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Sigurbjorg Julius
Sigurbjrog Julius was born in
Iceland May 17, 1877. Her parents,
Gudrun and Thorvardur Swanson,
came to Winnipeg in 1887 and be-
came members of First Lutheran
Church. The young congregation
was building their first church on
Pacific and Sherbrook and it was a
happy Christmas when they moved
in, that Christmas of 1887.
The Swanson’s like other Ice-
landic pioneers, soon aquired their
own home on Pacific Ave., and it
became like so many others, a
meeting place for friends and
relatives — young and old. This
was the enviroment that surroun-
ded Sigurbjorg Swanson during
her formative years, and helped to mould her character and that of
her brothers and sisters. Regular attendance at church and stability
and independence were characteristics of the Swanson family.
Sigurbjorg and I became friends, closer as the years went by and
we both married. She married C. B. Julius in 1898 and resided for
many years at 1288 Downing St. Her husband died in 1934, 69
years of age. The surviving children are: Clarence Arnor, Churchill,
Man.; Norma, Mrs. W. Graham, Stonewall; Jon Christian, Winnipeg,
and Eleanor Margaret, Mrs. R. Neil. Another daughter, Amelia
Gudrun, who was a member o fthe school teaching staff for years,
died in 1946, 41 vears of age, in Ninette Sanatorium.
A crushing blow was dealt this mother, and from that time
her health began to fail, and she died Nov. 8, 1957, 80 years of age.
Her six grandsons acted as Pallbearers. She had lived a long and
for many years, useful life. A very faithful attendant at her church,
a member of the Ladies’ Aid and secretary for several yeai's, she
followed the pattern set by her parents. These things are not for-
gotten, and we, who are left, give thanks for having known and
loved her. Good bye, dear friend. —Margaret Stephensen.