Ramona Erickson Walsh passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in her home in Warwick on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the age of 59.
Mona was born in Manhattan, NY to Helena (nee Nordenfelt) Erickson and the late John Erickson of the Aland Islands, a Swedish province of Finland, and later NYC.
Mona was a Para-educator at Orange-Ulster BOCES in Goshen, NY for 14 years, a member of the Warwick Valley Country Club, an avid supporter of the Swedish community and was a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Warwick.
She leaves behind her mother, Helena; her husband, Gregory Walsh, and their children: daughters, Erica and her husband Scott Sarnecky, Christina and her husband Christian Daciuk and their son Carter, and Erin Walsh; her son, Shawn Walsh; a step-son Jeremy Walsh and his wife Tara Walsh and their children, Megan, Ryan and Colin , as well as several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her beloved sister, Greta Marlene Erickson.
A family statement reads: “Mona will be remembered as a lover of golf, bowling, Scandinavian music, dancing, along with her witty sense of humor. Most of all, she will be remembered as a devoted daughter, loving mother, grandmother, and friend.”
Visitation will be on Wednesday, September 7th, from 2-4 & 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick. Funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Thursday at the funeral home, followed by private cremation.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to Barnklubben Elsa Rix #1 (children’s Swedish folk dancing group), Attn: Liz Dahlstrom, 14-35 157th St., Whitestone, NY 11357.