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as the gracious hostess. It was there in earlier years that she bade
her mother the last farewell. It was there that I saw her with new
joy in her eyes with her baby daughter Gudrun in her arms. Also
with her adopted daughter Margret. Into that home she welcomed
her daugher-in-law and her two sons-in-law, also the grandchildren.
I see her as she sat so often, relaxed and contented beside her fire-
place, in latter years, her nimble fingers producing work of art in
different handicrafts.
All through the years she spent much time in visiting the sick in
hospitals, sanatoriums and in homes. She was never too tired nor
too busy to render that wonderful service for which so many people
bless her memory to whom she gave renewed strength, courage and
joy.
Co-workers in her church, the First Lutheran Church in Winni-
peg, saw in her “the combined characters of Mary and Martha.” Her
strong faith in God was the motivating power in all her activities for
the Kingdom of God on earth.
Unforgettable pictures of her at all times at Sunrise Camp fill
my mind. There she so willingly gave of her time and strength,
always lifting the burden of those in charge, always bringing joy
and encouraegment to all who stayed there.
Finally all these pictures seem to mingle into one where her
beautiful soul shines through so genuine and true radiating en-
thusiasm, joy and courage to all she loved. As in childhood so all
through liíe these characteristics remained unchanged. This world
seems a more cheerless place without her, but the other shore seems
brighter and nearer as she is waiting there.
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Mrs. Sigridur Bjerring was born in Myvatnssveit, Iceland, Aug.
30th 1886 the daughter of Jon Sigurdsson and Gudrun Einars-
dottir. She came to Canada with her mother in 1893. She died Dec.
16th 1957 at her home. She is survived by her husband Sigtryggur O.
Bjerring, two daughters Mrs. M. Parker of Montreal and Mrs. V.
Peiluck of Winnipeg, also a son Kári of Winnipeg. There are eight
grandchildren. Ingibjorg J. Olafsson