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BIRTHS
Fiona Kristjana Quarry Fuller
27 April 2007
We are happy to announce the
birth of Fiona Kristjana Quarry Fuller.
Fiona was born at Winnipeg’s St.
Boniface General Hospital at 1:20 a.m.
on Friday 27 April, weighing 6 lbs, 15 oz.
and measuring 19.5 inches.
Proud parents are Bronwen
Quarry and David Jón Fuller; proud
grandparents are Andrew and Mary Jo
Quarry and Lindsey and Paula Fuller.
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Ava-Lee Melodie Schiffner
21 April 2007
Ava-Lee was born 21 April 2007 at
3:36 p.m. at the Misericordia Hospital in
Edmonton, weighing 8 lbs. and measur-
ing 21 and a half inches.
Proud parents are Brandi Lee
Schiffner and Cameron Michael Schiff-
ner. Grandparents are Gord and Carrie
Reykdal from Edmonton, AB and Randy
and Elayne Schiffner from Calgary, AB.
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BIRTHDAYS
Ari Dalmann eins árs
Ari Dalmann er ungur drengur
sem býr í Edmonton í Kanada. Hann á
íslenskan föður, Ármann Ingólfsson og
móður Erlu Colwill Anderson, sem getur
rakið föðurætt sína til Íslands en er alin
upp í Kanada.
Sumarið 2006 ferðaðist Ari Dal-
mann um Ísland ásamt foreldrum, stóru
systur sinni, Völu Pauline, og afa sínum
og ömmu sem búa á Íslandi. Þau keyrðu
m.a. um Vestfirði. Ari Dalmann varð eins
árs 23. júní en þá voru þau á ferð um
Arnarfjörð. Það var því tilvalið að halda
upp á afmælið við fossinn Dynjandi
sem er innst í Arnarfirði og þykir mör-
gum hann einn fegursti foss á Íslandi.
Fossin er 30 m breiður efst og 60 m
neðst. Hann fellur niður um 100 m hátt
berg með smástöllum.
Fyrir mörgum árum bjó einn for-
faðir Ara Dalmanns í Arnarfirði. Það var
Gísli Ásgeirsson (f.1857) á Álftamýri
kunnur skipstjóri og bóndi.
Hér koma nokkrar myndir úr
afmælisveislunni hans Ara.
Ari Dalman’s First Birthday
Ari Dalman is a young boy who
lives in Edmonton in Canada. He has
an Icelandic father, Ármann Ingólfs-
son, and his mother Erla Colwill Ander-
son can trace her father’s family back
to Iceland but was born and raised in
Canada.
In summer 2006 Ari Dalman
travelled around Iceland with his par-
ents, his big sister Vala Pauline and
his amma and afi who live in Iceland.
They drove, among other places, in the
Westfjords. Ari Dalman turned one year
old on June 23; they were then travel-
ling in Arnarfjörður. So it was appro-
priate to celebrate the birthday by the
waterfall Dynjandi which is innermost
in Arnarfjörður and which many find
the most beautiful waterfalls in Iceland.
The waterfall spans 30 metres at the
top and 60 metres at the bottom. It falls
from a roughly 100-metre-high rock with
small ledges.
Many years ago one of Ari Dal-
man’s forefathers lived in Arnarfjörður.
It was Gísli Ásgeirsson (b. 1857) at
Álftamýri, a well-known ship’s captain
and farmer.
The photos show Ari’s birthday
party.
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OBITUARIES
Albina Thora Helgason
(nee Melsted)
5 September 1914 – 24 April 2007

