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Eleanor Jane Erickson was born June 1, 1919 in Warren, Ohio to Julius Buchholzer and Kathleen Shaw Buchholzer.

She studied dance throughout high school, taking as many as five lessons a week. She even began teaching tap dancing for her gym teacher and on playgrounds during the summers.

Eleanor ran her own school of dance and produced a live television show every Saturday in Cleveland.

Eleanor married Charles Theodore “Chuck” Erickson on December 3, 1953, sold her business and moved to Los Angeles. There she volunteered teaching for many years at the Girl’s Club in Hollywood. Later she taught tap classes to members of the Hollywood Presbyterian Church choir and she choreographed variety shows for the church.

She was active in Phi Beta and supported Alzheimers research and the Neighborhood Music Organization.

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Edna Vanica Buchholzer, 95, passed away peacefully on Jan. 6, 2008 at the Hospice Care Center on Ridgewood Road after a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease.

Born on Sept. 10, 1912, in N. Lewisburg, Ohio, Edna moved to Akron with her parents at the age of 4. She graduated from North High School, and began working at Polsky's Department Store in the bookkeeping department. Edna's gifts were many, but her musical talent as a violinist was the foundation on which she "threaded" her life. She joined an all girl orchestra "The Colleens" at age 20. Edna met her future husband, Wendell, while attending North High.

A devoted wife and beloved Mother, Edna and Wendell raised three daughters, Wendy, Karen and Julie. She was a 50 year member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She continued to follow her love of music, sharing her talent by performing in the Akron area. Edna was a guest violinist and played for Gertrude Seiberling at Stan Hywet. She also performed for the Tuesday Musical Club. When her children were grown, Edna began a career as Activity Director at Middlebury Manor Nursing Home where she remained for 33 years. Edna was a member of the Akron Pops Orchestra from 1969-2000. In recent years, she was a strolling violinist at the Akron Civic Theater for the American Heart Association. Edna led by example, her optimism, "zest" for living and compassion for others, all helped to define her character. She will be deeply missed by her family, and lovingly remembered by those whose lives she touched.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wendell; daughter, Wendy; sister, Juanita; and brother, Sumner. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Buchholzer Stevens; son-in-law, Thomas Stevens; daughter, Julie Buchholzer; granddaughter, Jenna Stevens Lietke; and great-grandson, Keaton Thomas Lietke.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 85 N. Miller Rd., with the Rev. Derek Starr Redwine officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour before the service. Private interment at Rose Hill Burial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Edna Josephine Vanica Buchholzer Scholarship (for studies of the violin), The University of Akron Foundation, Akron, OH 44325-2603.

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Commencement East High School, Akron Ohio 31 Jan 1935

Commencement Kent State University 9 Jun 1941 B.S. College of Business Administration with honors, elected to Delta Kappa Psi honorary fraternity - life member of KSU Alumni Association

Member Bel-Air Country Club

32nd degree Mason

Founded the Bluebird Foundation to help underprivileged individuals receive orthodontic treatment.

Personality Profile: Happy person - friendly - social - charitable - loved people - outgoing - gregarious - very loyal to his church and his family - ambitious - industrious.