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10 • Lögberg-Heimskringla • Friday 10 May 2002
'Any man 's death diminishes me, for 1 am involved in mankind ... No man is an island, entire ofhimself. ”—John Donne • “Maöur er manns gaman. ”—Hávamál
Spotlighting lives lived and milestones in the lives of lcelandic North Americans.
Thelma Kristine Sigurdson Forsyth
Sigurdur (Sam) Ingimundarson
It is with
d e e p e s t
regret that
we announce
the passing
of Thelma
K r i s t i n e
Sigurdson
Forsyth in
the early
moming hours of March 13,
2002, after a hard battle with
leukemia. Thelma was bom on
March 21, 1953 and was raised
a farm girl in Oakview, MB.
She was a very gifted writer,
public speaker, a part of the 4H
Club and also contended for the
Miss Interlake Pageant.
Thelma finished school and
went on to University in
Winnipeg to eam a Bachelor of
Arts and Education degree after
which she spent a few years
substituting around rural
Manitoba. She soon after mar-
ried her high school sweetheart,
James Forsyth of Eriksdale,
MB in April of 1978. Thelma
and Jim moved to St. Andrews,
MB where they had two chil-
dren, Avery Jamieson and
Heitha Alan. Thelma went back
to university to eam a Post
Baccalaureate in Special
Education and soon after began
her career at Earl Grey School
in Winnipeg. Thelma worked as
a Special Education teacher in
the Winnipeg 1 School Division
for the past 10 years and was a
tme asset to those who worked
with her. She was a dedicated
and hard worker who had a flair
for fashion, but a kind and gen-
tle personality. She was a lov-
ing wife and mother and will be
sorrowfully missed by every-
one whose life she touched.
Thelma is survived by her
parents, Siggi and Rae
Sigurdson of Oakview; her
brother Dr. Sigurjon E.
Sigurdson and his family of
Dauphin; her husband James
Forsyth of Eriksdale; and two
children Avery and Heitha
Forsyth of St. Andrews. She is
also survived by her sister
Heather McLean and family;
her family of in-laws, Jim and
Kay Forsyth of Eriksdale, John
Forsyth of Eriksdale, as well as
Paul and Susanne Forsyth and
family of Winnipeg. Thelma
was predeceased by her broth-
er-in-law Allan Forsyth and her
biological mother.
A memorial service was
held Saturday, March 16, at
Neil Bardal Services Inc.,
Winnipeg, MB with Reverend
Melanie Kauppila officiating.
The family would like to
thank everyone for their love
and support through this diffi-
cult time. They would also like
to thank the special people at
the Health Sciences Centre, the
MICU, Ward GD6 and
CancerCare Manitoba for their
dedication and kindness. In lieu
of flowers, donations may be
made to the CancerCare
Manitoba Foundation, ON109 -
675 McDermot Ave.,
Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9, or the
A1 Forsyth Foundation, in care
of Sandy Heroux, Box 217,
Eriksdale, MB R0C 0W0.
When I am gone, my spirit
will be with you, like a heart-
beat 1 will steady you, my soul
will be your guidance and my
love will be your strength. Do
not weep for me, for 1 am the
wind and the water and the sky.
Each day will pass a little easi-
er than the last, but for the days
where things seem unclear,
Listen, to your heart, l’ll be
whispering "I’m Here"
Arrangements by: Arnason
Funeral Homes Ltd, Ashem -
Lundar 204-768-2072.
It is with
deep sor-
row the fami-
ly announces
the passing
of Sam
Ingimundar-
son on
March 11,
2002 at the
Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg,
MB. Sam was bom May 5,
1926 in Lundar, MB and
attended school there. At the
age of 13 years he went to work
for Axel Johnson at the Light
and Box Factory in Lundar,
MB. Sam also worked for Joe
Gislason putting floats and
sinkers on fish nets. He also
worked for Joe Sigurdson and
the Peterson family at the mink
farms, and latterly worked with
his nephews, the Brandson
boys on the farm.
Sam was a good human
being, and like all of us frail in
spirit, and escaped into what he
thought was a better place. Sam
loved everyone and wanted to
be loved but made himself
unavailable to others because
he was afraid. He was grateful
for the little things and always
said please and thank you.
Sam leaves to moum one
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Connie Magnusson-
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with a Masters.of Social Work
from the University of
Manitoba. She is presently
employed by The
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Winnipeg and the WRHA as
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back many years and includes
the honour of being President
of the Icelandic Festival of
Manitoba in 1996 and 1997.
She is also a past member of the
board of directors of the
Lögberg-Heimskringla\ a past
member of the United Icelandic
Appeal board of directors and
past chair of the Icelandic
Festival’s Centenary Fund
committee. Connie is presently
a member of the Icelandic
Festival’s board of directors
and is chairperson of the
Wilhelm Kristjanson Memorial
Scholarship.
Connie has four children
and four delightful grandchil-
dren who have been so support-
ive of their Mom and Amma.
Ekkert varir nema
breytingin, að
Heraklitus kenndi
Magnussen of Winnipeg, MB,
also many nieces, nephews and
friends. He was predeceased by
his parents, Emilia and
Ingiberg; one sister Maria
Brandson; and one brother
Julius. Funeral service was held
on Saturday, March 16th in the
Lundar Lutheran Church, with
Pastor Terry Throndson offici-
ating. Interment followed in the
Lundar Lutheran Cemetery.
Pallbearers were nephews Jim
Brandson and Fred Brandson,
his friends Dick Peterson, Ray
Peterson, Bruce Breckman and
John Guttormson.
The family would like to
thank Dr. Neil Bumett and staff
at the Eriksdale Hospital, the
staff at Poisedon Place, and
Deer Lodge Centre. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be
made to the Lundar Lutheran
Church Memorial Fund.
Arrangements Entrusted To:
Amason Funeral Homes Ltd.
Ashern - Lundar 204-768-2072.
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donations to the Val Björnson
Scholarship Fund.
Returning home after the
War, Val Björnson served as
mentor to many of the schol-
ars who continued to arrive
from Iceland. He was instru-
mental in fostering an
Icelandic community at the
University and in gathering
local support to fund the
scholarship. These activities
are continued today in
Minnesota by the Minnesota-
Iceland Advisory Committee
and in Iceland by an alumni
chapter of the University of
Minnesota, Hollvinafélag
Minnesota, established in
1984. After Björnson’s death
in 1987, the Minnesota-
lceland Advisory Committee
named the scholarship in his
honor. The twentieth anniver-
sary of this exchange is being
marked by the awarding of an
additional Val Björnson
scholarship to a visiting
Icelandic student for the
2002-2003 academic year.
The author of this article
was a Val Bjömson scholar at
the University oflceland during
the summer of 1996 andfor the
1997-98 academic year.
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