Helen Erickson Obituary

I got to know Helen just a little when she worked at the cannery. I would make deliveries and make sure to say hello. Helen could be very business like but always had a smile to share with me. Not sure why she took a shine to me. She was a hard working lady. I was sad to see her pass but that's life.

Helen and Vinton gave me the opportunity to earn money for my first year of college. I worked in the strawberry and bean fields picking and then later was on a work crew that planted strawberry runners, made bunny holes in the bean fields and weeded the corn fields. I was also a field boss for a short time. I remember Helen with fond memories. She was always kind and understanding. I especially remember standing outside the Erickson house and she would pass out checks at a side window. Yes, I still have my pins too. They were hard earned and gave one a sense of accomplishment. The Ericksons gave much to the Hazel Dell and Vancouver community. I am sick at heart knowing Helen is gone, but her love lives on in her children, grandchildren and all those pickers who were touched by her kindness and opportunity to work. My condolences to her family. I will always be indebted to the Erickson family.

I too picked berries with Helen and Vinton. Later I enjoyed their farm store and our interactions as fellow farmers. I'm sorry to see Helen's passing and offer my condolences to her family.

As a former not top picker I have many fond (and not so fond) memories of Vinton and Helens farming adventures.
Hot, cold, wet, good bean rows, bad berry rows, plywood outhouses, and Lewisville Park Celebrations!
As a member of First Church I have good memories of their kindness to a young boy whos daddy had died. (And Wendy, Debbie, and the rest of you.)
Im sure shes with Jesus and my Daddy, Kenneth and Mom, Nelma (all were at Cascade together)
What a sad glad day it was when she left us and met Jesus face to face.

So sorry to hear about Helen. She was a wonderful nursing theorist and I have used Modeling and Role-Modeling in all of my research and now share with graduate students. God bless.

Sad hearing of Helens passing, what a great person she was. The farm was where I grew up from ten to eighteen, every summer either picking berries and beans or driving tractor and haying. Erickson farms was a wonderful place to learn how to work for an employer and taught many of us how to succeed in later life. Some of my best memories are of those years working the fields for Vinton and Helen.
They will be missed but at least they are now together.
Prayers and best wishes to the entire family.
God bless

SAD FOR THE LOSS OF HELEN SHE WILL BE MISSED. HER & VINTON WAS MY OLD BOSS FOR YEARS. THEY WAS SO GOOD TO WORK FOR AS I WAS A FIELD BOSS FOR THEM. SEND MY VERY BEST TO HER FAMILY

Such great memories were made during the summers on Erickson farms. My deepest condolences to the Erickson children and their families. May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

I would like to send deep condolences and let family know what a positive influence Helen, Vinton and her family had on my and my family's life while I was growing up. Showing and allowing my brothers and I the virtues of rewards for a hard days work in the fields with tasty berry benefits. Providing a little extra spending money for our famly by providing part time work for my father. Not just berry picking but farm hand work that help build and teach skills. Strong grounding in the church showed me a strong convicted woman with a loving heart. The picture of her sent me back 50 years and brings a tear to my eyes. Tears of joy for knowing her and the blessings she has left behind.

Helen was a very kind lady. I used to clean carpets for their rental properties. Vinton had a strong handshake and would let one know if you were holding back at all. Both were respectable people. My condolences to the Erickson family

My husband & I currently live in Erickson Farms, we love our neighboorhood & the vision Vinton & Helen shared for their property. Helen was always a warm & caring graceful lady. Gary also grew up with the Erickson family, so he has many many memories. I was a city girl but I loved seeing their Christmas display every year and the gift shop they had was a delight.
Our deepest sympathy to family & friends, she will be missed but the memories will be in our hearts forever. Please know that we are thinking of you all...

So many fond memories working for Vinton and Helen. Dale as a farm hand, Carol in the fields.
Sincere condolences to the Erickson Family.
Dale and Carol Scott

Our sincere condolences to the family during this sad time. Erickson farms is a part of my familys childhood treasured memories. The Nantz family

For the people who have commented so far, thank-you from our family. And, a special thank-you to Dr. Shepard for the years you were our Mom's doctor. You always went well beyond what was expected. We hope you are enjoying your retirement.

Rest together in peace, Helen and Vinton. Thank you for providing an opportunity to build my work ethic. All good memories from a 60's strawberry picker.

Sorry to read of the passing of Helen Erickson. Special thanks for the opportunity to work in the fields at a time that it was still permitted for a youngster to do so. It built character and for me established the foundation for a long and highly successful working career. I will be forever indebted to the Ericksons. May they forever Rest In Peace,

I still proudly have my pins for both strawberries and beans. She and Vinton were both great people

A delightful upbeat person I was fortunate to get to know. So full of life and positivity. She made the world a better place. I express my deepest sympathy to her family for their kids.