Timothy Ericson 11/08/2026

TIMOTHY L. ERICSON

March 20, 1947 – November 8, 2026

Tim Ericson, 79, passed away suddenly on November 8, 2026.  The son of Leon and Ruth Ericson, Tim was born in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, and moved eventually to Clarendon Hills and Western Springs, Illinois.  He graduated from Lyons Township High School in 1965 and then attended UW-River Falls for undergraduate and graduate programs in history.  He earned his second master’s degree in Library Science from the UW-Madison.  Professionally, Tim became a lifetime archivist at the UW-River Falls, the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the Society of American Archivists (SAA) where he was education officer, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee where he attained emeritus status.   While at the SSA, he was past president of the association and was a Fellow.

While employed, he thoroughly enjoyed teaching graduate students in Archival Education classes as well as doing considerable historical research winning two awards in archival journals.  Away from the university setting, Tim taught for several years at the Georgia Archives Institute and worked with Native Americans to promote the advancement of Native archives and archivists.  Locally, he wrote a number of regional interest articles for the Pierce County Historical Association.

For thirteen years Tim was in the Wisconsin National Guard in Milwaukee and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, where he received two Army Commendation medals.

Tim and his wife Vallie (Peters) Ericson were wed on July 15, 1970, and enjoyed doing considerable cruising and spending time in Minocqua and Maine after retirement.  They recently relocated back to the River Falls/Hudson area after living in Arizona.  Tim loved to fish, bowl, read, and pursue historical research.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Joel.    He is survived by his wife Vallie of River Falls, his sisters:  Noel White (Stillwater) and Linsey Schott (North Dakota), and many nephews and nieces.

There will be a private interment in the spring at Greenwood Cemetery in River Falls.  All memorial donations will be given to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Foundation.  Arrangements are with Bakken-Young Funeral & Cremation Services.