Lögberg-Heimskringla - 08.01.1970, Síða 7

LÖGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA, FIMMTUDAGINN 8. JANÚAR 1970
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DÁNARFREGNIR
Walíer Baldwin died on De-
cember 15, 1969 at the Winni-
peg General Hospital aged 79
years of 448 Sherbrook Street.
Mr. Baldwin was a long
tiime resident of Winnipeg. He
was born in Baldur, Manitoba
in 1890 and has lived in Win-
nipeg since 1910. He was a
machinery specialist in the
Needle Trades Industry.
He is survived by his be-
loved wife of 53 years Emily,
his sons Walter; Douglas and
Stanley of Winnipeg; his
daughter Mrs. R. Gilbert
(Alma) of Raleigh, N.C.; one
brother of Winnipeg and his
grandchildren nieces and nep-
hews.
Alma Lillian Serafin, on
December 7, 1969, Alma Lil-
lian Serafin, aged 56 years,
beloved wife of Anthony of
854 Banning Street. Mrs.
Serafin was born in Winnipeg
and had resided here all her
life. She had been employed
with the City of Winnipeg
Dental Division for 30 years.
She was a member of the
Dental Nurses Association;
and the Canadian Union of
Public Employees Local 500.
Besides her husband Mrs.
Serafin is survived by her
mother Mrs. E. Dalman; one
sister Mrs. Margaret Kargut;
one brother Paul S. Dalman
of Vancouver, B.C.; one niece
Mrs. D. Deleeleer (Constance
Alma) of Vancouver. B.C.
Ingibjorg Dominia Peterson
on December 16, 1969, Ingi-
bjorg Dominia Peterson, aged
55 years years, beloved wife of
Gudmundur of 692 Banning
Street. Mrs. Peterson was
born in Arborg, Manitoba. Be-
sides her husband she is sur-
vived by three daughters, Mrs.
E. F. Lenoski (Verna) of Los
Angeles; Linda and Nancy at
home; four sons Robert, Don-
ald, Raymond and Ross all of
Winnipeg; five grandchildren;
four brothers, Harry Gudjon-
son and Si'g. Johnson of Ar-
borg, Jack Bjerring of Fort
William; Magnus Johnson of
Winnipeg; two sisters, Miss
Lily Johnson of Arborg, Mrs.
J. Borley (Oddny) of Winni-
peg.
Wilbert Percival Thorstein-
son, on December 16, 1969,
after a lengthy illness, Wil-
bert Percival Thorsteinson,
age 76 years of 401 Main St.,
Selkirk, beloved husband of
Freda. Mr. Thorsteinson was
born in Gimli and came to Sel-
kirk at an early age. He
operated Thor’s Meats and
Groceries for the past 43
years. He was a life member
of the Royal Canadian Legion
No. 42. Surviving are his wife
Freda; two daughters, Mrs.
Harry Gibbs (Doreen) Cal-
gary, Mrs. R. Squires (Lillian)
of Winnipeg; one son, Frank-
lin (Bud) Selkirk; three sis-
ters, Mrs. Wilfred Finnson
(Clara) Mrs. Fred Corrigal
(June) both of Winnipeg,
Mrs. Runa Olson of Seattle,
Washington; four brothers,
John and Finni, both of Win-
nipeg, Franklin and Alex of
Selkirk; six grandchildren
and one great-grandchild.
Kristin Einarson, on Decem-
ber 19, 1969, Kristin Einars-
son, aged 77 years, of 22
Carriage Bay, Mrs. Einarsson
was born in Iceland, coming to
Canada in 1910. She is sur-
vived by one son Ernie of
Winnipeg; one daughter, Mrs.
E. Magley (Eleanor) of Se-
attle, Washington; ten grand-
children; and three great-
grandchildren; two sisters,
Sarah Noble of Winnipeg, and
Lulu Baron of Montreal; one
brother Ben Goodman of
Arborg.
