Agnes Lillian Erickson Obituary (1924 - 2019)

Agnes Lillian Erickson, 95, of Le Roy, passed away at 10:08 P.M. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at the Villas of Holly Brook, Towanda-Barnes Rd., Bloomington. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 25, 2019, at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy with Pastor Mattheis Lorimor officiating. Entombment will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Mausoleum, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 25th at the funeral home. Agnes was born March 22, 1924, in Chicago, IL, to Carl Johan and Edith Emmy Charlotta Larsen Lundgren. She married Burton Lawrence Erickson, February 14, 1948, in Chicago. He passed away April 20, 2006. Survivors include 2 sons: Keith (Nancy) Erickson of Bloomington and Kenneth (Lora) Erickson of Waterloo, IL; son-in-law: Greg Shepherd of Bloomington; 3 grandchildren: Christopher Erickson, Katelyn (Christopher) Hodges both of Waterloo, IL and Amanda (Sean) Goben of Normal; 1 step-granddaughter: Kimberly (Drew) Strauch of Harmony, FL; 3 great-grandchildren and 2 step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, sister, and daughter, Karen Sue Erickson Shepherd. Agnes was a homemaker and had worked at Country Life Insurance Company from 1942 until 1950. She enjoyed reading and also sewing, knitting, crocheting and making many items for family, friends and the cancer center. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Le Roy Emergency Ambulance Service, Community Cancer Center Foundation or National Arthritis Foundation.