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Your wife who misses and loves you so much, , posted a condolence
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
We have arrived as the one year anniversary date of the worst day of my life. One year full of firsts, things I had to face on my own......not something that I have liked to do, but have to. So many times I just wait to see you come through the door so we can pick up right where we left off. I never realized just how much you and I completed each other. We said that we would spend the rest of our lives together, we didn't get that chance, but I am truly honored and blessed that you spent the rest of your life with me. Remember you promised to meet me at heavens gate when it's my time and remember that I loved you the first day I met you, I love you today and will love you forever. Until we meet again my love. 1 4 3
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Mama Mare...the wife, , posted a condolence
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Happy Birthday my love. Today you celebrate with the angels, I still wish this was all a bad dream and you were here with me to celebrate not just your birthday but every day. All the birthday milestones we shared do not compare to how I feel today. My heart breaks, my soul feels empty and it's all because the day you left you took my heart and soul with you. The way we used to celebrate this special day went from quiet to crazy, pancake breakfasts, your choice of dinners always, movies, vacations, long drives, we did it all. Today I will hold you close to my heart and you will be in my head all day long. Not a day really goes by without you in my head, but today will be all the birthday memories. Your 32nd birthday when we threw you that surprise party, gave you the special tree and had all the special people in your life there to celebrate, the one and only surprise party I had for you, you had fun but didn't want another party, so much better just me, you and the boys was what you wanted. It one of those cold days that you would have just wanted to stay home and get visitors and dinner inside where you could stay warm, I can't blame you cuz that is what I want to do today. This is another first that just tears me up, I hate it that I am here without you, I have said it before, I am greedy and just want you here with me. I know I can't have that and love when you come to me in my dreams, heartache is a heavy thing to carry around each day. You were my first true love and will always be my ONLY love. My heart and whole being I gave to you way back in the day and will love you until the day I die. When that day comes and we meet again be prepared to give and get the biggest hug ever and know that I will always be at your side in heaven. You always gave the best hugs and kisses...I miss those so much. I remember and miss your smell, your voice, your big laugh and hands, your beard, your everything, these are things that were my every day...now just memories. I am sure you are with people who will help you celebrate today, and know we all are wishing you a happy birthday from home. Give all my loves a hug from me, those puppies of ours that are with you, give Buddy a great beely rub and tell him he is still my handsome boy and Miss Bella will need the best soft petting and tell her she is still my best little brown and white girl. My other best friend there with you...Gigi...tell her LYFEAEMLS...til th wheels fall off and hug her up, Mom I know will be more than ready to celebrate with you and your Dad, hug him up for me, he had great hugs too. Also today remember...I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever...until we meet again Daddy, my best friend, my husband, my soul mate, my EVERYTHING...you are the best!!!!
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Your loving wife who misses you so so much, , posted a condolence
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving my love. We had a house full today and you would have loved it to watch Jada and Jemma helping me in the kitchen. We had all your favorites with the exception of teh coconut cream pie. The whole meal turned out great. Thought the oven broke cuz it turned off by itself and I thought now what am I going to do with a half cooked 26 pound turkey, but with a littel faith and time, it came back on and stayed until we had the most perfect turkey of all the Thanksgivings in the Erickson household. I spoke with Richard today, made it through that call without shedding a tear, hung up the phone and the tears came flowing. I got right back into the kitchen and kept busy with you on my mind all the time, but as long as I was busy I had no time to cry. All was good until I sat in your chair at the table and looked at all the faces of those we love, knowing that we are truly blessed with such wonderful people and I thought just how much I still need you and then came the major breakdown. I had to remove myself from the table to go back into our room and let go of it all. Laura came back to comfort me and let me know that you are here with us loving the smells and wishing you were here with us too. Gail helped me all day so she witnessed my little mis-steps. I had the music on like you always liked, made the cole slaw and thought it might not all fit in the bowl, knew that if you were here you would had told me that it would not fit and to fill you a plate so you could taste test to make sure it was fit for the family. Man you would have loved the gravy this year, I totally out did myself this time, I heard only from our family today and we all miss you so much. We all just wish you were still here. Today marks 6 months since your passing and that made this day even harder for me. Well, time for bed, you know how my feet get to feelin' like ping pong paddles and this girl is flat worn out. Remember that I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever. Still holding you to your promise of meeting me at heavens gate. give all my loveys hug and kisses, my pooches, Buddy and Bella, tell them I miss them too and they still are my favorites!!! 1 4 3 Joe, you are the best, my soul mate, my best friend, my everything!!!
