Wendell Erickson

Wendell Oliver Erickson (June 17, 1925 – August 8, 2018) was an American politician who was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from southwestern Minnesota.

Service in the Minnesota House

State appointment and Extension Service award In 1968, Erickson was appointed to the Minnesota Education Council by Governor Harold LeVander, serving for several years. In 1981, he was awarded the University of Minnesota Extension Service's Dean and Director's Distinguished Friend of Extension Award for "superior contributions as a legislative leader in helping others understand the need for strong agricultural support."

World War II and community service Erickson was born in Stanchfield, Minnesota, and was raised on the family farm. He graduated from Braham High School, in Braham, Minnesota. From the city of Hills, Erickson was a farm management instructor and vocational agriculture teacher. He served in the United States Army Infantry during World War II, being deployed in the Asiatic theatre for two years. Prior to being elected to the legislature, he taught agriculture at Hills-Beaver Creek High School for 17 years. He also taught seventh- and eighth-grade industrial arts and young farmers classes, and was a longtime member of the Rock County Fair Board.

Death Erickson died at the age of 93 on August 8, 2018, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.