Fred W. Erikson Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Fred W. Erikson (Rensselaer, New York), who passed away at the age of 87, on May 25, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Fred W. Erikson to show support.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parent Swedish; his brother Rolf Erikson; his close friends, Lloyd "Doc" Appleton, Dick Rohrbacher and Fred; his wife Phyllis Erikson (Ricciardi); his children, Laura Erikson (David Cogan), Dana Salazar (Claude Salazar), Randi Nolan (Paul Nolan), Phyllis Ann Van Amburgh (Paul Van Amburgh), Frederik Erikson and Emily Erikson (Hundt); his grandchildren, Katie Sutliff (Rob), Beau Piorkowski (Amye Piorkowski) and Erik Piorkowski (Jackie); his children, Emmalynn Salazar Blake (Daniel Blake), Lauren Nolan (Joey), Paul Edward Nolan (Lola), Sam Nolan (Lorelei), Grace VanAmburgh, Vincent VanAmburgh, Maggie VanAmburgh, Oliver VanAmburgh, Ruby Van Amburgh, Lucas Erikson, Ava Erikson and Adrian Erikson; his great grandchild Bennett Piorkowski; his mother-in-law Margaret Ricciardi (DellaBadia); his siblings-in-law, Frances Saraceno (Ricciardi) and Louis Saraceno; and his brother Do I. He was also cherished by many nieces, nephews.
Where the brave may live Forever!-In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Dr. Fred W. Erikson Fund at Albany Law School, in honor of his indispensable support of his wife, daughter, son, granddaughter and grandson, all alumni of ALS, the Imagination Library and Literacy Volunteers of Albany.
