{"id":6960,"date":"2025-10-23T14:41:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ornbardur.com\/2025\/10\/23\/ursula-szalewski-sigurgeirsson-1937-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:41:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:41:17","slug":"ursula-szalewski-sigurgeirsson-1937-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/?p=6960","title":{"rendered":"+Ursula Szalewski Sigurgeirsson 1937-2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00e1lf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 Neskirkju fimmtudaginn 23. okt\u00f3ber 2025 kl. 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1426\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/open-folder-ursula-sigurgeirsson-1937-2025.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6958\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1363\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:8081\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/screenshot-2025-10-23-at-14.37.54.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6957\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Minningaror\u00f0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ursula Szalewski Sigurgeirsson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Granaskj\u00f3li 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">f. 12. jan\u00faar 1937 d. 14. okt\u00f3ber 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00e1lf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 Neskirkju<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">fimmtudaginn 23. okt\u00f3ber 2025 kl. 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smelltu \u00e1 nafni\u00f0 hennar efst og \u00fe\u00e1 birtist texti r\u00e6\u00f0unnar<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">og h\u00e9r er unnt a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 uppt\u00f6ku r\u00e6\u00f0unnar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pub-c849b6aaf98340c4bec7b480b0f7ffe9.r2.dev\/2025\/10\/ursula-s.-sigurgeirsson-1937-2025.m4a\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8230; f\u00f6\u00f0urland okkar er \u00e1 himni&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cd br\u00e9fi s\u00ednu til l\u00edtils h\u00f3ps kristinna manna, karla og kvenna \u00ed Filipp\u00ed, rita\u00f0i P\u00e1ll postuli \u00feeim br\u00e9f sem kalla\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 &#8220;br\u00e9f gle\u00f0innar&#8221;. Hann rita\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed fangelsi \u00fear sem hann sat \u00ed var\u00f0haldi fyrir tr\u00fa s\u00edna og sendi f\u00f3lki sem bj\u00f3 \u00ed \u00f3tryggu umhverfi innan R\u00f3maveldis \u00feess t\u00edma. Br\u00e9fi\u00f0 var l\u00edklega rita\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e1runum 60-62 e.Kr. Borgin Filipp\u00ed tilheyr\u00f0i Forn-Maked\u00f3n\u00edu, sem n\u00fa er Grikkland. H\u00fan var r\u00f3mversk n\u00fdlenda vi\u00f0 Via Egnatia, a\u00f0al r\u00f3mverska \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0veginn sem tengdi austur og vestur, sem ger\u00f0i hana a\u00f0 stefnum\u00f3tandi og bl\u00f3mlegri borg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00f3ttakendur br\u00e9fs postulans \u00e1ttu heima \u00ed Fillipp\u00ed, \u00feau \u00e1ttu s\u00edn heimkynni, sitt f\u00f6\u00f0urland, en P\u00e1ll segir samt:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;&#8230; f\u00f6\u00f0urland okkar er \u00e1 himni&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hva\u00f0an erum vi\u00f0? Hvert er f\u00f6\u00f0urland