Gwendolyn Lorraine Erickson

Gwendolyn Lorraine (Carlberg) Erickson, 93, Colorado Springs, Colorado, died peacefully on April 19, 2016, at Brookdale Palmer Park for Alzheimer’s Memory Care in Colorado Springs.

Gwen was born on June 22, 1922, in Galva, Iowa, to Oscar and Olive (Nyberg) Carlberg. She moved to Colorado Springs where she met and was united in marriage on June 22, 1943, to Alvin Erickson, her husband of 52 years. In 1947 they moved to Trinidad, Colo., where she lived until 2010. She then moved to Colorado Springs.

She was a stay-at-home wife and mother. She loved raising her children and being with her grandchildren.  She loved bowling, bingo, crossword puzzles and feeding and watching hummingbirds. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and received a 50-year-pin as a member of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by two daughters, Karin Riggs of Colorado Springs, and Linda (Tom) Hayden of Springfield, Minn.; four grandchildren, Brian (Jennifer) Riggs of Phoenix, Ariz., Kathy (David) Osgood of Colorado Springs, Michael (Julie) Hayden of Springfield and Jeffery (Jennifer) Hayden of Springfield; eight great-grandchildren, Brittany and Brayden Riggs of Phoenix, Ariz., Kaitlin and Dylan Osgood of Colorado Springs, Megan Jensen of Jackson, Kylie and Cole Hayden, and Jocelyn Hayden, of Springfield; two great-great-grandchildren, Ellie and Milo; and one brother, Jerry Calberg of Austin, Texas.

Gwen was preceded in death by her parents; husband Alvin, in 1955; son Eric, in 1982; son-in-law, Frank Riggs in 1992; grandson Ryan Hayden, in 1996; four brothers and two sisters.

Burial with family will be at a future date at Calvary Cemetery in Trinidad, Colo.