Laura Jean Erickson

Funeral Service for Laura Jean Erickson, 95, of Ekalaka, MT, will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2025 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka. Visitation for Laura Jean will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Beaver Lodge Cemetery, Ekalaka.

Laura Jean passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 at Dahl Memorial, Ekalaka.

Laura Jean Erickson was born December 1, 1929 to Robert H. and Isabel R. (Murray) Stieg in Richardton, ND. On May 14, 1950 she married Marvin Floyd Erickson in Miles City, MT. Starting out in Southwestern North Dakota, they moved to Ekalaka, MT area in the early 1950’s. After their divorce in 1976 Laura Jean remained in Ekalaka to be near her family. She never remarried, but became "Grandma Jean" to many of the extended family and friends in the Ekalaka area, including Tom and Terry Stieg, Kathy Smith, Diane Wear and others. All whom had a special place in her life.

Laura Jean is survived by her sisters, Patricia (Chuck) Mecham, Donna (Charles) Guyer; sons, Robert (Connie) Erickson; Arnold (Dixie) Erickson; daughters Rhonda (Paul) Leinen, Laurel (Ken) Gann; 23 grandchildren; 55 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Isabel Stieg; brothers, Erwin Stieg, Wilfred Stieg, Edwin Stieg, Owen Stieg, Wally Stieg; sisters, Roberta George, Dorothy Powell; daughters, Diane Hockenbary, Christina Gasoway; two grandchildren; two great grandchildren.