John Arion Erekson

Arion Erekson  "Beloved Husband and Father"   John Arion Erekson, was born March 24, 1911 in Murray, Utah, to John Benbow and Isabella Oberlander Erekson. He died June 13th at home surrounded by his family. Arion graduated from Uni-versity of Utah with a degree in drama and speech in 1933. He then did graduate work at the University of Minnesota in Bacteriology. He met his wife, Helen Elizabeth Patch, in Minneapolis and they were married Dec 27, 1941. He served in World War II in the Aleutian Islands and returned home to run the family farm with his father. He was a dairyman for 35 years. He served on the board of the Utah Farm Bureau, as President of the Salt Lake Co. Farm Bureau, as President and Vice President and on the Board of the Big and Little Cottonwood Tanner Ditch companies for many years, and in many other capacities. Arion was a wonderful husband and father and he loved his family and his Father in Heaven. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served as Bishop and in many callings. He and his wife filled a mission to North Carolina and they worked in the Jordan River Temple for 13 years. He had a wonderful singing voice and he loved to recite poetry, all the way to 92! Arion is survived by his wife Helen, eight children; Jay (Linda) Erekson, Arilyn (LeRoy) Jensen, Mark (Raani) Erekson, Lynne (Jim) VanTreese, Reid (Oriana) Erekson, Erica Erekson, Wendy Erekson and Susan (Bill) Cronkrite; 35 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and brother, Arthur B. Erekson. He was preceded in death by brother, Reid, and four grandchildren. Services will be Tues. June 17 at the S. Cottonwood 13th Ward Chapel, 5235 S. Wesley Road, (1107 E.) Murray, UT at 11 a.m. A viewing will be at Jenkins Soffe Mortuary, 4760 S. State St., Murray, UT, Mon. 5-7 p.m. and at the church one hour prior to service on Tuesday. Interment, Murray City Cemetery.