okkar? \u00deessar spurningar v\u00f6knu\u00f0u innra me\u00f0 m\u00e9r \u00feegar \u00e9g f\u00f3r yfir \u00e6vi\u00e1grip Ursulu Szalewski Sigurgeirsson sem vi\u00f0 kve\u00f0jum h\u00e9r \u00ed dag. Foreldrar hennar voru f\u00e6ddir \u00ed P\u00f3llandi en einhvern t\u00edmann \u00e1 \u00e6vi \u00feeirra var landam\u00e6runum breytt og \u00feau ur\u00f0u \u00fe\u00fdskir \u00feegnar \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 flytja. Svona getur gerst \u00feegar tekist er \u00e1 um l\u00f6nd og f\u00f3lk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula var\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fdskur r\u00edkisborgari og bj\u00f3 lengi vel \u00ed Hamborg. H\u00fan flutti s\u00ed\u00f0ar til \u00cdslands og \u00fear me\u00f0 var\u00f0 landi\u00f0 okkar hennar land og h\u00fan var\u00f0 ein af okkur. \u00cdsland var\u00f0 hennar n\u00fdja f\u00f6\u00f0urland. \u00cd N\u00fdrri stj\u00f3rnarskr\u00e1 sem ritu\u00f0 var 2011 segir \u00ed a\u00f0faraor\u00f0um um \u00cdslendinga: &#8220;\u00d3l\u00edkur uppruni okkar au\u00f0gar heildina &#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 erum l\u00e1ns\u00f6m a\u00f0 eiga f\u00f6\u00f0urland. S\u00fa hugsun hvarflar a\u00f0 okkur m\u00f6rgum \u00feegar vi\u00f0 fylgjumst me\u00f0 \u00e1t\u00f6kum v\u00ed\u00f0a um heim sem birtast okkur \u00ed fj\u00f6lmi\u00f0lum. Hvar \u00e1 \u00e9g heima?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula f\u00e6ddist \u00ed Hamborg \u00feann 12. jan\u00faar 1937. H\u00fan l\u00e9st \u00e1 Landakotssp\u00edtala \u00feann 14. okt\u00f3ber 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreldrar hennar voru Hedwig Szalewski (f. 1901, d. 1984) og Marian Szalewski (f. 1901, d. 1979). Eftirlifandi systir Ursulu er Marianne Krichhoff (f. 1941). Eiginma\u00f0ur hennar var &nbsp;Klaus Krichhoff &nbsp;(f. 1941, d. 2018). Marianne er b\u00fasett \u00ed Hamborg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula giftist J\u00f3ni Sigurgeirssyni (f. 1927, d. 1979) \u00e1ri\u00f0 1967 \u00ed Hamborg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deau eignu\u00f0ust \u00ferj\u00fa b\u00f6rn:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Lilju J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur (f. 1969).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) Lars Dan\u00edel J\u00f3nsson (f. 1972, d. 1974) og<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3) \u00cdrisi Mar\u00edu J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttur (f. 1976).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eiginma\u00f0ur Lilju er Bragi Haraldsson (f. 1967).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula haf\u00f0i alla t\u00ed\u00f0 mikla \u00e1n\u00e6gju af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast, hvort sem \u00fea\u00f0 var me\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu sinni e\u00f0a ein s\u00edns li\u00f0s til a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja vini og vandamenn \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi e\u00f0a \u00e1 framandi sl\u00f3\u00f0ir. Fer\u00f0al\u00f6gin voru henni d\u00fdrm\u00e6tari en veraldlegir hlutir og h\u00fan n\u00fdtti hvert t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 komast \u00fat fyrir landsteinana. H\u00fan lag\u00f0i einnig \u00e1herslu \u00e1 a\u00f0 systurnar h\u00e9ldu tengslum vi\u00f0 \u00e6ttingja og vini \u00ed Hamburg, me\u00f0al annars til a\u00f0 vi\u00f0halda tungum\u00e1linu. \u00cd sk\u00f3lafr\u00edum voru \u00fe\u00e6r oft sendar \u00e1 undan m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni, \u00ed gegnum \u00fdmsar kr\u00f3kalei\u00f0ir fr\u00e1 \u00cdslandi, til Hamburgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">B\u00f6rn \u00feeirra eru Dan\u00edel Lev\u00ed (f. 2001) og Lars Erik (f. 2006).