Janet (Jan) C. Erie, age 92, died on February 17, 2022, one month after surgery for a hip fracture. Jan was born on May 26, 1929 in Hallock, MN, the only child of Alvin and Janette Holmquist. She was delivered by her grandfather, Dr. Charles Harris. Jan spent her early years in Gilby, ND but graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, ND in 1947. From there she went to the University of North Dakota, graduating in 1951 with a Liberal Arts degree. While at the University she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority and Phi Beta Kappa. It was there that she met her future husband, Kenneth (Ken) Erie at a sorority/fraternity mixer. While Ken was in Japan serving in the Korean conflict, Jan taught in the St. Louis Park school district from 1951 to 1952 and lived in the Uptown area with friends of hers from Grand Forks. During that time Jan submitted Ken’s application to enroll him in law school at the University of North Dakota. They were married in Grand Forks in January 1954 and Ken
Janet (Jan) C. Erie, age 92, died on February 17, 2022, one month after surgery for a hip fracture. Jan was born on May 26, 1929 in Hallock, MN, the only child of Alvin and Janette Holmquist. She was delivered by her grandfather, Dr. Charles Harris. Jan spent her early years in Gilby, ND but graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, ND in 1947. From there she went to the University of North Dakota, graduating in 1951 with a Liberal Arts degree. While at the University she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority and Phi Beta Kappa. It was there that she met her future husband, Kenneth (Ken) Erie at a sorority/fraternity mixer. While Ken was in Japan serving in the Korean conflict, Jan taught in the St. Louis Park school district from 1951 to 1952 and lived in the Uptown area with friends of hers from Grand Forks. During that time Jan submitted Ken’s application to enroll him in law school at the University of North Dakota. They were married in Grand Forks in January 1954 and Ken
Janet (Jan) C. Erie, age 92, died on February 17, 2022, one month after surgery for a hip fracture. Jan was born on May 26, 1929 in Hallock, MN, the only child of Alvin and Janette Holmquist. She was delivered by her grandfather, Dr. Charles Harris. Jan spent her early years in Gilby, ND but graduated from Central High School in Grand Forks, ND in 1947. From there she went to the University of North Dakota, graduating in 1951 with a Liberal Arts degree. While at the University she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority and Phi Beta Kappa. It was there that she met her future husband, Kenneth (Ken) Erie at a sorority/fraternity mixer. While Ken was in Japan serving in the Korean conflict, Jan taught in the St. Louis Park school district from 1951 to 1952 and lived in the Uptown area with friends of hers from Grand Forks. During that time Jan submitted Ken’s application to enroll him in law school at the University of North Dakota. They were married in Grand Forks in January 1954 and Ken