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- Notes for EMMA LILLIAN (PEDERSON) ERITSLAND:
Emma started school in Nassau, MN. A few years later the family moved to Eugene Oregon where she completed her high school. Due to the shortage of teachers during the First World War, Emma was asked to teach school for a short time which she did on a permit.
Once again her family moved, only this time it was to a new country, Canada, where they settled at Leslieville Alberta. Emma taught for one year at a small school named Bingly, northwest of Leslieville.
Emma met and married Pastor Andrew Hjortaas on November 27, 1918. They adopted a baby girl Frida shortly after being married. Pastor Hjortaas was serving at Sylvan Lake when in 1922 they decided to move to Macrorie, Saskatchewan where he served a 3 point parish for 2 years. Emma was very involved with her husband's work, playing either the piano or organ for as many as 3 services a Sunday, plus whatever other jobs that she thought only she could handle best.
Pastor Hjortaas married and baptized many in this Eritsland family.
In the early days they used horses to get around and later they had a "Reo" car. One time Andrew was late
coming home and Emma was her usual worrisome self. She said to Frida, "Wonder why Dad is late?" Frida said, "It's OK, Mamma, Daddy is bringing a new car home." Emma just thought what an imagination you have, Frida - but lo and behold a couple of hours later, Andrew drove in with a new car.
During the early 1940s Emma and Andrew raised two children for 3 years, Arnold and d Sonja Schulkes, until their Dad could resume taking care of them. They remained in touch with Emma until her death. Arnold lives in London, England, and Sonja lives in Oakville, Ontario.
Due to Andrew's poor health they moved to Calgary in 1947. He passed away in 1951.
In 1954 Emma married Gerhard Benjamensen and moved to Camrose. He died in 1967.
Emma had many interests and hobbies. She sewed all her own and Frida's clothes plus Andrew's shirts. She knitted, crocheted, and did embroidery. She also loved her flowers. Emma played both the organ and piano, sketched and painted and was very active in Ladies Aid organizations. She often had to be resourceful and a good manager especially when her husband's salary wasn't paid on time and during war time rationing. She did often comment that everyone was in the same boat, most people didn't have much.
Another pastime Emma loved was writing letters to friends and family. After moving to Camrose she and Frida made many good and lost lasting friends. In fact at her 80th birthday party there were at least 50 people gathered. It was actually held at the hospital as she was a patient at the time. Emma lived in her own home until 1979; then she moved into Heritage Manor where she lived until shortly before dying in December 1986.
Frida resided at Bethany Nursing Home in Camrose for 21 years and died in 1996.
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släkten Alfsvåg-Jonsson-Sehlberg
1898 - 1986 (88 år)