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It's me, you know who, , posted a condolence
Friday, October 25, 2013
Happy Anniversary my love, it's our "second time around" anniversary today. I would have married you every single day of my life. I miss you so much every day and think about how life would be if you were still here with me. So much has changed and it for the most part will change everything we did and had together. My life as a "widow" is not especially what I want or need. I don't know how to do things without you. Our 33 years together allowed me to be the "woman of the house" and all those years I depended on you for so much. I realize that almost every day now, sorry that I took that all for granted when you were at my side. Handling it all is too much for one girl, I need your help and guiding. We were great together and our love showed in everything we did. Look at the boys and now their families, we did good honey, we did good. I get the girls tonight and it's probably a good thing that I watch them rather than going out like I thought I wanted to. We can make some brownies in your honor and with the sprinkles that you like, Jada knows just how many sprinkles you like on them. The trees are beautiful this fall and just right for those long drives we used to take. Even though they are beautiful, it only means that the next season will be upon us soon, yep, the long winter months that we both hated the cold and snow, but loved the warm bed and the smells of winter meals in the oven. I miss our cuddling but have purchased more pillows for the bed, yep, I know you told me no more pillows as you thought I buy too many trying to find that right one but now they fill the bed up along with Daisy and Lily. For two little dogs they sure take up a big space in the bed. Still wish I had your snoring beside me, what a comfort that sweet noise was. Told you for years that it took me a bit to get used to but then those snores comforted me and lulled me to sleep. You come to me in my dreams almost nightly and they are so real that I wake up only to realize that you are gone. Have some running to do with Dad today and the sun is shinning but it's a bit brisk out today. Throwing in the oven one of your favorite meals today for Dad...Swiss Steak , Scalloped Potatoes....the house will smeel wonderful. I know you will be close by to enjoy this with us. Give hugs to all my lovies there with you, Of course, Buddy gets the good belly rub and let him know that he is still Momma's handsome boy, and miss Bella, hug her up for me, tell her she is still Momma's best little girl and the most prettiest brown and white EVER. Until we meet again, remember that I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever. You're the best my love, you're the best!!!!
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It's Mama Mare, your broken hearted wife, , posted a condolence
Saturday, September 21, 2013
Well my handsome husband, I just wanted to tell you how much I miss you and how much I love you. My birthday came and went, very hard day for me, our anniversary came and went, another very, very hard day, Jeremy, Laura and Mom's birthdays, so many first's in such a short matter of time. We found some of the very last pictures of you on Jada's DS game thingy...your granddaughter has the best pictures of you on there and litterally the last one ever taken of you. I asked her how come she didn't tell me she had the pictures and her answer was..."Grandma I knew you would cry and I didn't want to see you cry" Oh Joe, she is such a smart gir, cuz when I looked at them, of course, I cried and cried. Seeing your handsome face and oh that smile of yours, broke my heart all over again. You would be so proud of the girls, they keep me in line when they are here. Jemma is always talking to you, I caught her sitting on the bed just kicking her tiny little legs off the side of the bed carrying on a conversation liek you were sitting there with her like you two did. I asked her what she was doing and she just said "talking to Papa" They sleep with me when they stay over and both of them give you kisses and wish you a good night. Jemma reminds me that you are in heaven and watching us. Oh boy how the things that come out of those little mouhts can have so much comfort. Still wish you were here with all of us, most of all me!! Well I just wanted to check in and remind you....I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever...... broken hearted and will be untill we see each other again <3
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It's me, the one that wishes you were here, , posted a condolence
Friday, August 9, 2013
Well Joe, we seen another birthday this past week, Nathan turning 33...WOW how did all this time go by so quickly? So many things are happening here without you and the people on the outside looking in at us, just don't get it. The ones who know us, get it, but the others are getting to me!!! Seen your Mom the other day, that was a visit that I did not want. Sure she was not happy with the visit either!! This summer weather is the greatest, on good days like these have been, you would have rousted me out of the house early and we would be on the road for the whole day just going nowhere!!! Man, I miss those days and you. I still cry every day or every time I think of you....which is all the time. I can sometimes make it through a conversation with someone when they ask me about you, all depends on who I am talking with. I talk to you always so I hope you can hear me and help to guide me with all the new things that I am up against. Life without you is not fun and I have so much to learn (tackle) sometimes I just don't know if it is worth it. Jada and Jeremy just found some pictures of you and I that Jada took on her game thingy, can't wait to see them. I asked Jada if she thought I would like the pictures and she said "yes, but I think you will cry Grandma" Well, of course I will cry, I look at your pictures every single day and all sorts of memories flood in and that's when I loose it. I know they are all good memories, but without you here, memories are all I have and I am selfish that way...much rather have you still here with me to make me feel whole again. Well, it's time to clean the garage out, something you wanted me to do..finally getting that done. Remember to listen for all my conversations and watch over me and all that love and miss you. Also, remember that I loved you the first time we met, I love you today and will love you forever and ever. Until I see you at heavens gate my love...1 4 3
