Remembering Mike Walton: Dickinson public servant, family man, dies at 67

Mike Walton, 67, of Dickinson, ND, died June 21, 2026 at Benedictine Living Community Dickinson. A Celebration of Life is planned for Friday, June 26, 2026 at Ladbury Funeral Service, with visitation an hour prior and inurnment at a later date in Page Cemetery. Born March 27, 1959 in Colorado Springs, CO, he earned an environmental science degree from the University of Colorado Boulder, worked as a funeral director in Colorado Springs, then spent nearly 30 years as a North Dakota state health inspector before retiring and joining the Southwest District Health Unit. He married Karen Erickson in 1985 and had two daughters, Paige and Katelyn, plus grandchildren. Survived by his wife, daughters, siblings Don Walton and Patricia MacMahon, and many in-laws and nieces/nephews; he was active in several clubs and a lifelong fan of the Blue Hawks and Big Sticks.