Erika Marie Fornengo – Featured Resident – January 2009
FEATURED RESIDENT- JANUARY 2009
Most of the people who live out here in the little hamlet of New Dosey Township are senior citizens. We are either long time residents or former weekenders who have retired here. There are, however, a few young people who have chosen to live and raise their families here in the forest land. One such person in Erika Marie Fornengo.
Erika was born on August 8, 1972, in Sandstone, Minnesota, to Gerald and Kathleen Olson. She has one sibling, her sister Rochelle. Erika attended all 12 years of her K-12 education at the East Central School District, graduating in 1990.
She then took an EMT course at Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake via the Hibbing Technical College. She worked for some years on the Pine County ambulance crew.
She also had a stint of employment at a clinic in Fridley, Minnesota.
Erika married Cloverton resident Jason Fornengo on September 27, 1997, and they lived with his parents Robin and John while their own home was being built next door. Their son Dominic was born in 1998 and little Adam came along in 2003.
Erika has worked for Pine County for the past 8 years. She is the office manager for the Pine County Coordinator and loves her job.
She and Jason and the boys spend a lot of their leisure time snowmobiling, 4-wheeling and camping. An especially favorite campground is the one on the Totogatec Flowage in Wascott, Wisconsin. Their 3 dogs- Chip, Kota, and Zack are also a source of pleasure in their lives.
Erika is a bright, hardworking young wife, mother, and career woman whom we enjoy having in our community.