Lögberg-Heimskringla - 27.01.1978, Blaðsíða 7

LOGBERG-HEIMSKRINGLA, FOSTUDAGUR 27. JANUAR 1978
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MINNING
- HARALDUR HALLDÓRSSON
Fæddur að Pebble Beach 28.
desember 1916 dáinn 7. októ
ber 1977 í Vancouver B.C.
Haraldur átti til fullorðins
ára heima i Siglunesbyggð
víó Manitobavat.n. — Auk
starfa við heimabú, vann
'hann árujn saman hjá Ás-
mundiFreeman, sem lengi
var stórtækur athafnamað-
ur við fiskveiðar og timbur-
iðju. Hjá honum var HaraJd-
ur i miklu afhaldi og hafði
Ásmundur oft á orði hve frá
bær hann hefði venð bæði
með gangþol og vinnuaf-
köst.
1948 fluttist Haraldur á-
samt móður sinni og sumum
systkinum til Richmond BC,
og vann þar í samstarfi að
heimili þeirra uns móðir
hans féll frá 1961. Eftir það,
til æfiloka, mun hafa verið
fremur einmannalegt um
hann, enda síðustu árin ekki
vinnufær vegna afleiðinga af
slysförum og hnignandi
heilsu. Að útför hans lokinni
14. október fór fram lík-
brennsla í Vancouver Crem-
atorium.
Systkini hans látin á und-
an honum voru Karl og Ingi
björg. — Á lífi eru Margrét
Sæmundsson, Árborg; Svan-
hildur Liiy Sahiston, Saska-
toon; Arnold, Anna Tubbs
og Carol Gíslína Patterson í
Richmond, Leo og Daniel í
Vancouver. g
VILBORG (Villo) BRYNJÓLFSSON
Peacefully, on November 17,
1977 at the Betel Home, Sel-
kirk, Mrs. Vilborg Hildur
Brynjólfsson, aged 79 years,
late of Riverton, Man. Dear-
ly beloved mother of Sylvia
Sigurdson of Riverton, Sol-
veig Riddell of Vancouver
and Grimsi Brynjólfson of
Riverton; “Amma” of Glenn
Sigurdson of Winnipeg, Ela-
ine Sigurdson of Winnipeg
and Eric Sigurdson of Ham-
ilton, Ontario.
Funeral services were held
on Tuesday, November 22 at
MESSUBOÐ
FYRSTA LÚTERSKA
KIRKJA
JOHN V. ARVIDSON.
PASTOR
SUNDAY SCHOOL at 9:45
SERVICE at 9:45 and 11:00
at the Riverton-
Lutheran Church
with Rev. Gary Schenk of-
ficiating. Interment fol-
lowed in the Riverton Com-
munity Cemetery.
Mrs. Brynjólfson came to
Canada from Iceland in the
year 1900 at the age of one
year, with her parents Sól-
veig Grimólfsdóttir and Jón
Jóhannsson Hoffman, and
two sisters and one brother.
They settled on Hecla Island
(Mikley). She married Már-
us Björgvin Brynjólfsson in
1920, and they continued liv-
ing on the Island until 1941
when they moved to River-
ton.
She is survived by one
sister, Mrs. Sigridur Thord-
arson of Vancouver.
She was predeceased by
her husband in 1973, her
father in 1918, her brother
Pjetur in 1920, her brother
Grimolfur Olafur in 1926,
her mother in 1946, and her
syster Elinborg Hallgrimson
in 1958.
Her pallbearers were her
son Grimolfur, her son-in-
law, Stefan Sigurdson and
Norman Riddell, her grand-
sons, Glenn and Eric Sigurd-
son and her nephew Leifur
Hallgrimson.
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VALDIMAR BENEDICTSON
Suddenly on December 30,
1977. at the Misericordia Hos-
pital. Winnipeg, Mr. Fridholm
Valdimar Benedictson, aged
83 years, a life-long resident of
Riverton, Manitoba, dearly
beloved husband of Kristin
Benedictson.
Funeral services will be
held on Wednesday, January 4
at 2:00 p.m. in the Riverton-
Hnausa Lutheran Chureh with
Rev. Gary Schenk officiating.
-Interment will follow in the
Community Cemetery.
Mr. Benedictson, who was
born in Riverton had lived
there all his life. He was em-
ployed as a clerk in the Si-
gördson-Thorvaldson store for
over 30 years and later was
with the Sigurdson Fisheries
and Monarch Construction as
bookkeeper. In his later years
he operated an upholstery
business. He was a life
member of his church and
sierved in the choir for over 60
years. He- also served over-
seas with the Canadian Forces
during the First World War,
and throughout his life was an
avid hockey fan.
Besides his wife” he leaves
surviving, three sons, Donald
and his wife Sella of Winnipeg,
Raymond and his wife Joyce
of Riverton, Gilbert and his
wife Fran Of Edmonton,
daughter Anna and her hus-
band Fred Wark of Selkirk, 15
grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.
He was predeceased by his
son Allan w'ho was killed in
Germany in 1945 while serving
with the Canadian Forces, and
lalso his brother Ben, two sis-
íters. Kristjana Sigurdson, Si-
gurbjorg Freeman, and step-
brother Sigurbjorn.
The pallbearers will be
Doug Johannson, Greg Saluk,
Jim Pyper and grandsons
Alan Benedictson, Tom Wark
and Donald Benedictson.
Flowers are gratefully de-
clined. Those wishing may
contribute in his memory to
the Riverton-IInausa Luther-
an Church Memorial Fund.
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OLAFUR JON
FREEMAN
On December 10, 1977 at his
brother’s residence, Olafur
Jon Freeman, aged 68 years,
of Vogar, Man.
Funeral service will be held
on Tuesday, December 13 at
2:00 p.m. in the Grace Luther-
an Church, Ashern, with Rev.
K. IL Reitze officiating. Inter-
ment in the Vogar Cemetery.
Oli was born October 2, 1909
at Reykjavik, Man. He lived
there with his parents until
1921, when they moved to the
Siglunis district where Oli
farmed until his sudden pass-
ing.
Surviving are four brothers,
Siggi of Gillam,, Man., Guettir
of Vogar, James of The Pas
and Helgi of Winnipeg; one
sister, Asa (Mrs. J. Fjeldsted)
of Lundar; also 52 nieces and
nephews.
He was predeceased by his
father, Asmundur in 1950, his
mother, Gislina in 1953, a
brother, Adolf in 1973.
Pallbearers will be six neph-
ews, Charles Freeman, Edwin
Freeman, Jim Freeman, Rick
Fjeldsted, Freeman Fjeldsted
and Joe Fjeldsted.
N Viewing at the church from
12:00 p.m. -1:30 p.m. on Tues-
day, December 13.
Arnason’s Funeral Home,
Ashern in care of arrange-
ments.
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