HREFNA EDNA BORGFORD

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HREFNA EDNA BORGFORD Peacefully on January 28, 2004, Edna Borgford passed away at Misericordia Place Personal Care Home at the age of 87. All her children are thankful that they were able to visit with her and say their good-byes during the week prior to her death. Edna was a devoted mother and amma. She was born December 16, 1916 to Jon and Oddny Asgeirson in the west end of Winnipeg, where she lived most of her life. Art and music were an important part of that life and she imparted this love to her children. An artist in her own right, she won several awards for her work. Edna had a strong sense of justice, belonging to the Voice of Women, Womens Model Parliament and the CCF / NDP womens groups as well as advocating for numerous causes through letter writing. As a member of the Icelandic community in the west end of Winnipeg, she continued to study Icelandic into her eighties and was a founding member of Betelstadur Seniors Housing Co-op where she lived for 10 years. Edna was a life long member of the Unitarian Church. The church honoured her by having her break the ground for the new church on Wellington Crescent. It was at the church that she met her husband Skapti (Scotty) Borgford with whom she had four children, Solveig Christie (Murray Matthes), Karen Botting (Dwight), Lara Mazur (Harvey LaRocque) and Thor Borgford (Kelley Arnott) seven grandchildren, Ingrid Botting (Rick Rennie) and Carla Botting, Johanna and Dylan Mazur, Jonas, Lara and Sofia Borgford; and one great-grandchild, Charlie Rennie. Edna and her family enjoyed many summers together on the family property at Arnes. She was predeceased by her husband; her parents; her three brothers, Asgeir, George and Paul; sister, Joan Parr; and sisters-in-law, Nellie and Gladys. Surviving are her children and grandchildren; her sister and brother-in-law, Thora and Ron duBois; brother-in-law, Jack Parr; sisters-in-law, Marj Asgeirson, Kay Asgeirson, Elizabeth Borgford, Gudrun Pesnicak, and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank the staff at both Misericordia Health Centre and Misericordia Place for the wonderful support they gave both Edna and the family over the past three years and her lifelong friend Fanney Stefannson. A family service will be held at the Unitarian Church on Saturday, January 31 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Unitarian Service Committee, 56 Sparks St., Ste 705, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5B1, or a charity of your choice. As I was wandering oer the green Not knowing where I went By chance I saw a pleasant scene The cottage of content. -Anonymous NEIL BARDAL INC. 949-2200

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jan 30, 2004