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eiginma\u00f0ur \u00cdrisar Mar\u00edu er S\u00e6\u00fe\u00f3r J\u00f3nsson (f. 1976).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deeirra b\u00f6rn eru Telma Rut (f. 2003), Mikael (f. 2007) og \u00cdsak (f. 2012).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barnabarn Ursulu, Telma Rut t\u00f3k vi\u00f0tal vi\u00f0 \u00f6mmu e\u00f0a Omu (\u00famu) og skrifa\u00f0i ritger\u00f0 um hana \u00ed menntask\u00f3la. \u00dear segir m.a.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Mikill h\u00e1va\u00f0i, mikill skortur af mat og minningar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201eM\u00e9r l\u00ed\u00f0ur eins og a\u00f0 \u00feetta hafi gerst \u00ed g\u00e6r,\u201c segir Ursula. Margt er henni minnisst\u00e6tt. Allar konur og \u00f6ll b\u00f6rn voru send til Berl\u00ednar. \u00dear lei\u00f0 \u00feeim ekki vel. \u201eVi\u00f0 vorum me\u00f0h\u00f6ndlu\u00f0 eins og fl\u00f3ttamenn,\u201c segir Ursula \u00e1kve\u00f0in. \u00c1 me\u00f0an a\u00f0 Ursula, Anne og mamma hennar voru \u00ed Berl\u00edn var pabbi \u00feeirra a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed Hamborg. Hann vann vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 grafa upp l\u00edk \u00far r\u00fastum en seinna meir vann hann vi\u00f0 i\u00f0na\u00f0 og var \u00e1 fullu a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 byggja upp \u00fea\u00f0 sem skemmdist \u00ed str\u00ed\u00f0inu \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0i\u00f0 hafi enn veri\u00f0 \u00ed gangi.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00de\u00e6r m\u00e6\u00f0gurnar voru \u00ed Berl\u00edn \u00ed t\u00e6plega \u00e1r e\u00f0a til 1945. Pabbi \u00feeirra s\u00f3tti \u00fe\u00e6r s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Sov\u00e9tr\u00edkin voru a\u00f0 n\u00e1lgast Berl\u00edn. \u00deau f\u00f3ru aftur til Hamborgar. Ursula man eftir hversu hissa og lei\u00f0 h\u00fan var \u00feegar a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e1 Hamburg aftur. \u201eAllt var \u00ed r\u00fasti,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan. \u00dear sem a\u00f0 \u00feau \u00e1ttu hvorki pening n\u00e9 \u00feak yfir h\u00f6fu\u00f0 fengu \u00feau a\u00f0 gista \u00ed p\u00ednul\u00edtilli \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0 hj\u00e1 \u00f6mmu hennar. \u00dea\u00f0 voru um 8-10 manns sem gistu hj\u00e1 henni. \u201e\u00deetta var rosalega \u00fer\u00f6ngt en miklu betra en a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 gista \u00fati \u00ed kuldanum,\u201c sag\u00f0i Ursula. [&#8230;]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00c1 \u00feessum t\u00edma var a\u00f0eins byrja\u00f0 a\u00f0 leyfa kr\u00f6kkum a\u00f0 fara aftur \u00ed sk\u00f3la. Ursula \u00feurfti a\u00f0 fara langa lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 komast \u00ed sk\u00f3lann sinn. H\u00fan f\u00f3r alltaf me\u00f0 lest og var 30 m\u00edn\u00fatur \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni. S\u00ed\u00f0an \u00feurfti h\u00fan a\u00f0 ganga a\u00f0 sk\u00f3lanum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Beint eftir sk\u00f3lann f\u00f3r h\u00fan alltaf \u00ed loftvarnarbyrgi\u00f0 og t\u00f3k s\u00e6ti fr\u00e1 fyrir \u00f6mmu s\u00edna og bei\u00f0 \u00fear alein ef ske kynni a\u00f0 sprengju\u00e1r\u00e1sir myndu hefjast. H\u00fan ger\u00f0i \u00feetta \u00e1 hverjum degi. \u201eVi\u00f0 f\u00f3rum l\u00edka alltaf \u00ed h\u00e1ttinn kl\u00e6dd sk\u00f3m og k\u00e1pum til a\u00f0 vera tilb\u00fain til a\u00f0 hlaupa \u00ed loftvarnarbyrgi\u00f0,\u201c sag\u00f0i h\u00fan.