Beulah was called to her eternal rest on Friday morning, October 15, 2021 at Temperance Lake Ridge in Sherburn, Minnesota. Visitation and a time for sharing memories with the Erickson Family will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 18, 2021 at Kramer Family Funeral Home in Sherburn and one hour prior to the services at the church. Please share a memory of Beulah with her family by signing her online guestbook or watch Beulah’s Video Tribute on her obituary page at www.kramerfuneralhome.com

Beulah’s Funeral Service will be livestreamed on St. John’s Lutheran Church facebook page.

 Beulah Doris Buchan was born March 21, 1931 in Jay Township, Martin County, Minnesota to Ernest and Helen (Graves) Buchan. She was baptized and confirmed in the Alpha Presbyterian Church. She attended District 56 country school in Jay Township and graduated from Sherburn High School and Mankato State University. On July 20, 1952, she was united in marriage to T. Duane Erickson at Alpha, MN and they lived in Karlsruhe, Germany, then on a farm near Armstrong, IA, before moving and living on two farms in the Sherburn area.

The Lord provided Beulah the gift to teach. She spent her career as a school teacher, teaching in Worthington, MN, Armstrong, IA, and Sherburn, MN. She retired from teaching in 1992 after teaching for 30 years in Sherburn. She was a member of the local Teacher’s Associations as well as the Minnesota and National Associations. She also belonged to the Minnesota Reading Council. One of the highlights of her teaching career was being named District Teacher of the Year as well as nominee for Minnesota Teacher of the Year in 1978.

Beulah’s faith was an important part of her life. After the closing of the Presbyterian Church of Alpha, in which she was both confirmed and married, she continued her journey of faith as an active member of the Presbyterian Church of Jackson. She served as an Elder and a Deacon as well as being active in the Christian Education Program where she served as a teacher, director, and coordinator. Beulah also chaired and held offices in the Women of the Congregation Programs. After the closing of the Presbyterian Church of Jackson in 2021, Beulah became a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Sherburn.

Survivors grateful for having shared Beulah’s life include: her 2 sons, Mark (Mary) of Storm Lake, IA, and Jon (Renae) of Sioux Falls, SD; 2 sisters, Peggy Burgeson and Cleone (Art) Syverson; 3 sisters-in law, Elaine Buchan, Barbara Erickson, and Ida Mae Erickson; 1 brother-in-law, Merv Steen; 7 grandchildren, Sheila, Josh, Seth, Tess, Jason, Conner, and Adam; 11 great-grandchildren; 5 great-great grandchildren; as well as many nieces and nephews.

Beulah was preceded in death by her husband; her son Scott; her parents; her grandparents; her twin brother Beryl; her sisters Bonnie and Joan; her brothers-in-law Robert, Walt, Wendell, and Howard; and her sister-in-law Maxine.

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