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Just me again, your loving wife, , posted a condolence
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Well today we all met in the park up the road for your Celebration of Life, I know you said no wake, no funeral, but you never said that I couldn't do a Celebration of Life get together. We are truly blessed to have such an awesome bunch of friends and family. Dan, Big Ron and Ronnie, Hot Head, Mike and Ginger all came,and also Ron (Old Shirley) made it too, such a long drive for him. What a true friend he is, well they all are. It was a beautiful day weather wise, one you would have wanted to jump behind the wheel to just drive to see where we would end up. I drove the Camaro up with Brandi and Jada and Jemma on the way home, all girls seem to like it but Jada thought it shifted too hard, not a fan of that. Got it in and out of the garage without any scratches or dents....you would be proud. I needed some directing to back it in but nonetheless, still got it back to where you parked it. I still miss you like crazy and know my life will never be the same, but at the same time, I know that I have to start looking after myself and taking care of matters you left behind for me. This is someting new to me, but I know I have to do this for both of us. We worked too hard on everything to let it start slipping away from me. I know you will be with me for the rest of my life. I will watch for you when my time comes and will run to meet you to get one of those great hugs from you and a big kiss, but until that day, remember that I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever. Keep a watch out over me!!
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Mary 1 4 3 , , posted a condolence
Monday, July 15, 2013
Hey handsome...today is Johnny's birthday, 35 years old, dang where did time go??? I look at him and how he turned out and am so thanful he had you as his Dad. You taught him and his brothers so much, how to be a gentleman, how to be a great Dad, and just an all around good guy!! I thank you so much for teaching all 3 of the boys what it takes to make it and be someone just like you, you're the best!! I still miss you and will always miss you. I cry alot yet, I don't think that will ever stop. I talk to you daily in hopes you hear me and can give some kind of direction or sign...have seen a couple, just need more. I still am waiting for you to walk through the door, it just seems like a bad dream to me. I have to sleep with the TV on, can't sleep without it on now, even though I complained about it when you were in bed with me, it some how comforts me. Got Lily's hair cut, she hated me again, I missed you here to be the "buffer" between us, she shunned me for almost 3 days. She sleeps in your chair alot and wants to "mother" anyone who sits there, thanks for that. She will sometimes crawl into bed with me and start cleaning me, you know how I am not fond of that...quit making her do that, I know it has to be you, she never did that before....I truly am so sad and empty without you. I will be looking for you when my time comes to honor your promise of meeting me at heavens gate, I need one of your best hugs ever. Until that day Joe, remember I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever and ever....hugs and kisses my love!!
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Just me again...your better half , , posted a condolence
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Hey handsome, just got back from Dad's birthday celebration, this is one of the days that you were so looking forward to. It was hot but we all hit the lake and swam for quite some time. You should have seen Jada and Jemma, Jada can dog paddle now and Jemma loves her floaty with the seat in it so she can sit and kick her feet. Joe, you would have been laughing so much, those girls love the water. We took you with us today, Jada took you into the house, she said you didn't like the hot weather!! You may not have been with us physically, but you are always with us in spirit. You showed me that you were here a couple of different times, weird things happening, so it was either you or Gigi....I am sun burnt and need your special touch with the Aloe lotion, again, simple things that make me think of just how much I miss you and needed you for so many things that I took for granted while you were here with us. I took the truck again, it carried up all the fun things for today except for your hammock, we had just the right shade tree that you would have been laying under in the hammock. I don't know when, if ever, this hurt in my heart will ever go away. The only way is when I see that smiling, handsome face of yours and fall into your best hug when we meet at heavens gate. Until that day my love, remember that I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and I will love you forever and ever.....1 4 3 Joe
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Your Better Half :- ), , posted a condolence
