Karl Eriksson

Karl Ingvar (Kie) Eriksson of Westport, CT sadly passed away on December 10, 2022. Karl was born in Sweden on February 10, 1936.

He went to school in Stockholm, Sweden and received his degree in engineering. Karl worked for ITT Flygt AB in Sweden, but when his boyhood dream came true to go to America, he accepted a transfer in 1977 when he was offered a job at ITT Flygt-US as a director of marketing and later promoted to Vice President in 1985. Karl continued to work at ITT Flygt-US until his retirement in 2004 and was named Chairman of the board of ITT Flygt-US leading special projects. Kie loved his work and the people he worked with and really gave 110 percent every day to his work, coworkers, and friends. When Kie said he loved you, you really felt loved. Kie was a great lover of music and always played keyboard at home and at parties. He also played the accordion and was a great singer and loved to dance. He had said he wanted to be an entertainer if his dream of engineering did not come true.

Karl was preceded in death by his parents, Ragnar and Margit Eriksson; his first wife, Kerstin; and his son, Bengt. He is survived by his wife, Eva Schell Eriksson; his daughter, Eva in Sweden; his grandchildren,

Lukas, Linus Eriksson and family of NH. His extended family, Carl Schell and family of NJ, Sarah Alevizos and family of MT, and David Schell and family of NJ. Karl will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul Church, 41 Easton Road, Westport, CT 06880. A reception will follow at the Eriksson Family Home at 219 Wilton Road, Westport. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in memory of Karl (Kie) may be made to Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) or the Alzheimer Association. To RSVP for his reception, please contact Lesko & Polke Funeral Home at (203) 2568988. For travel directions, to sign his online guest register, please visit www. LeskoPolkeFuneralHome. com