Erma L. Mazingo

Mazingo, Erma L. Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Cousin, and Friend of Roseville suddenly on June 17, 2006. A leading insurance professional for more than 40 years, she was the only woman to serve on the 8-member executive board of the Minnesota Insurance Underwriters Association, and the first woman invited to join the 150-member organization. She was president of the St. Paul Association of Insurance Women and named "Woman of the Year" by the Viking Chapter of the American Business Women's Association. She also received the WCCO "Good Neighbor Award." She began her career at Mutual Service Insurance Company, later becoming an underwriter and Director of Public Relations for Northern States Agency. Long active in civic and community affairs, she was appointed to 3-terms on the St. Paul Human Rights Commission, served as president of the St. Paul NAACP, and as a board member of the Midway Chamber of Commerce. Her many activities included the Cameo Social Club in which she held every office and worked tirelessly as a long time member, Twin City Untouchables Social Club, Silks Bridge Club, Royal Duchess Bridge Club and Breakfast Pinochle Club. She is preceded in death by her husband, Tony; parents, Ernest and Myrtle Young Brown; siblings, Ernestine, Bruce, Charlie, and Ernest Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Sherrie; and son, Peter (Tracy); grandchildren, Indya and Jocelyn; sisters, Doris Aaron and Peggy Parker; brother, Dewey Brown; also survived by many, many, loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Funeral services 11:00 AM Friday at Pilgrim Baptist Church (732 W. Central Ave., St. Paul). Visitation 4-8 PM Thursday at the Roseville Memorial Chapel 2245 N. Hamline Ave.( 1 Blk. So. Hwy#36 Roseville 651-631-2727) and one hour prior to services at church Friday. Interment Elmhurst Cemetery.
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.