Obituary: Judy Erickson

Judy Emma (Bauer) Erickson, 73, died March 8, 2020 at St. Alexis Medical Center, Bismarck. Services were held March 14, at the Beulah Congregational Church, Beulah with Pastor Kent Sperry officiating. Burial was at Rose Hill Cemetery, rural Beulah.

Judy was born March 22, 1946, at Beulah, to Reuben and Hilda (Eisenbeis) Bauer. She was baptized at Hope Congregational Church, Golden Valley; confirmed at Peace Congregational Church, Zap; and graduated from Zap High School in 1964.

She married Leland Erickson on June 1, 1964 in Beulah. She attended hair school in 1985 and later owned and operated Creative Hair & Nails in Beulah.

Judy had been a member of the Beulah Jayceettes, Medicine Butte Homemakers, Red Hat Ladies, Congregational Church, Sunshine Club, and a board member of the Beulah Senior Citizen Club.

Judy is survived by three sons, Scott (Debbie) Erickson, Zion, Ill.; Todd (Shelly) Erickson, Apple Valley, Minn.; and DJ (Roberta) Erickson, Beulah; one daughter, Leann (Jeff) Schafer, New Rockford, N.D.; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three sisters, Jan (Ron) Gunsch, Sandie Navratil (friend Jack Dittus) and Shelley (Vance) Giese; two brothers, Lee (Suzy) Bauer, and Marvin (Joyce) Bauer, two sisters-in-law, Grace (Jay) McLane and Wanda (Chuck) Gustafson and special friend, Marvin Erickson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sister, Ruby Krenzel and six brothers-in-law, Larry Navratil, Matt Krenzel, Carroll (Noreen) Erickson, Cyril Erickson, Earl Erickson and Glenn Erickson.

Arrangements conducted by Barbot Funeral Home, Beulah and Hazen.