Sadie Erickson

Sadie Erickson, 92, of Annandale, died Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at the Tri-County Alliance Church in Clearwater, with Pastor Anthony Stanley officiating. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Tri-County Alliance Church in Clearwater.  Sadie is survived by her children, Larry (Carol) of Versailles, Ky., Lynda (Alex) Schaefer of Clearwater; five grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Arnold, sister Margaret Marschel, brothers Harvey, LeRoy, and one infant grandson.  Sadie was born on May 29, 1918, in Buffalo, to August and Martha (Klatt) Greehling. She married Arnold Erickson on Sept. 2, 1939.