Don H. Erickson Jr., 89, of DuBois died Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014 at Penn Highlands DuBois.
Born Nov. 6, 1924, he was the son of the late Don H. Erickson Sr. and Ruth (Mark) Erickson.
He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in the class of 1947. After graduation, he served on the U.S.S. Douglas Fox.
He was married to Florence (Burke) Erickson. She preceded him in death in 1990. On May 5, 1995, he married Shirley (Kirk) Erickson. She survives.
He started his career as an engineer with the Brockway Glass Company. He then joined his father operating DuBois Tool and Electric Company.
He also founded the Erickson Corp. and Erickson Fiberglass. At its height, his companies employed more than 100 people.
He was a member of the Lakeside United Methodist Church. He was a past member of the board of directors of both the Maple Avenue Hospital and the DuBois Regional Medical Center.
He was also a past member of the board of directors for the Union Banking and Trust Company and S&T Bank. He supported the Boy Scouts of America, the DuBois Area United Way and the DuBois YMCA.
He was a member of the George D. Montgomery American Legion Post 17 and the DuBois Country Club, where he served as a board member and president. He was an avid golfer winning the club championship seven times.
He was also a member of the Garfield Lodge No. 559 of the Free and Accepted Masons and of the Williamsport Consistory.
He is survived by three children, Linda K. Caldwell and Don H. Erickson III and his wife, Juanita, both of DuBois, and Cindy L. LaBarca and her husband, Robert of State College and three step-children, Jeffrey Shively of Titusville, Fla., Chris Shively and his wife, Angela of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Scott Shively of DuBois.
He is also survived by two sisters, Norma Bruening of Ashtabula, Ohio and Phoebe Marti and her husband, Don of Seabrook Island, SC, seven grandchildren, one step-grandchild and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a great-grandson, Hamish Erickson.
Friends will be received from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Monday at the Goble-Baronick Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lakeside United Methodist Church with Pastor Robert Zilhaver officiating.
Full military honors will be accorded from the church by the members of the DuBois Area Honor Guard.
Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the Bucktail Council, Boy Scouts of America, 209 First St., DuBois, PA 15801 and or the Lakeside United Methodist Church, 420 First St., DuBois, PA 15801.
Online condolences may be sent to www.gbfuneralhome.com.