Eric W. Ericson, Jr.

Eric W. Ericson, Jr., age 71 years, of Kingwood Township, NJ, died on Thursday, May 28, 2009 in the Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township, NJ.

Born in Elizabeth, NJ, September 28, 1937, son of the late Eric W. Ericson, Sr. and Caryl E. Alexander Ericson, he had resided in Kingwood Township for almost forty-five years, having previously lived in Readington Township, NJ.

A former farmer in Readington Township, NJ, Mr. Ericson worked for over thirty-eight years as a Research Technologist for Johnson & Johnson, Raritan, NJ and in 1976, he was the recipient of the Vice President Award for Research. He was also a former Scoutmaster with the Boy Scouts of America in Kingwood Township, NJ.

Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Gailjoan Barberich Ericson; three sons, Eric W. Ericson III of Stockton, NJ, Thor P. Ericson of Kingwood Township, NJ and Christopher G. Ericson of Phillipsburg, NJ; a daughter, Katherine F. Ericson of Kiwanee, IL; two brothers, Thomas Ericson of Hardy, AR and Edward Ericson of Evening Shade, AR; a sister, Caryl Ann Mussig of St. James, MO; twelve grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held Monday at 3:00 p.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Interment will be private. Visitation will be Monday from 2:00-3:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home. Please visit www.holcombefisher.com for further information or to send condolences.