On January 27th, Brent's dad, Von Simonson passed away. He had fought Alzheimer's Disease for the last 10 years. It is a blessing for him that he can finally be free of this crippling disease, and that he can be in a better place. It was hard for all of us, probably because we didn't expect it this soon, so it was kind of sudden. All of the kids wanted to be here and started making arrangements immediately to fly home. By Saturday afternoon, they had all arrived and it was good to have all our kids under the same roof again!
Jaron (32), Trisha (30), Clinton (28), Tanessa (25), Jacob (21)
The Family Viewing was on Sunday and the funeral on Monday. All of the grandkids sang at the funeral, "How Great Thou Art". It sounded so beautiful! And Jaron and Tanessa sang Grandma's favorite love song, "Somewhere, My Love" which was really touching. Brent had to speak right after, and it was hard for him to get his emotions in check, but he did a wonderful job. It was a beautiful funeral and a great tribute to his Dad.
Brent's family: Eric, Linda, Wilma, Paula, and Brent
All of the Grandsons were pallbearers.
He was laid to rest in the Grace Cemetery
All of the Simonson grandchildren (except Dustin)
The Von Simonson family:
Brother - Eric and Eva Jean Simonson
Sister - Linda and Randy Hubbard
Mom - Wilma Simonson
Sister - Paula and Terry Larson
Brother - Brent and Kristi Simonson
2 comments:
Such a nice post, Kristi. Great pix of you & your kids!!! (Even if I did take it!!) The funeral was really a nice tribute to Von!! And Brent gave such a GOOD talk -- and the kids song was so beautiful.
I need copies of these family pix -- & some for my "wall." Maybe you could send some to WalMart and I can pick them up. Let me know.
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