Benjamin Erickson
Oct. 17, 1865-April 7, 1952
Niles Daily Star, Monday, April 7, 1952, page 2, microfilm Niles District Library
Benjamin Erickson, 86, of 604 South St. Joseph street, died Sunday at 11:54 p.m. at Kalmazoo following a three years illness. Friends may call at the Pifer funeral home where services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. G.A. Steeby officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook cemetery.
Erickson was born October 17, 1865, in Oslo, Norway. He came to Niles in 1884, and was employed at the French Paper Company for 23 years.
Surviving are: his wife, Jennie; three daughters, Mrs. Howard Pugh, of Niles, Mrs.Joseph Beidinger, of Mishawaka, Ind. and Mrs. Thomas Stakley, of Niles; six sons, Harold, Schuyler, C.J. and Edward, all of Niles, Charles, of Dayton, O., and Elmer of Gary, Ind.; 19 grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.