Forrest L Erlandson

Dr. Forrest (Lee) Erlandson, age 94, passed away on July 30, 2014. He was born on December 17, 1919 to Carl Erlandson and Della Edkburg. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Helen R. Yorozu of Seattle, Washington.
Forrest graduated from the University of Minnesota, receiving his Ph.D. degree in Psychology in 1953. He served as a Signal Corps cryptographer in Europe during World War-II. In 1956 he was appointed to the Counseling Center Staff at Michigan State University. Among his various responsibilities were individual and group psychotherapy, industrial and governmental consulting, coordinator of the practicum and intern programs, member of the Counseling Center Executive Committee, and member of the Admissions Committee of the College of Human Medicine He retired as Professor Emeritus on January 1, 1985.
Among the professional organizations in which Dr. Erlandson held memberships were American Psychological Association including the Divisions of Evaluation and Measurement, Clinical Psychology, Consulting Psychology, and Counseling Psychology. He was a Diplomate of the American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology, and served as Chairman of an oral examining board. He also served as Chief Field Assessment Officer for two Peace Corps programs that served in Chile, South America. Dr. Erlandson is survived by his daughter, Kei E. Snyder of Atlanta, Georgia, his son, Richard L. Erlandson (Linda L. Carter) of Charlotte, NorthCarolina, five grandchildren; Garrett Erlandson, Grant and Tyler Rosekrans, Logan and Madison
Snyder, and a great-grandson, Reid Rosekrans.
Visitation: Paradise Funeral Chapel Obituaries
Service Plans: A private service has taken place.