Darrell John Erickson

Darrell John “Big Brother” Erickson, 62, of Cloquet, MN passed away on Thursday, September 7th at St. Lukes Hospital in Duluth, MN. Born on August 22, 1961. Darrell grew up in Cloquet, attending Cloquet High School, graduating class of 1980. After graduation Darrell worked at Perkins in Cloquet for 7 years until he finally found something he loved at Black Bear Casino as a tenured employee of 26 years serving as a Security Guard. He was a gentle soul, most generous person and a pure thinker. He would absorb everything around him. Whether he was reading it (he was a professional at that) or seeing it, he embraced it all. He was a lover of books! The greatest thing to waste is a mind and Darrell most definitely did not waste that. Darrell was the master of most things and the thinker of all things. As his mother, Corrine once wrote “Darrell John is here to share his love with me and others. So special is his nature and kind are all his ways”. Darrell was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth W. Erickson; uncle, Kenneth Shaw; and nephew, Kevin Liebeck. He will be greatly missed by his mother, Corrine E. Wick; step-mother, Lauretta Erickson; brothers, Randolph and Russell (Tammie Bishop) Erickson; sisters, Angela Hagen, Jennifer Oeffling, and Stephanie Hendricks; nephews, Landen (Kelsey) Straub, Brandt (Megan Waller) Straub, Turner and Talan Oeffling; nieces, Mehaila Houle, Ashley Shepherd, Jenny (Ryan) Colt, Taylor (Andrew) Wischnewski, Ari Straub, Dina Oeffling and Jenna Hendricks; great nephews, Shane Lavamaki and Percy Straub; great nieces, Jasmin Lavamaki, Mekaila Colt and Presley Wischnewski; and countless aunts and uncles in the Erickson and Wick family lineage. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at Atkins-Northland Funeral Home, 801 14th Street, Cloquet. The burial will conclude the gathering at 5:00 pm at New Calvary Cemetery, 931 Pinewood Dr, Cloquet. To sign the online guest book and leave an online tribute, see www.atkinsnorthlandfuneralhome.com.