H.O. "BOOTS" ERICKSON obituary

BOWMAN, N.D. - H.O. "Boots" Erickson, 76, of Bowman, N.D., formerly of Havre, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at Southwest Healthcare Services Hospital in Bowman.

A funeral service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday at Bowman Lutheran Church with the Rev. Galen Strand officiating. Burial will follow at Bowman Cemetery. There will be a family service at 7 p.m. Sunday at Krebsbach Funeral Service Chapel

Survivors include his wife, Viola Homiston of Bowman; daughters, Elizabeth (Michael) Sampsel of Tucson, Ariz., and Timberly Erickson of Fort Worth, Texas; sisters, Lily Malisky of Ludlow, S.D., and Donna Erickson of Spokane, Wash.; five stepchildren; one granddaughter; 16 stepgrandchildren; and 13 stepgreat-grandchildren.

Krebsbach Funeral Service of Bowman is in charge of arrangements.