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LÖGBERG, FIMTUDAGINN, 11. JANÚAR, 1951
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IN MEMORIAM
Sigríður Martin
'Casl Ihy burden upon ihe Lord? and He
shall suslain Ihee".
—(Psalm. 55:22).
Sigríður Martin was firm in
her belief that God bore every
burden with her, and that in
all her many tasks she was a
co-worker with God. She was
not one of those who try to leave
God out of the picture, and
carry on in a self-satisfied
manner as though the work of
each day is done by their own
unaided efforts.
With her bosom helpmate,
Gunnlaugur Martin, she estab-
lished a home in the community
of Hnausa, Manitoba, where
hospitality and good cheer went
hand in hand with the unremitt-
ing^ arduous toil of a pioneer
farm household. Well-trodden
paths led to their house, for
young and old alike knew they
would not be disappointed
whether they came for good
fellowship or for help in time of
need. The paths away from their
home were likewise well-trod-
den, for the Martins took a
lively interest in good activities
for community welfare.
Willing feet bore the lady of
the houáe on many errands of
mercy, by night and day, what-
ever the distarice, to minister to
the needs of women in child-
birth. In this benevolent work
she never had a mishap; and
this success she always attrib-
uted to the guidance and unfail-
ing help of divine providence.
With God as a working partner,
she did not doubt nor fear the
outcome. God prospered her—if
not in silver and gold, rather in
the greater treasure of a joyful
heart and a life ennobled by
sacrificial service. Her home
was blessed, and her children
did not suffer from lack of
maternal solicitude and care.
Bearing her burdens of duty
and care with God, she “sang
out through all the days her joy
and God’s high praise” in
avenues of Christian service.
Her heart found expression in
frequent measures of song and
tone. Blessed with the love and
appreciation of good music, she
found delight in singing and in
playing the violin. In this, as in
so many other things, she and
her husband shared a mutual
interest which they also have
instilled in their children.
On her last Lord’s day, as she
lay on her bed of sickness and
realized that the hour of her
departure was not afar cff, Sig-
ríður Martin expressed to her
husband the wish that their
children might be assembled at
her bedside to sing and to play
some favorite songs and hymns.
As she had found joy, comfort
and strength in them through
life, so also would she enter into
joy eternal on wings of har-
mony.
Sing me to sleep, the shadows
fall;
Let me forget the world and all.
Tired is my heart, the day is
long;
Would it were to evensong.”
Secure and confident in her
faith through all her days she
came at last to the time when
evening shadows fall and blend
into the night when death holds
sway. Though called on to walk
through the valley of the last
deep shadow, she did not fear.
“Thy Word, O God, is a lamp
unto my feet, and a light upon
my path.” (Ps. 119:105). With
that unfailing light to follow,
the shadows are not fearsome.
And soon, very soon, they give
way to the glorious sunrise of
eternal day, when burdens are
removed to the glorious rhap-
sody of joyful song and infinite
blessings for evermore.
Sigríður Martin, who passed
away on Monday, February 21,
Sigríður Martin
1949, had attained to the full age
of seventy years. Born on March
11, 1878, at Reykjanes in Big
Island (Hecla), Manitoba, she
was the oldest child of Kristjón
Finnson and his first wife, Sig-
ríður Reykjalín. When young
Sigríður was but four years old,
and her brother Sigurður two
years younger, their mother
died. Thereafter for three years
the youngsters lived with their
gfandfather, Halldór Friðriks-
son Reykjalín, in North Dakota.
When their father remárried in
1883, they returned to him and
their stepmother, Þórunn Björg
Eiríksdóttir. They lived at Tjör-
nnes, Big Island, until they
moved to Icelandic River (now
Riverton) in the year 1893.
On November 7, 1899, Sigríður
married Gunnlaugur Martin.
They made their home at Lauga-
landi, in the Hnausa community,
until they retired in 1944 and
moved into Hnausa village. The
last five months of her life they
spent at the home of their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Harkess, in Portage la
Prairie, Manitoba. There Sigríð-
ur passed away four days after
the final onset of her last illness.
Her passing is móurned by
her husband, who awaits with
quiet anticipation their future
reunion in the land of endless
day. Surviving brothers and
sisters are: Sigurður Finnson,
Ingunn Fjelsted and Sigríður
Anderson, in Arborg, Manitoba;
Kristín Baldwinson, Sigurrós
Helgason, Wilfred Finnson and
Guðrún Finnson, in Hnausa; and
Kristjón Finnson, in Vidir, Mani-
toba. Another brother^ Friðjón
Victor Finnson, died in 1938.
The children of Gunnlaugur
and Sigríður Martin, who cher-
ish the memory of. a good
mother, are: Frances Willard
(Mrs. G. F. Bergman), Gimli,
Man.; Herbert Arnold (married
to Ragnheiður Vídalín), Hnausa;
Alfred Robert (married to Beat-
rice Kristjánson), Vidir; Frið-
rikka Margret (Mrs. S. F. Berg-
man), Arnes, Man.; Gunnlaugur
Sigurður (married to Guðrún
Sigmundson), Gimli; Halldór
Egill (married to Lilja Pálsson),
Hnausa; and Ingunn Kristín
(Mrs. Wm. Chas. Harkess), Por-
tage la Prairie. A fosterson,
Einar Johnson, lives at Campbell
River, B.C. The grandchildren
number twenty-two.
A large congregation of lov-
ing relatives, neighbors and
friends of the late Sigríður Mar-
tin assembled in the Lutheran
Church at Hnausa, Manitoba, on
February 26, 1949. As they bore
a precious burden to its last
earthly resting place, upon their
hearts they bore a burden of
mourning. The pastor( Rev. B.
A. Bjarnason, bade them place
their burdens at the feet of the
gentle and compassionate Sav-
our Who bids all those sorrow
and are heavy-laden to come
unto Him in sincere faith and
trust, through the medium of
prayer, and receive rest unto
their souls. In fellowship with
Him all things work together for
good unto those who love Him
“Cast thy burden upon the Lord,
and He shall sustain thee,”
through time and all eternity.
God be with you till we meet
again—at Jesus’ feet.
—B. A. Bjarnason
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Herbergi 16 næturgesta og 9
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1 Fornahvammi er olíumótor
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Páli Sigurðssyni gistihús-
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