Scott Eriksen

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Veronica. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Stuart Franklin Eriksen, 85, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his home in Bedford. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Pioneer Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Stuart was born January 17, 1927 in St. Paul, Minnesota to the late Gustav Adolf and Ida Christine Eriksen. He moved to Graham at the age of 4. Stuart served during World War II on the USS Grafton from 1944 to 1946 when honorably discharged from the United States Navy. He returned to Graham to find his one true love Thelma Christine McLaren and marry on November 1, 1947. She preceded him in death on January 20, 2010. Stuart joined the Texas Highway Patrol where he proudly served for 34 years until his retirement in 1989.

Survivors include; son, Scott Eriksen and wife Veronica of Bedford; grandsons, Joey Eriksen of Bedford and Lee Anthony and wife Joanna Soto of North Richland Hills; great grandchildren, Carolina, Myla, Lee Anthony, Jr., Christian and Elena; brother, Gordon Eriksen of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Stuart (Pops) was preceded in death by a sister Ruth Eriksen Maples.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Begravet:
Pioneer Cemetery

Stuart blev gift med Thelma Christine McLaren. Thelma blev født den 25 jan. 1930 i Graham, Young, Texas, USA; døde den 20 jan. 2010 i Bedford, Tarrant, Texas, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Christine was the daughter of E.A. (ABE) McLaren and Leo T. McLaren. She attended public school in Graham and graduated Graham High School in 1946. She married Stuart Franklin Eriksen November 1st, 1947. This marriage was blessed with a son, Scott Franklin Eriksen.

Survivors at time of death included her husband Stuart F. Eriksen of Fort Worth; one son, Scott F. Eriksen and wife Veronica of Bedford; two grandsons, Joey and Leeanthony and wives, Stephanie and Joanna, and three beautiful great grandchildren, Carolina, Myla and Leeanthony Jr.

Christine was preceded in death by her parents and brother Robert Lee McLaren.

Andre begivenheder:

• Konfirmation: 15 okt. 1899, Vejle, Vejle, Denmark; Methodistkirken

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In 1910, together, they planned to come to America to be married and establish their first home. They came to Danish relatives at Anoka, Minnesota in late July and were married 20 August 1910 in St. Paul, Minnesota where they lived under Gustav Adolf Eriksen enlisted in the Construction Quartermaster Corps of the US during World War I. Due to his mother's illness, he was called back to Denmark in 1919. He and his wife returned to Minnesota in April 1922. In 1934, the family moved to Jack County where Mr. Eriksen was engaged in the oil business. The family moved to Graham on 12 August 1937 where they lived until Mr. Eriksen returned to the Construction Corps at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1940. In 1945, they were transferred to Camden, Arkansas living there until returning to Graham in 1950. The couple moved to Bedford in 1975.

Gustav Adolf Eriksen was confirmed in the Methodist Church in 1892. He became a member of St Paul's Methodist Church in Vejle, Denmark in 1900.

Survived by his wife; two sons - Gordon Eriksen and Stuart Eriksen; one daughter - Mrs. Loren Maples; three granddaughters; one grandson; one sister - Anna Ericksen de Hass of Copenhagen, Denmark; nieces and nephews in Denmark.

The Graham Leader
January 9, 1977
Contributed by Dorman Holub

Begravet:
Pioneer Cemetery

Gustav blev gift med Ida Christine Andersen. Ida blev født den 3 sep. 1886; døde den 1 nov. 1985 i Graham, Young, Texas, USA; blev begravet i Graham, Young, Texas, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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daughter of Claus and Andrea Andersen

Ida Christine Andersen and her twin sister, Marie Magdalene was born in Nordberg, Denmark. They received their education in the elementary and high schools at Nordberg. She attended Ryslinger College in Ryslinger, Denmark.

Ida Christine Andersen married G.A. Eriksen on 20 August 1910. In 1910, they moved to the United States and settled at St. Paul, Minnesota. The family moved to Texas in 1934 from Minnesota. They have two sons - Gordon Eriksen and Stuart Eriksen; one daughter - Mrs. Loren Maples; three granddaughters; one grandson.

Mrs. Eriksen was a member of the Lutheran Church in Denmark. When the couple established residence in St. Paul, Minnesota, she became a member of the Methodist Church. She was an active member of First Methodist Church in Graham.

Begravet:
Pioneer Cemetery

Frederik blev gift med Karen Marie Eriksen. Karen (datter af Erik Mikkelsen og Anne Kirstine Sørensdatter) blev født den 15 feb. 1854 i Højen, Vejle, Denmark; døde den 2 nov. 1922; blev begravet . [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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Vejle, Nørvang, Vejle Købstad, Vissingegade 435, Forhuset, Kvisten, 1494, FT-1880, C5977
Laust Laursen, 44, Gift, Postbud. Husfader, Løgumkloster, Slesvig
Caroline Henriette født Christensen, 44, Gift, hans Kone, Nørup Sogn, Veile Amt
Claudine Caroline Wissing, 9, Ugift, deres Pleiedatter, Vinding Sogn, Veile Amt
Karen Marie Eriksen, 25, Ugift, Sypige, Højen Sogn, Veile Amt