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00deannig r\u00e6ddi Ursula vi\u00f0 barnabarn sitt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vi\u00f0 eigum ekki au\u00f0velt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 setja okkur \u00ed sporin hennar Ursulu en vi\u00f0 \u00e1l\u00edka a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur lifir f\u00f3lk \u00e1 sumum st\u00f6\u00f0um \u00ed heiminum og n\u00fa um \u00feessar mundir er f\u00f3lk \u00e1 vergangi \u00ed m\u00f6rgum l\u00f6ndum. Vi\u00f0 finnum til me\u00f0 \u00fej\u00e1\u00f0u f\u00f3lki hvar sem \u00fea\u00f0 b\u00fdr, hvert sem \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0erni\u00f0 er, litarh\u00e1ttur e\u00f0a sko\u00f0anir og ennfremur burt s\u00e9\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed hvort a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur f\u00f3lks eru sj\u00e1lfskaparv\u00edti e\u00f0a \u00fevinga\u00f0ar af \u00f6\u00f0rum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00edfi\u00f0 er margslungi\u00f0 en h\u00fan Ursula var g\u00e6fumanneskja. H\u00fan haf\u00f0i s\u00ednar \u00e1kve\u00f0nu sko\u00f0anir og gat svara\u00f0 fyrir sig, en brosi\u00f0 n\u00e1\u00f0i \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 til augnanna \u00e1 \u00feessari myndarlegu, duglegu og l\u00edfsreyndu konu. H\u00fan kom reglulega til helgihalds h\u00e9r \u00ed Neskirkju enda \u00fe\u00f3tt h\u00fan v\u00e6ri ka\u00fe\u00f3lsk \u00ed grunninn. Vinkona hennar, Karin H. Antonsson l\u00e9t mig vita af henni \u00e1 Landakoti og \u00e9g n\u00e1\u00f0i a\u00f0 heims\u00e6kja hana. \u00c9g haf\u00f0i ekki s\u00e9\u00f0 hana fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g h\u00e6tti h\u00e9r \u00ed Neskirkju 2014, en sem \u00e9g st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00ed dyrunum hj\u00e1 henni \u00e1 l\u00edknardeildinni \u00e1 Landakoti, reis h\u00fan upp vi\u00f0 dogg og heilsa\u00f0i m\u00e9r gl\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed brag\u00f0i. Brosi\u00f0 var enn til sta\u00f0ar &#8211; og sko\u00f0anirnar voru sem fyrr, hreinar og beinar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00fan haf\u00f0i \u00feurft a\u00f0 hafa fyrir l\u00edfinu, vann miki\u00f0 alla t\u00ed\u00f0 m.a. vi\u00f0 sk\u00faringar. Stelpurnar hj\u00e1lpu\u00f0u til og b\u00e6ttu \u00fev\u00ed \u00e1 s\u00ednar annir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00cd hvert sinn sem \u00e9g rita minningaror\u00f0 leitar hugur minn til hinstu raka um l\u00edfi\u00f0 og tilveruna. \u00dev\u00edl\u00edkt undur a\u00f0 hafa f\u00e6\u00f0st. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur aldrei veri\u00f0 og mun aldrei ver\u00f0a annar \u00e9g e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fa. Vi\u00f0 erum einst\u00f6k og h\u00f6fum \u00feegi\u00f0 \u00feessa einst\u00f6ku gj\u00f6f sem l\u00edfi\u00f0 er. Gott er a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00e9r geti hrykt \u00ed \u00f6llu vegna ve\u00f0urofsa og vetrarvindar bl\u00e1si\u00f0 kr\u00f6ftuglega. \u00deeim mun betur kunnum vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 meta s\u00f3l og sumar, bjartar sumarn\u00e6tur, fagra haustdaga, vetur me\u00f0 nor\u00f0urlj\u00f3sum og stj\u00f6rnum pr\u00fdddum himni yfir