Alfred Richard Erickson was born on January 11th, 1931, to Jalmar Lenard Erickson and Ruth Genung Erickson in Eriksdale, Manitoba, Canada. He was one of five children.

He was preceded in death by his parents, three siblings and his wife Jeannien whom he married on October 13th, 1956.

He is survived by his sister Ruth and his three children,

David (Carol) Erickson, Rebecca (Craig) Mcmasters and Elisabeth (Michael) Konzelman.  As well as 12 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren soon to be 37.

Alfred Erickson spent most of his life as a missionary spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Message of William Branham.  He was a member of the Branham Tabernacle and he loved to tell everyone about what Christ meant to him and what Christ did for them. In his later years, here in Jeffersonville, Indiana, he loved to eat at the local McDonalds, which he considered his "missionary office" to once again reach out to others in the community