steps up into the south entrance of the Congregational Church are one of the few publicly-viewable examples of George Erickson's iron work. George Erickson Man of the Year0001.JPG 1.1MB; In 1963, the Saugatuck - Douglas Lions Club named him George Erickson to fish & putter0001.JPG 1.6MB; Commercial Record article titled ER-GeorgeErickson-July-1968-2.jpg 295KB; After retirement George Erickson lived another two decades, fishing, puttering and enjoying visits with his children and two grandchildren Marcia and Brian. ER-GeorgeEricksonandgrandsonBrianJuly1968.jpg 230KB; George Erickson and grandson Brian Erickson July 1968 ER-GeorgeEricksonJuly1968.jpg 223KB; Work environment induced respiratory problems [before OHSA] plagued his later years. George Erickson was a member of the American Legion Bruner-Frehse Post 137 and a life member of Masonic Lodge 328. He became deaf in his mid-fourties, learned to lip-read and prospered in spite of that affliction. He was a member of First Congregational Church of Saugatuck. Being deaf, he had stopped attending church services. Pastor Richard Campbell, in preparation for the funeral message, asked to see his Bible, saw that it was marked and well used — and declared ER-GEricksonwfish.JPG copy.jpg 752KB ER-LillianEllen-Bryan-Erickson0001.JPG 296KB; Lillian Ellen (Bryan) Erickson was the daughter of Samuel Willison Bryan Jr and Ellen Serena (Olsen) Bryan. ... Her parents purchased a 40 acre fruit farm in 1886. The property, which originally extended east from Lake Michigan, would eventually include the Douglas Public Beach, the Rosemont Resort, peach orchards, a chestnut grove and portions of the Golf Course — the Saugatuck Township property tax in 1896 was $17.76, based on an assessed valuation of $1000. Lillian was born August 16, 1895. The farmhouse was destroyed by fire in 1900; its replacement would become the Rosemont Resort after a later addition. The farm became part of the Village of Douglas in 1904. Severely cold winters and peach tree disease damaged the peach economy. The Rosemont was established and farming ceased after 1910. Her father died in 1918. In the beginning the resort served meals. Over time it became Bed & Breakfast. Lillian was part of the resort's staff until her marriage to George in 1928. She resided in Saugatuck for 56 years in a house on Grand St. built by her husband and her brother Douglas Bryan. She was a loving wife & mother, a good neighbor and a long-time successful vegetable gardener. During the 40's and 50's, she kept the books for her husband's business, A.G.E Weld & Repair. She survived breast cancer surgery in the late 1970s. She was a member of the Saugatuck Congregational Church. Following the death of her husband in 1981, she relocated to Phoenix in 1985 to live with her daughter. She was a very healthy woman (no prescription meds) until her final year. No other sibling, parent or grandparent lived to be more than 80. Her remains are interred in the Saugatuck Riverside Cemetery next to those of her husband. Text excerpted from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22697089/lillian-erickson Erickson's0001.JPG 453KB ER-LillianErickson-89yrs-1984-0001.JPG 80KB ER-LillianErickson-95yrs-1990-0001.JPG 196KB Dave Erickson a wife Bob uncle0001.JPG; George's brother Francis David Erickson (1895-1952) who is buried at Calumet Park, Illinois Bob 5 yrs at Rosemont0001.JPG 1.3MB; At the Rosemont Inn Bob 5 yrs Ellyn 2yrs at Rosemont0001.JPG 1.4MB Bob 5 yrs RosemontChildren.jpg 1MB Bob 12 yrs 1941 0001.JPG 532KB

2025.09.07

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Rosemont Inn/Rosemont Lodge/Rose Mont331 GrandErickson, Axel George 1891-1981Erickson, Lillian Ellen (Bryan) 1895-2000Erickson, Francis David 1895-1952Erickson, Robert "Bob" c1929-2023Erickson, August 1865-1934Grow/Monroe's/Chevy garage/Freeman & Newnham/S.C.R.Erickson, Ellen

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