okkur eins og hvelfingu \u00ed risast\u00f3rri d\u00f3mkirkju. En mestu skiptir a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 b\u00faum vi\u00f0 fri\u00f0 og skulum vona a\u00f0 s\u00fa ver\u00f0i l\u00edka g\u00e6fa komandi kynsl\u00f3\u00f0a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heyrum umfj\u00f6llun d\u00e6tra hennar:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Bernska Ursulu var mj\u00f6g \u00f3venjuleg. H\u00fan h\u00f3f sk\u00f3lag\u00f6ngu \u00ed mi\u00f0ri seinni heimsstyrj\u00f6ld og gl\u00edmdi fj\u00f6lskylda hennar, sem a\u00f0rir, vi\u00f0 mikinn skort \u00e1 flestum nau\u00f0synjum, svo sem mat og h\u00fasn\u00e6\u00f0i. Systurnar tv\u00e6r og m\u00f3\u00f0ir \u00feeirra voru sendar til Berl\u00ednar \u00fear sem a\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur voru erfi\u00f0ar. Ursula og Marianne s\u00f3ttu \u00fear sk\u00f3la en \u00fe\u00e6r voru litnar hornauga af innf\u00e6ddum; \u00fe\u00e6r voru \u00e1litnar fl\u00f3ttamenn og jafnvel beittar ofbeldi fyrir a\u00f0 vera fr\u00e1 Hamburg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Eftir \u00e1rsdv\u00f6l \u00ed Berl\u00edn fengu m\u00e6\u00f0gurnar leyfi til a\u00f0 sn\u00faa til baka en ekkert var sem \u00e1\u00f0ur. Heimili \u00feeirra var horfi\u00f0 &#8211; blokkinni og raunar g\u00f6tunni allri haf\u00f0i veri\u00f0 gj\u00f6reytt \u00ed sprengju\u00e1r\u00e1s. \u00de\u00e6r dv\u00f6ldu \u00fev\u00ed hj\u00e1 \u00f6mmu og afa \u00fear sem \u00e1tta manns deildu einu herbergi. Um n\u00e6tur sv\u00e1fu allir \u00ed sk\u00f3m og yfirh\u00f6fnum, tilb\u00fanir a\u00f0 fl\u00fdja ef loft\u00e1r\u00e1s yr\u00f0i.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ursula h\u00f3f sk\u00f3lag\u00f6ngu \u00e1 n\u00fd, en \u00feurfti a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast langa lei\u00f0 me\u00f0 lest til a\u00f0 komast \u00ed sk\u00f3lann. \u00deetta var ka\u00fe\u00f3lskur sk\u00f3li \u00fear sem nunnur kenndu og lei\u00f0 henni n\u00fa mun betur en \u00ed \u00feeim sk\u00f3lum sem h\u00fan haf\u00f0i s\u00f3tt fram a\u00f0 \u00feessu. \u00cd sk\u00f3lanum l\u00e6r\u00f0i h\u00fan um tr\u00fana, skrift og reikning. Vi\u00f0 heimkomu var \u00fea\u00f0 til si\u00f0s a\u00f0 h\u00fan f\u00e6ri beint \u00ed loftvarnarbyrgi\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tryggja s\u00e6ti fyrir m\u00f3\u00f0ur s\u00edna og \u00f6mmu ef flautur f\u00e6ru \u00ed gang.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A\u00f0 str\u00ed\u00f0i loknu h\u00f3fst uppbygging \u00ed borginni og t\u00f3k fa\u00f0ir hennar \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed henni. Matur og a\u00f0rar nau\u00f0synjar voru enn af skornum skammti og l\u00edfi\u00f0 erfitt. F\u00e9 var af skornum skammti. Ursula f\u00f3r oft \u00e1 matarmarka\u00f0 \u00fear sem h\u00fan f\u00e9kk alla lj\u00f3tu \u00e1vextina gefins og mest var bor\u00f0a\u00f0 af gr\u00e6nmetispottr\u00e9ttum. Kj\u00f6t og fiskur voru muna\u00f0arvara og ef sl\u00edkt var \u00e1 bo\u00f0st\u00f3lum gekk fa\u00f0ir hennar fyrir \u00fear sem hann var \u00ed erfi\u00f0isvinnu og \u00feurfti \u00e1 allri sinni orku a\u00f0 halda. \u00deetta kenndi Ursulu mikla n\u00e6gjusemi og var mat helst aldrei hent \u00e1 hennar heimili.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>T\u00f3lf \u00e1ra g\u00f6mul h\u00e6tti Ursula \u00ed grunnsk\u00f3la en s\u00f3tti s\u00ed\u00f0ar n\u00e1m \u00ed i\u00f0nsk\u00f3la \u00fear sem h\u00fan l\u00e6r\u00f0i allt um sk\u00f3, sk\u00f3b\u00fana\u00f0 og sk\u00f3sm\u00ed\u00f0i. H\u00fan vann \u00ed sk\u00f3b\u00fa\u00f0inni Guntlach \u00ed Hamburg til \u00e1rsins 1968.