Jean Erickson

Services for Jean Mary Erickson, 95, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Father Aaron Foshee will officiate. A Vigil will be held 7:00 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Mrs. Erickson passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Baptist Village in Ada. She was born November 9, 1924 at Hartford, WI to William and Hattie Frey Mago. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a brother, LeRoy Mago.

Jean attended secretarial school after graduating from high school. She met her husband to be on a blind date in Oshkosh, WI where Floyd attended college after serving in the Navy. She married Floyd Vernon Erickson September 18, 1948 at West Allis, WI. He preceded her in death February 6, 2000 in Ada. Floyd said when they were married she didn't even know how to boil an egg. Through time she became an excellent cook. Her treat once they moved to Oklahoma was visiting Braums as often as she could.

She was an avid bridge player for most of her adult life. Fellow bridge players enjoyed her friendly sociability. She enjoyed golf and the camaraderie during and after outings.

She belonged to numerous sororities in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Oklahoma. She traveled throughout the Midwest as Floyd worked in retailing. She went back to work after Sandy and Gary graduated from high school.

Until she went to live at Baptist Village she was very active in the Elks Club wherever she was living. She received great care at Baptist Village. Her favorite meal of the day was always breakfast!

Mrs. Erickson was a longtime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Survivors include a son, Gary Wayne Erickson and wife Barbara, Fairfield, CA; a daughter, Sandra Jean Poe and husband Weyland Douglas, Ada; six grandchildren, Nicholas Erickson, Springfield, MO, Benjamin Poe and wife Kelsey, Oklahoma City, Jessica Tran and husband Duke, Dallas, TX and Erica Poe, Chicago, IL, Marshall Underwood and wife Brandi, Augusta, GA and William Bryce Underwood of Bethesda, MD; eight great-grandchildren, Jacob and Peter Erickson, Weyland and Waverly Poe, Harlan and Britton Tran and Benjamin and Margaret Underwood; and other relatives and friends. She thoroughly enjoyed her grandchildren and her great grandchildren. She saw her newest great grandchild on her 95th birthday.