The Funeral Service for Judy K. Ericsson, age 72 of Lemmon, will be held at 11:00am MT, Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon.  Pastor Charlotte Kvale will officiate with burial in Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon.

Special music will be provided by Marilyn Willey.

Serving as casketbearers are Justin, Jordan, Kevin Aase; Troy, Todd, Tim, and Jesse Dauenhauer.

JUDY KAY AASE was born on August 14, 1948 in Belle Fourche, SD to John and Esther (Lindholm) Aase.  She grew up on the family farm near Scranton, ND.  Judy attended Whiting School for 1st and 2nd grade, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades at the Eden School.  She graduated from Scranton High School in 1967.  Judy attended business school in Rapid City, SD.

Judy moved to Lemmon, SD where she met the love of her life, Jerry Ericsson in 1969.  They were married on August 15, 1969 at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Lemmon. A son, John, was born in Hettinger, ND in 1971 and a daughter, Joanne, was born in El Paso, TX in 1972.

Judy and Jerry lived in various states when Jerry was serving his country in the U.S. Army and served on various police forces and Chief of Police.  While living in Arlington, VA, Judy operated a daycare out of her home while Jerry was stationed with the Old Guard.  They moved to Cottonwood, MN where they lived in 1976 and 1977.  In 1977, they returned to Lemmon where she worked as a nurse's aide at Five Counties and then in Bowman as a medical records clerk and cook at the café.  They moved to New Rockford, ND where she worked as a nurse's aide at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd.  In 1997, they returned to Lemmon where she again worked as a nurse's aide at Five Counties Nursing Home until retiring.

Judy loved to play cards at the Lemmon Senior Center.  They enjoyed spending the winter months in Arizona.

Judy passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2020 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND.

Surviving family members include her husband, Jerry, Lemmon, SD; son and daughter-in-law, John and Melissa Ericsson, Minot, ND; daughter, Joanne Ericsson, Lemmon, SD; 3 grandchildren, Dana (Matt) Heid, Seth and Nick Ericsson; her mother-in-law, Martha Paulson, Lemmon, SD;  a brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and Juanita Aase, Scranton, ND.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two infant brothers, John Raymond Aase and Edward Gene Aase; father-in-law, Gordon Arthur Ericsson; 2 sisters-in-law, Helen Lorraine Moore and Beverly Jean (Ted) Dauenhauer.

Visitation will be on Monday 1:00 to 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and on Tuesday one hour prior to services at the church in Lemmon.

A memorial has been established to the Cancer Society and cards can be mailed to Jerry Ericsson, 108 8th St W, Lemmon, SD  57638.