Lögberg-Heimskringla - 03.06.1988, Side 1

Lögberg
Heimskringla
LÖGBERG Stofnað 14. janúar 1888
HEIMSKRINGLA Stofnað 9. september 1886
100. ÁRGANGUR LÖGBERG CENTENNIAL YEAR, FÖSTUDAGUR 3. JÚNÍ 1988 NÚMER 21
Installation service
At the Sunday morning service in
The First Lutheran Church in Win-
nipeg May 8, the Installation
Ceremony of Reverend Ingthor Isfeld
was carried out by Bishop G. W.
Luetkehoelter of the Manitoba and
Northwest Ontario Synod. After the
service coffee was served in the Par-
ish Hall. The church was filled to ca-
pacity for the event.
Rev. Ingthor Isfeld took over the
duties of serving the congregation
upon the retirement of Reverend
John V. Arvidson on May 1 of this
year.
Rev. Ingthór Indriðason ísfeld was
born and grew up at Akureyri, Ice-
land. He graduated in Theology from
the University of Iceland in the
spring of 1959 and was ordained June
22 of the same year, at the Dómkirk-
ja, (Lutheran State Church) in Reyk-
javík, Iceland. In attendance Presi-
dent of the United Lutheran Church
of America.
Shortly after being ordained Rev.
Ingthor left for Canada and served
the Icelandic Congregation at Lun-
gruth, Man. from 1959 to 1962. From
there he went to Vancouver, B.C. and
served the church during the period
1962-64. Next he served in Washing-
ton until 1965 as assistant to Rev.
Harold Sigmar.
Ingthor returned to Iceland with
his family in 1965 and remained
there until 1970. Returning to Cana-
da he became minister at Gimli,
Man. until 1975.
Reverend Ingthor Isfeld
For the next eleven years he was
active in real estate in Winnipeg.
Returning to his vocation in 1986 he
became assistant to Reverend Arvid-
H. Skulason visits Iceland
Aurora Thordarson
85th birthday
That is the milestone reached by
Aurora on April 22. To show her
their appreciation, the congregation
of the First Lutheran Church
honoured her with a large birthday
cake and coffee following the church
service on Sunday, April 24.
Pastor Ingthor Isfeld led the sing-
ing of happy birthday with all present
joining in.
Lögberg-Heimskringla congratu-
lates and wishes her well on having
reached her eighty-fifth year.
Our thanks to Caroline Darragh for
having brought this memorable occa-
sion to our attention.
On Thursday, May 19 Hrund
Skulason left for Iceland to visit
friends and relatives. This is not her
first to Iceland. She has made a point
of keeping in touch with her
homeland. Hrund was born in Ice-
land at Akureyri on June 16, 1908.
Her father, Rev. Adam Thorgrims-
son, came to Canada in 1913 and his
family was to follow. Unfortunately
World War I intervened and they did
not arrive until 1919. Hrund was 11
years old when she arrived with her
mother, brothers and sisters. The fa-
mily of seven children and their
mother joined Séra Adam at Hay-
land, near the Lake Manitoba Nar-
rows, where her father was a
minister to Lutheran congregations in
the area. In 1923 they moved to Lun-
dar but tragedy struck early when
Séra Adam passed away in 1924 at
the age of 46.
In 1932 Hrund was married and
lived in the Geyrsir District near Ar-
borg, Man. where she farmed with
her husband. Unfortunately he died
in 1959. In 1960 Hrund left for Win-
nipeg where she has lived ever since.
She has three daughters and two
sons.
For 12 years Hrund was Librarian
in the Icelandic section of The
University of Manitoba Library. In
later years she has given freely of her
time in helping to set up the Icelandic
Library at the Scandinavian Cultur-
al Centre. Recently she assisted The
First Lutheran Church to sort out
their collection of books. Just before
she left on her visit to Iceland she
was busy setting up a library at the
new Betelstadur, where she is a
resident.
Hrund is no stranger to tragedy nor
a barren cupboard in her day. Her
real compensation in life is her fami-
ly of sons, daughters and her grand-
children, who treat her with the kind-
ness and respect she has so richly
eamed. A recent birthday party bears
witness to this, when her family and
friends gathered together recently
and attended her 80th birthday party.
She expects to spend seven weeks
in Iceland. Lögberg-Heimskringla
wishes her well during her visit in
Iceland, and hope she has an enjoy-
able visit with cousins and friends in
the land of her birth.
son at the First Lutheran Church in
Winnipeg.
With the retirement of Reverend
John V. Arvidson he was appointed
to the position of minister on May 1
of this year.
The appointment of Reverend Ing-
thor Isfeld to the position of minister
at the First Lutheran Church has a
somewhat unique connotation. He is
the first minister to serve the church
with a Theology degree granted by
the University of Iceland and the
only minister to receive his theologi-
cal training in Iceland, since the days
of Jón Bjarnason during the ear-
ly part of this century.
It is refreshing to have Ingthor as
part of the Icelandic Community in
Winnipeg. His presence gives many
of us the opportunity of using our Ice-
landic and guidance in the correct
usage of our heritage language.
We at Lögberg-Heimskringla wish
Ingthor and his family well in his
new appointment.
Rev. Paul Thorlaksson
In a letter Paul A. Sigurdson of
Morden, Man. advises that Dr. Ge-
orge J. Houser has been putting
together the life story of Rev. Paul
and his activities during the early Ice-
landic era in which he was very ac-
tive. Unfortunately there are gaps in
the manuscript and they are appeal-
ing to descendants who may have in-
formation by way of old letters and
documents. Copies would be
satisfactory.
Rev. Paul Thorlaksson had sever-
al descendants, which they have list-
ed as follows, Haraldur (wife Maria),
Jon (wife Petrina), Thorsteinn (wife
Hladgerdur), Björn (wife Ingunn),
Steingrimur (wife Erika), Jaobina
who married Gentolf Isaksen, Val-
gerdur who married Siguijon Sveins-
son, Rannveig who married Tonnes
Moller.
He features strongly in the eariy
history of New Iceland and the
movement of people to North Dako-
ta. He organized many of the Ice-
landic Congregations in North Dako-
ta, some of which are still active.
Information should be sent to Paul
A. Sigurdson, Box 885, Morden, Man.
Canada R0G 1J0