Kerwin Erickson, age 94 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Amery Hospital. Kerwin was born on June 2, 1924 in the Hennepin County Hospital in Minneapolis, MN to Carl and Ruby (Vaughn) Erickson. The family moved to Wisconsin when Kerwin was 18 months old, to a farm in the Goose Lake area in Polk County. He lived there for 18 years and attended the Goose Lake Grade School, was baptized and confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Amery, and attended Balsam Lake High School. Kerwin went on to take a machinist course from the National Youth Administration and went to work in Racine, WI in a defense plant. He entered military service in WWII as a member of the Army, serving in Africa and Europe. He was awarded 3 purple hearts, the European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medals with 4 Battle Stars and the Bronze star. Kerwin received an Honorable Discharge from the service in 1945. He was a member of the VFW and the American Legion. Kerwin attended school for four years to become an electrician, and worked in this occupation for 50 years. On November 17, 1946 he married Helen Mickelson in Taylors Falls, MN. They have two daughters, Ardys (Gary) Emerson and Annette (Barry) Peterson. Kerwin was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Stanley, Clarence and Milton. He is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Helen; daughters, Ardys and Annette; sons in law, Gary Emerson and Barry Peterson; grandchildren, Shelly (Richard) McNitt, Scott (Tracy) Emerson and Alex Peterson, and great grandchildren, Abby and Brendan McNitt and Alexis and Trinity Emerson. Funeral services will take place at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Little Falls Lutheran Church in rural Amery. A visitation will be held the hour prior to the service at the church. Burial with Military Honors will take place at the Amery Cemetery.