RUSSELL — Laura Erickson and Brandon Kerr announce their engagement. Parents of the couple are Paul and Marilyn Erickson of Balaton and John and Mary Kerr of Russell and Cara and Jason Klatt of Hudson, Wis. Erickson is a 2013 graduate of RTR High School and Lake Area Technical College in 2015. She is a physical therapist assistant for Big Stone Therapies in Tyler. Kerr is a 2013 graduate of RTR High School and graduated from Ridgewater Technical College in 2015. He farms along with his dad near Russell. The couple plans an Aug. 19, 2017, wedding at St. Eloi Catholic Church in Ghent