Alfred B. Erickson, aged 72, of Long Beach, California., passed away Sunday at the Beverly Manor Convalescent Hospital, Seal Beach, Calif., after a long illness. Surviving are his wife Verdith (McClellan); four sons, Don Erickson of Monroe, Larry Flynn, James Flynn, and Billy Flynn all of Grand Rapids; one daughter, Mrs. Arnold (Ornetta) Anderson of Springfield, Ohio; one brother, Axel of Grand Forks, North Dakota; 19 grandchildren; four great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Smith Funeral Home in Kingsley. Interment Springfield Township Cemetery, Fife Lake, Mich. Friends may call at the funeral home beginning 7:00 this evening. Memorials can be directed to the American Cancer Society.
