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12 • Lögberg-Heimskringla April 15 2015
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Ernest Baldur Eirikson
Eiriksson, Ernest Baldur, 94, of
Lakeland MB passed away peacefully
on March 19, 2015 after a long healthy
life. Ernest was born in Winnipeg on
April 19th, 1920 to the late Olafur and
Gudrun Eiriksson (nee Johannesdottir
(Sveinsson-Sigfusson)) of Oakview
MB. He is survived by his daughter
Jo-Ann (Frank) Mutcher; son Brian;
grandchildren Kris (Pam) Mutcher,
Ashleigh (Michael) Steen, Heather
(Ian) McLeod, Jenna Eiriksson,
Stephanie (Lonny) Branconnier; great-
grandchildren Mason and Parker
Mutcher, Adalee and Lilija McLeod;
sister Margaret Bjornson and brother-
in-law Bert Sandercock. Ernest was
predeceased by his parents; wife
Evelyn; brother-in-law Eric Bjornson;
and sister Ella Sandercock. For the
first thirty years of Ernest’s life he
lived on a farm in the Siglunes District
where he attended Darwin Elementary
School. Ernest often repeated that
“farming is a wonderful life,” a
passion that fueled his existence. In
1950 Ernest and his father Oli moved
from Oakview to Lakeland. In 1951
he married Evelyn Sigurdson with
whom he would spend the next 51
years of his life. Ernest was an active
member of the community who served
as a board member for the Grace
Lutheran Church and the Langruth Hall
Committee. Ernest took pride in his
farm, his family and community. After
the work was complete, whether it
was field work, commercial ice fishing
on Lake Manitoba or milking the cows,
Ernest would enjoy quality time with
his family. Frequently summer Sunday
afternoons would be spent touring
Manitoba finding a new store for
that special ice cream cone. In 1992
Evelyn suffered a stroke, at which time
Ernest stepped into the role of primary
caregiver, demonstrating incredible
adaptability. He became reacquainted
with his cooking and cleaning skills
and learned to practice physiotherapy.
For the next 11 years his patience
never waned. Following Evelyn’s death
in 2003 Ernest continued to live in
his home until his passing. Ernest’s
family would like to express sincere
thanks to the home care team that
assisted on a daily basis. His continued
independence was of utmost
importance. Interment took place at
1:00 p.m. Monday March 23, 2015 at
the Lakeland Cemetery, followed by a
2:00 p.m. service at Grace Lutheran
Church in Langruth. Pallbearers were
Malcolm Wild, Ron Jackson, Loewen
Sigfusson, Einar Sigurdson, Wayne
Gardiner and Kerry Arksey. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made in
Ernest’s memory to Grace Lutheran
Church, Box 238 Langruth MB R0H
0N0 or Lakeland Cemetery, Box 45,
Langruth MB R0H 0N0.
Those we hold most dear never
truly leave us…they live on in the
kindness they showed, the comfort
they shared and the love they brought
into our lives. Isabel Norton
Clarke’s Funeral Home
Gladstone–MacGregor
www.clarkesfuneralhome.com
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Obituary
L-H features this series of photographic mysteries in
conjunction with Nelson Gerrard’s Silent Flashes project,
which explores early photography among Icelandic immigrants
and their descendants in North America.
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Do you know these people?PHOTO MYSTERY
This photo of three handsome and well-dressed Icelandic
children was likely taken in Winnipeg circa 1910. It comes
from an album once owned by Ásdís (Sigurgeirsdóttir)
Hinriksson, for many years Matron of the Betel Home at
Gimli, so there may well be a Bardal or Hinriksson connection.
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FAMILY PARADE
Icelandic camp was awesome. We did lots of fun stuff. Every morning
we did the Viking Swim. That’s
when we get out of bed and put
on our swim suits and go jump
in the lake. At 8 a.m. that water
is pretty cold!
The first morning at camp,
Gummi gave us skýr that he
brought for us all the way from
Iceland. It was yummy. Skýr
is like yogurt, but I think it’s
better.
We took classes every day.
My mom, Signý, and PJ taught
language, Kenley taught music,
and Christine taught us some
folklore stories that we acted
out in drama. My group did
“The theft of Thor’s hammer.”
I got to be Freyja.
We learnt a song by Of
Monsters and Men and Gummi
even brought us a video of
Nanna (lead singer of the band)
saying “hi” to us. That was
neat! He recorded us singing
it and said he would show Of
Monsters and Men the video of
us when he was back in Iceland.
In the afternoons, we went
swimming. Brad and Gummi
splashed us and tossed us in the
water. That was lots of fun.
We also went into Gimli a
few times for ice cream and a
really fun game that took us all
over the heritage sites.
On Wednesday afternoon,
we went to see some Icelandic
horses near Gimli. Snorri
Asmundsson showed us how
smooth the ride can be on an
Icelandic horse, then Ýmir (one
of the horses) gave us rides.
On the Thursday evening,
we cooked hotdogs on a bonfire.
Just after we cooked our supper,
two Vikings showed up and
attacked the camp. It was o.k.,
though – they were just dressed
up as Vikings. We got to check
out their shields and swords and
even got pictures taken with
them. After the Vikings, we got
to watch a movie and eat junk
food.
On Friday afternoon, we
sang our songs and said our
good-byes to all our new
friends, packed up our stuff and
promised to be back.
My mom is teaching again
this year and I can hardly wait
to go again.
Aleesha Harms
Arborg, MB
Me and my mom with Ýmir,
one of the horses at Snorri
Asmundsson’s
Signý McInnis
Signý McInnis was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, but grew up in Arborg, MB,
returning to Iceland to visit a
few times. She attended camp
for about nine years, starting
as a two-year-old. At the age
of 15, she returned to camp
as a counsellor. Signý was
a founding member of the
New Iceland Youth Choir and
toured Iceland with the choir.
In 2012, She returned to camp
as the language instructor.
Signý enjoys sharing her love
of Iceland, its culture, and its
language with others. She will
be teaching language again
this summer.
My week at Icelandic camp
– YOU SHOULD GO, TOO
Mallory Swanson
Mallory Swanson lives in St. Paul, MN, where she is very involved with the
Icelandic community. When she
isn’t busy obsessing over anything
and everything having to do with
Iceland, she works as a speech
language pathologist for St. Paul
public schools. Mallory went on
the Snorri Program in 2011 and
loved every minute of it. She has
been back twice since then to visit
all the people that she met during
the program and hopes to go back
again in December 2015. This
will be her third year working at
the camp.