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Today is July 4th, not your favorite holiday right, except for the fact of getting the day off. Not much new around here, still miss you more than ever, everything is still up in the air too. Way to much to do and think about my next steps without you here, something new is always waiting for me around each corner. Too many surprises for one girl to handle. The boys are doing so much to help me, you'd be very proud, you taught them well!! Sometimes I forget that it is just not me that hurts and is in mourning, the boys too hurt, Daisy and Lily are getting better but still miss you. If someone sits in your chair, they get the same treatment from Lily you did, such a good mama dog!! Daisy pretty much mopes around, there is no barking, you got the barker with you, Miss Bella started it all. When I get home from work, Daisy is in our room and kinda just slowly walks out to greet me. They miss you to Daddy, both Daddy girls for sure. I cannot see this pain and mourning leaving me, I feel like my life stopped when yours did. I lost my better half for sure. I know I told you how much I loved you every day, that I was the luckiest girl cuz I did get the last nice guy, now I am empty, I have you on my mind every single minute and think "what would Joe do", sometimes I get a million tears to run down my face and all the good memories come running back to my mind. I look at your pictures every day and night. I have your ashes next to the bed so I can wake up and go to sleep with you in the same room. Crazy as it sounds, but they will be with me until it's my time to meet you at heavens gate!! Until that day my love, remember I loved you the first day we met, I love you today and will love you forever, take care of all my other lovey's there with you and hug Buddy and Bella, tell them Mama and the girls miss them too. Until that one day 1 4 3
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Your soul mate.....me, , posted a condolence
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Today the smell of fresh cut grass and the soft breeze coming though the windows make me think of you and how you loved that smell and the feel of a soft summer breeze. These are two of the most simple things in life that will always make me think of you. It is such a beautiful day today one where you would be napping in the hammock under the maple tree...My days drag on for what seems to be forever, but when I think of how many days have passed since you crossed over, it seems like yesterday. All the days seem to be a blur, I don't retain all I have done without you...just shows that my mind is and always will be on you. I started a new job, not the one we thought but none the less a new job...my mind is not on it whatsoever. Someone got flowers at work and I had to walk away for just a private moment alone with you and a few tears. I am sure all my "firsts" without you will hurt and be days of tears. We will celebrate your life on July 28th with all your friends and our family. It will be a bittersweet day, fond memories and a great send off for your new journey, but I will never let you go. I have you in my heart and in my head with thoughts of our next meeting and the big hug and kiss from you that I will need. With every breath I take, I keep you at my side, in my heart and in my soul until you meet me at heavens gate. Meeting me at heavens gate is truly the one promise that I am holding you to, in all of our 33 years together this one is the most important to me. Until that time, Joe my love, remember that I loved you the first time we met, I love you today and will love you forever.
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Gail Weiss, , posted a condolence
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Hey Joe, It has been only a short time since we last laughed! I will sure miss your jokes. I know one day I will see you again. I have been trying to help Mary, sometimes I feel I can't make her feel better, that was what you did for her. May you watch over her and the rest of the family. REST IN PEACE I will forever miss you, Gail
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Mary, your loving wife, , posted a condolence
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Yesterday marked two weeks since your passing and every day is just as hard as the 1st day of your passing. I am trying hard to cope with your passing, sending Bella to be with you, and so many changes that I never seen coming and I know you would have seen them either. My life really will never be the same. You would be so proud of the boys..all 3 of them are helping me in one way or another, just the love and support from them helps to ease my sorrows. You and I had not planned on your leaving this soon and no matter how much we spoke about this, I really was not prepared. You come to me in my dreams nightly and when I wake up, I realize all over again that you're only in my dreams now, not along side me, no arms wrapped around me, no warmth, no snoring, none of the things that gave me comfort over 33 years. I hope you are safe and pain free, with all that love you and still will keep your promise to meet me when it's my time, your face will be the one I look for and I will be needing one of your hugs, you are the BEST hugger ever! Until the day we are together again, remember to keep a watch over all of us here that still love you and miss you and most of all remember that I loved you the 1st day we met, I loved you every day for the 33 years we spent together and I will love you forever. This is my promise!!
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Mary, Maplewood , MN posted a condolence
Friday, June 7, 2013
Joe ~ my husband, my wonderful, my everything, my soulmate....I am lost without you, this path is too hard to do without you. I have many questions we left unanswered, I wait for you to walk though the door so I can see your handsome, smiling face and feel your arms around me. My life will never be the same without you and I will forever love you. You promised me that you would meet me at heavens gate, I am holding you to that promise. I had to send Bella to you the day after you crossed over and I hope you two are together and not scared, she was so tiny and missed you so much, now you have your furry friend with you until I get there to see you both. Send me a sign that you are still here with me, I need to know you are watching over all of us. Until we meet again, remember that I loved you the 1st time I met you, I love you today and will love you forever. You are the best thing that ever happened to me and I am truly blessed that we share such a great love!! Mary, your loving wife
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