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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 272027
Title: Roberta J. Erickson
Date: 7/19/1935-12/14/2025
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 7/19/1935
Summary: Roberta J. Erickson, of New England, ND, passed away December 14, 2025, at St. Benedicts Health Center, surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held December 29, 2025, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in New England, with Pastor Scott Erickson officiating. Burial was in the parish cemetery. Roberta "Bobby Jo" Wieland was born on July 19, 1935, in Regent, ND, the daughter of Ernest and Mildred (Richardson) Wieland. She grew up on the family farm southwest of Regent and attended country school. She attended high school in New England, where she graduated in 1953. Following graduation, Bobby was employed as a stenographer at the bank. On February 12, 1955, Bobby married her high school sweetheart, Orlin Erickson, at Rainy Butte Lutheran Church. Together they made their home on the Erickson farm where they were blessed to raise their four children: Vicki, James, Dawn, and Michele. Bobby loved being a farm wife, gardening, quilting and bird watching, making sure the feeders were always kept full. She enjoyed visitors and was always prepared with a fresh pan of scotcheroos on the weekends, which then converted to treats and candy for her grandkids, great-grandkids and "her girlies." Grandma Bobby always asked how each one was doing and what activities they had coming up. Her warm home, hot water always ready, treats, visits, and conversations will be truly missed. She was extremely detail-oriented and well known for her beautiful penmanship and proper spelling, which she elegantly maintained throughout her life. Bobby left a lasting imprint on the New England community. She was the first ever Lady Lions member, a lifetime TOPS member, served on St. Luke's Home Board of Directors, was an active WELCA member. Bobby devoted many years caring for elderly family members and a beloved neighbor. She was an integral member of New England Burgers in the Park, where her fast hands made her an expert "trophy" fly hunter. She enjoyed driving school bus for many years, singing in the church choir, was proud to have learned to play the organ by ear, and in her retirement years, she kept busy with crossword puzzles and sudoku. Bobby is survived by her children: Vicki French of Sumter, SC, James (Cheryl) Erickson of New England, Dawn (Bruce) Finch of Days Creek, OR, and Michele (Jamie) Rout of Chillicothe, OH; 12 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; 7 great-great-grandchildren; brother, Marv (Karen) Wieland and sister-in-law, Robyn Wieland. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Mildred Wieland; her husband, Orlin Erickson (1992); and her siblings, Gayle (Monica) Weiland and Jay Weiland.
Red ID: FND_I_79522 Image ID: 547831 Image Notes: FND001 272027

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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