Mrs. Gudrun (Gertie)
Robinson, on the 20th of De-
cember, 1969, Mrs. Gertie
Robinson, aged 90 years, of
Windsor, Ont., and formerly
of Winnipeg. Mrs. Robsinson
was born in Iceland, and came
to Canada as a child. She was
a long time resident of Win-
nipeg. Mrs. Robinson was pre-
deceased by her hsuband,
Henry Albert Robinson in
1944, and by a son, Harold, in
1920. She is survived by a
daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Iona
K.) Rennie, of Windsor, and
a son, Denton G. Robinson, of
Fort William, Ont., a brother,
Marus Brynjolfson, in River-
ton, Man., and a sister, Mrs.
E. W. (Margaret) Perry, of
Winnipeg; 2 grandchildren,
Denise and Patricia Robinson,
Fort William.
Walter Baldwin, on Decem-
ber 15, 1969, Walter Baldwin,
aged 79 years, of 448 Sher-
brook Street. Mr. Baldwin
was a long time resident of
Winnipeg. He was born in
Baldur, Manitoba in 1890, and
has lived in Winnipeg since
1910. He was a machinery
specialist in the needle trades
industry. He is survived by
his beloved wife of 53 years,
Emily, his sons Walter, Doug-
las and Stanley of Winnipeg;
his daughter Mrs. R. Gilbert
(Alma), of Raleigh, N.C.; one
brother Ben, of Winnipeg, and
his grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
Harold Sigurdson, on Sun-
day, December 14, 1969, Mr.
Harold Sigurdson, aged 82
years, dearly beloved husband
of Kristbjorg (Bertha) Sig-
urdson of Ste. 4, the Rotary
Home, Selkirk. Mr. Sigurdson
had lived in Selkirk for the
past 18 years and prior to that
had resided in Westbourne,
Man. for 34 years. Besides his
wife he is survived by two
sons Harold of Littleton, Col-
orado, and George of Winni-
peg; four daughters, Mrs
Orville (Hrefna) Peters of
Field, B.C., Mrs. Dave (Olga)
Egilson of Langruth, Mrs
Hall (Flora) McKenzie of
Duncan, B.C., and Mrs. Wil
liam (Helen) Rendall of Win
nipeg; a brother Jonas, in
Iceland, and a sister, Mrs
George (Stella) White of
Winnipeg; 20 grandchildren
and 17 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Fred. T. (Freda) Isfeld,
suddenly Wednesday, Decem-
ber lOth, 1969, in Portage la
Prairie, Mrs. Freda Isfeld, be-
loved wife of Fred Isfeld of
1942 Crescent Road West.
Born in Arborg, Manitoba,
November 24, 1912, the dauglv
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
G. Gudmundson. She received
her education in the Arborg
school. Mr. and Mrs. Isfeld
were married in 1932, and re-
sided in the Langruth district
until 1960, when they moved
to reside in Portage la Prairie.
Mrs. Isfeld was a member of
Grace Lutheran Church, and
the Ladies’ Aid of the church
in Langruth. While living in
Portage, she had been a mem
ber of the Redeemer Luther-
an Church. Left to mourn her
passing are her husband, Fred,
a son Rick of Portage, four
grandchildren, two sisters,
Mrs.. S. B. (Gudrun) Hom
fjord of Arborg, Mrs. E.
(Kristjana) Nutbrown of
Burnaby, B.C.; three brothers,
Edward and Stephan of Ar-
borg; Triggir of Fort William,
Ont.
Gudny Helga Marteinsson,
on December 27, 1969, at St.
Benedict Manor, Arborg, Mrs.
Gudny Helga Marteinsson,
aged 75 years, dearly beloved
wife of Edwin Marteinsson of
Riverton, Manitoba. Besides
her husband, Mrs. Marteins-
son, a life-long resident of the
Riverton district is silrvived
by two sons, Edwin and
Bjarni, both of Riverton, and
foster son, Mr. Franklin
Walterson of Lac du Bonnet,
foster-sister, Mrs. Maria
Doll of Riverton and five
grandchildren. In lieu of
flowers, those wishing may
contribute to the St. Benedict
Manor Memorial Fund, Ar-
borg, Man. Gilbart Funeral
Home, Selkirk.
