| Show Y r VERNAL NIELS ERICKSEN Mr Ericksen laid to rest Funeral were conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted In the Sterling L Ward Tuesday June 2 for lor Vernal Niels Ericksen 72 who died I I Ii on May 29 in the Gunnison i hospital of oC a heart ailment Mr Ericksen was born April 2 1898 In Richfield Utah I to Erick Peter and Christen I Marie Petersen Erickson Ericksen On August 10 1918 he was wed to Anita Mary The marriage was later solemnized solemnized solemnized solem solem- In the ManU Mantl Temple She died November 10 1967 Mr Ericksen married Alda AIda S. S Otten on September 10 1968 In recent years he has worked worked worked work work- ed as an Interior decorator As an active member of oC the Church he has served as bishop In the Sterling Ward a member of oC the Gunnison Stake high council secretary of oC the Sterling Ward priesthood priesthood priesthood priest priest- hood and an ordinance worker In the ManU Mantl Temple for lor nearly nine years Mr Ericksen played baseball as an amateur and as a semiprofessional semiprofessional semi semi- professional In Sanpete and Sevier Sevier Se- Se vier counties At one time Ume he was hired to pitch In the Central Central Central Cen Cen- Utah League for Spanish Fork Survivors Include his widow sons McLoyd Ephraim Earl Ogden six grandchildren one great great grandchild grandchild 17 s step step- t e p- p grandchildren sister Madge Pace Las Vegas The services were conducted by Bishop Donald Denton as follows Family prayer Roland Adams Preliminary and postlude music by a string quartette Richard Nibley Nadine Nibley Sonia Aycock and Don Findlay Invocation Ray U Utley t lIe l e y a in brother w. w Vocal solo In My Fathers Father's s sHouse House Are Many Mansions Edith Proctor accompanied by Nadine Nibley Speaker LaRue Larsen Larsena a niece Violin solo Richard Rich Rich- Epitaph ard Nibley accompanied by Nadine Nadine Nadine Na Na- dine Nibley Speaker Quentin Utley a ane- ane ne ne- ne phew Closing remarks Bishop Denton Vocal solo When Its It's Twilight Twilight Twi Twi- light on the Trail Susan Ericksen accompanied by Kay Ericksen both granddaughters Benediction Alton String- String ham Dedication of the grave inthe Inthe In Inthe the ManU Mantl City Cemetery Max Otten Pallbearers Steven Ericksen Ericksen Erick Erick- sen John Ericksen Jim Ericksen Ericksen Erick Erick- sen all grandsons grandson Max Otten Clair Otten both stepsons Michael MIchael Mi Michael MI- MI chael Otten OUen a step |