Peacefully at the Tudor Personal
Care Home in Selkirk, our mother,
Thora, aged 92 years, beloved widow of
Gusti Helgason, passed away with her
daughter Beverley and granddaughter
Crystal by her side. Thora had lived all
her life in Arnes, only moving to Selkirk
four years ago.
Besides her loving husband Gusti,
Thora was predeceased by an infant
daughter Phyllis Ivy; parents Axel and
Gudrun Melsted; brothers Laugi, Jon
and Axel; sisters Margaret, Laura and
Alla; her great-granddaughter Sadie
and great-grandson Tanner.
Thora is survived by her sons
Axel (Muriel), Jerry (Janet) and Myron,
all of Arnes; daughters Carol (Haldor)
Thorkelson of Caroline, AB and Bever-
ley (Barry) Pawluski of Winnipeg; eight
grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
Mom married Dad on 5 Septem-
ber 1935. Their first child died at two
months. Mom loved being a mother; she
always said those were the best years
of her life. Now she can get to know the
daughter she lost so many years ago.
From April to October, Mom was
alone with us children, as Dad worked
on the lake and was only home some
weekends. So she had a lot of respon-
sibility, caring for us kids and the few
farm animals we had. We helped Mom
milk cows and teach baby calves to
drink from a pail. In the cold weather if
baby calves or baby lambs were born,
they often ended up in our porch, be-
ing nursed by our mother until they were
strong enough to manage on their own.
We always had cats and dogs, although
mom didn’t like them in the house.
Mom could never understand why
Dad loved the lake so much, so when
she got the opportunity to join him as a
cook on the Goldfield, she gave it a try
and loved it.
Mom always made great-tasting
food and was a fantastic baker. Her ap-
ple pie, chocolate cake and tea biscuits
were some of our favourites.
Mom told us stories of her child-
hood, how hard it was for her family.
They didn’t have much, but they were
happy. She and her sibling had a family
band. She loved music and passed it on
to her children and grandchildren. Mom
had a lovely singing voice.
Mom loved her home in Arnes and
missed it terribly after moving to Selkirk.
She was so proud of her lilacs.
Mom was very proud of all of her
children. She always enjoyed our visits.
A graveside service was held on
April 28 in the Arnes Community Cem-
etery with Pastor Trudy Thorarinson of-
ficiating. Lunch followed at the Viking
Hotel in Gimli.
Special thanks to cousin Lenore
for making mom feel welcome in her
new home at Tudor House, to all the
nursing staff for their kindness, compas-
sion and devoted care and the love and
support that was given to her family at
this difficult time.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her
memory can be made to Tudor House
or the Arnes cemetery.
Thank you, Lord, for our beautiful
mother, for the love she always gave us,
and for her friendship that was never
failing, for her kind eyes that saw the
best in us and her gentle wisdom that
carried us through, for her prayers that
lifted us up and the dreams she held
in her heart, for the hugs and smiles
we’ve shared, and for all of the happy
memories we’ve made together, we are
forever grateful.
Love your children.
Góða nótt elskan mín.

Gilbart Funeral Home, Gimli in
care of arrangements.
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Lily Lovisa Ragnheigur Thordarson
19 October 1922 – 12 April 2007

Lily Lovisa Ragnheigur Thordarson
(née Johnson) passed away peacefully
on 12 April 2007 at Betel Home in Gimli.
She was born in Langruth (Hollywood
School district) Manitoba on 19 October
19 1922.
Survived by her son Leonard
Thordarson (Leah) of Kelowna, BC;
grandchildren Lorissa, Lenetta, Leif;
great-grandchildren Lars, Janessa
and Justice; sisters Florence Einarson
(Gimli) and Bertha Jonasson (Arnes);
and her extended family.
Sadly predeceased by her parents
Huldur and Wilhelmina Johnson; hus-
band Thorleifur Thordarson (divorced);
son Lorne R. Thordarson; brothers Ein-
ar and Edward and sister Helen Howell.
Cremation has taken place and
a memorial service was held on April
25 at in the Gimli Lutheran Church, 50
3rd Ave. in Gimli, Manitoba with Pastor
Jaycen Snider officiating. Interment to
follow in Gimli Cemetery.
The family would like to thank all
those who gave there kindness and
friendship to Lily during her last strug-
gles through life.
In lieu of flowers donations may be
made to Betel Home Foundation.
Gilbart Funeral Home, Gimli in
care of arrangements.
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Gimli, MB R0C 1B0
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Regional Managing Partner,
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