BIDDEFORD – David G. Erickson, 76, of Biddeford, died Friday, April 13, at Southern Maine Medical Center after a long illness.

He was born in Rochester, N.Y. on Dece. 20, 1930, a son of Henry G. and Myra D. Moore Erickson.

He graduated from Bridgton Academy in the class of 1949.

He joined the U.S. Navy Reserves and later served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War.

He worked for 13 years with the Phoenix Mutual Insurance Co. in Waterford. He also owned and operated the Bear Mountain Village Campground in South Waterford, for 10 years.

He then attended and graduated from the University of Southern Maine in the 1980s with a bachelor’s degree.

He continued his education at USM to gain a degree in substance abuse counseling.

He last worked at a rehabilitation center in Dover, N.H., retiring in 2003.

On Feb. 14, 2003, he married Jacqueline E. Reader Jolly in St. Albans, Vt.

He enjoyed photography, sailing, raising sheep and working on his personal computer. He was a member of Mt. Tirem Masonic Lodge AFAM 132, and was involved with AA.

Survivors include his wife of Biddeford; two daughters, Myra Jan Erickson of Ormand Beach, Fla., and Suzan E. Erickson of Orlando, Fla.; a son, Christopher D. Erickson of Newport, R.I.; and two step-daughters, Heather Maye of Ontario, Canada, and Carla Laidley of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.