Nancy Virginia Warren Erickson

Our amazing mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Nancy Warren Erickson passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 12, 2026, 2 months after her 95^th birthday! She was born in Salt Lake City to Frank and Elizabeth Warren on April 7, 1931, and describes her childhood as a little rebellious but a lot of fun. While she attended East High School, she worked with her father in his TV and radio shop on Main Street, the first of it’s kind in Salt Lake City. She helped customers choose music to listen to and sold records. She loved to go to dances and listen to big bands play. It was on one such occasion that she met Ken Erickson. They fell in love and were married in October, 1948, and later sealed in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they have 5 children: Sydney Maudsley (Mike), Peggy Schanz (Eric), Warren (DA), Kay Lundquist (Dave), Holly Trapp (Phil), 17 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Raising 5 children was a full-time job and especially challenging, as Dad was often on the road, working for weeks at a time. She was always there to support us in everything we pursued, and instilled in us the value of work, service and respect for others.Later on, she worked at various part-time jobs including Northwest Pipeline and the Convention Bureau.Along with church service, she served in the Salt Lake Temple and volunteered as a hostess at the Church Office Building and Joseph Smith Memorial Building, for many years, and formed great friendships there.

Mom was always busy. She loved to cook, sew, knit, garden, ski, play golf and travel. She loved learning and had a curiosity about everything. She read or listened to hundreds of books on tape over the years while she knitted. After being introduced to Alexa 8 years ago, she finally had someone who could answer her thousands of questions. But most of all she loved learning about people. Whenever she met someone, she wanted to know their story, and people always left her company feeling valued, appreciated and loved.

Although macular degeneration robbed her of her eyesight for the past 20+ years, it didn’t rob her of her positive attitude, her sense of humor, or her zest for life. She was grateful in every circumstance and took every opportunity to express that gratitude. She was an inspiration to everyone who knew her and will continue to inspire us through the years.

Nancy was looking forward to a reunion not only with Ken, but with her mother and “daddy” who both passed while she was a young mom. She is also joining her sisters Barbara Pryor and Annette Ridges and brother, William Newman. The family would like to thank her dear friends, neighbors and ward members who looked out for her, gave her rides to church, brought her the sacrament and visited her often.

Mom was always up for an adventure whether it was traveling to Europe, Japan or Mexico, going on a cruise, riding in a hot-air balloon or parasailing. She loved to walk and hike and amazed everyone by hiking Horseshoe Slot canyon with “her girls” for her 80^th birthday. Now 15 years later she is on to the biggest adventure of all! Bon Voyage Mom! We love you!

Funeral services will be held at the Cottonwood 4^th Ward, 5565 S. Neighbor Lane, Monday, June 22 at 11:00 a.m. A viewing will be held at Larkin Sunset Lawn, 2350 E. 1300 S., Sunday, June 21 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and just prior to the funeral from 9:45- 10:45 a.m. at the church. Interment will take place at Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, following the funeral.