Fredrick “Kenny” Erickson

Fredrick K.”Kenny” Erickson, 60, of Silvis, Illinois, died Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in his residence.

Services are 10:30 a.m. Friday in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Moline, with Fr. Greg Jozefiak officiating. Burial is in Rock Island National Cemetery where Vietnam Veterans of America Post #229 and Patriot Guard Riders will present military honors. Visitation is 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #1839, Silvis.

Fredrick Kenneth Erickson was born November 28, 1951, in Moline, Illinois, to Frederick Edwin and Ruby Opal Jones Erickson. He married Anna DeMink on March 20, 1976. He served in the U. S. Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a molder at the Rock Island Arsenal Foundry for over 35 years, retiring July 31, 2011.

Kenny was vice president of the Eagles Lodge in Silvis, and a member of Vietnam Veterans of American Post #229. He loved motorcycles, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, yard work, gardening, and anything outdoors.

Kenny is survived by his wife, Anna; daughters, Amy Swanson of East Moline, Stacia Erickson of Rock Island, and Kendra Sowell and her husband Joseph of Silvis; five grandchildren, Morgan, Keenan, Cameron, Kowen, and Ava; Felicia Canaday, who was like a daughter to him, and her children Trevor and Vanessa; his mother, Ruby Opal Erickson of Lawrenceville, Georgia; a brother, Christopher Erickson of Carbon Cliff, Illinois; a sister, Sheila Lang of Lawrenceville, Georgia; several nieces and nephews; and his mother-in-law, Dorothy DeMink of Moline. He was preceded in death by his father, and a brother, Marty Erickson.

The family invites friends to share stories and condolences and light a candle in his memory at www.TrimbleFuneralHomes.com.