Olivcr Frcdcrick Bjornson,
suddenly on December 29,
1969, in Vancouver, B.C.,
Oliver Frederick Bjornson,
aged 48 years, beloved son of
Mrs. Oliver G. Bjornson and
brother of Mrs. Hugh Mac-
donald (Muriel) of New Jer-
sey, Mrs. C. C. Henderson
(Margaret), of Toronto, and
Mrs. Gordon Robb (Joyce) of
Winnipeg.
Gestny Kristjansson, on De-
cember 30, 1969, at her home,
798 Banning Street, Mrs.
Gestny Kristjansson, beloved
wife of the late Ludvik Krist-
jansson.
FRÉTTIR FRÁ
SAMEINUÐU ÞJÓÐUNUM
Framhald af bls. 5.
til hærri blóðþrýstings, þegar
þeir eldast.
Til að komast fyrir orsakir
þessa rannsaka vísindamenn
nú matgrvenjur og önnur at-
riði í daglegu lífi fólksins. í
Singapore búa þrjú þjóðarbrot
— Malajar, Kínverjar og Ind-
verjar. Indverjar, sem hafa
sérstakar matarvenjur, eiga
mjög á hættu að fá hjartasjúk-
dóma. Nú gera menn sér vonir
um, að finna megi hvað það
er í mataræði Kínverjanna og
Malajanna, sem verndar þá
gegn hjartasjúkdómum, eða
hvað þeir borða ekki, sem
gæti haft sömu áhrif.
World Health greinir einn-
ig frá hjartasjúkdómum sem
eru sérstaklega bundnir van-
þróuðu löndunum.
MEÐALALDUR HÆKKAR
UM ALLAN HEIM
Horfurnar á lengri lífdögum
virðast hafa batniað á fyrra.
hekningi yfirstandandi ára-
tugs, samkvæmt endurskoð-
unum útreikningum á vænt-
anlegum meðalaldri manna
víðs vegar um heim. Útreikn-
ingarnir eru birtir í skýrslu.
sem ber heitið Concise Report
on the World Population Situ-
ation og var til umræðu á
fundi Manntalsnefndar Sam-
einuðu þjóðanna í Genf, sem
lauk 14. nóvember.
Árið 1965 var meðalaldur-
inn á þeim svæðum hnattar-
ins, sem lengst eru komin á
þróunarbrautinni, 69-71 ár, en
var 66-71 ár fimm árum áður.
Á vanþróuðum svæðum hnatt-
arins var meðalaldurinn árið
1965 38-60 ár, en fimm árum
fyrr var hann 35-58 ár.
Framhald á bls. 8.
VITIfl RETTINDI YflAR
The Canada Fair Employment Practices
Act (1953) bannar að greinarmunur sé
gerður, viðvíkjandi atvinnu eða inntöku í
verkamannafélag, vegna kynþáttar, hör-
undslitar trúarbragða eða þjóðernis, í
atvinnuvegum sem falla undir ríkislöggjöf.
Álika löggjöf og reglugerðir gilda í öllum
fylkjunum ásamt Yukon og Northwest
Territories. (Löggjöf hefir verið samþykkt.
í Newfoundland en ekki enn verið birt.)
Fyllið út og sendið eyðublaðið til að fá
bækling sem skýrir löggjafarsvið ríkisins
og fylkjanna, hvernig á að leggja fram
kærur og gefur utanáskriftir skrifstofa sem
taka á móti kærum.
CANADA DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
Hon. Bryce Mackasey, Minister.
J. D. Love, Deputy Minister.
Sendist til: Fair Employment Practices Branch,
Canada Department of Labour,
Ottawa, Ontario.
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