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00c1ri\u00f0 1965 var skipi\u00f0 Reykjafoss \u00ed vi\u00f0ger\u00f0 \u00ed Hamburg. J\u00f3n Sigurgeirsson starfa\u00f0i \u00fear um bor\u00f0 og dvaldist \u00fev\u00ed um hr\u00ed\u00f0 \u00ed borginni. \u00de\u00e1 kynntust \u00feau Ursula en \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00e1 &nbsp;kn\u00e6pu, eins og h\u00fan sag\u00f0i alltaf, \u00fear sem h\u00fan var a\u00f0 fagna afm\u00e6li vinar s\u00edns. \u00deau n\u00e1\u00f0u strax vel saman og ekki lei\u00f0 \u00e1 l\u00f6ngu uns \u00feau gengu \u00ed hj\u00f3naband e\u00f0a \u00e1ri\u00f0 1967.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00c1ri\u00f0 1973 fluttu \u00feau hj\u00f3nin, \u00e1samt b\u00f6rnunum s\u00ednum tveimur, \u00feeim Lilju og Lars Dan\u00edel, til \u00cdslands. \u00c1 me\u00f0an J\u00f3n starfa\u00f0i sem kokkur \u00e1 hinum \u00fdmsu skipum sinnti Ursula heimili og b\u00f6rnum og reyndi eftir bestu getu a\u00f0 a\u00f0lagast \u00edslensku samf\u00e9lagi. Lars Dan\u00edel sonur \u00feeirra l\u00e9st svo eftir erfi\u00f0 veikindi \u00feann 5. mars 1974. \u00deau eignu\u00f0ust \u00cdrisi Mar\u00edu \u00e1ri\u00f0 1976.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Eftir andl\u00e1t J\u00f3ns \u00e1ri\u00f0 1979 ur\u00f0u enn \u00e1 n\u00fd kaflaskil \u00ed l\u00edfi Ursulu. H\u00fan st\u00f3\u00f0 n\u00fa uppi ein \u00e1byrg fyrir heimilinu og uppeldi systranna tveggja, \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hafa n\u00e1\u00f0 fullum t\u00f6kum \u00e1 tungum\u00e1linu og \u00e1n b\u00edlpr\u00f3fs. Flestir ger\u00f0u r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi sn\u00faa aftur til Hamburgar, \u00fear sem h\u00fan \u00e1tti sitt helsta bakland. En Ursula setti systurnar \u00ed forgang og taldi fars\u00e6last a\u00f0 b\u00faa me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e1fram \u00e1 \u00cdslandi.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u00c1ri\u00f0 1980 h\u00f3f st\u00f6rf Ursula sem matr\u00e1\u00f0skona \u00e1 Barnaheimilinu \u00d3si, foreldrareknum leiksk\u00f3la. \u00de\u00e1 var h\u00fan n\u00fdkomin me\u00f0 b\u00edlpr\u00f3f og enn a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra \u00edslensku. Til a\u00f0 byrja me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3tti henni mj\u00f6g erfitt a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra \u00edslensku en b\u00f6rnin \u00e1 \u00d3si og starfsf\u00f3lki\u00f0 au\u00f0veldu\u00f0u henni a\u00f0 n\u00e1 t\u00f6kum \u00e1 m\u00e1linu. \u00c1 leiksk\u00f3lanum s\u00e1 h\u00fan um alla matseld og elda\u00f0i af mikilli al\u00fa\u00f0, b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00fe\u00fdskan &nbsp;og \u00edslenskan mat. Ursula starfa\u00f0i \u00fear alla s\u00edna starfs\u00e6vi og f\u00f3r \u00e1 eftirlaun \u00feegar h\u00fan h\u00e6tti. \u00de\u00e1 helga\u00f0i h\u00fan sig fj\u00f6lskyldunni, barnab\u00f6rnunum og fer\u00f0al\u00f6gum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Kaflaskil ur\u00f0u \u00ed l\u00edfi Ursulu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010 \u00feegar h\u00fan veiktist alvarlega. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 ur\u00f0u utanlandsfer\u00f0ir henni ekki m\u00f6gulegar nema me\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0 d\u00e6tra sinna. Systurnar f\u00f3ru \u00fe\u00e1 me\u00f0 m\u00f3\u00f0ur sinni og fj\u00f6lskyldum s\u00ednum til \u00fdmissa borga og b\u00e6ja \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi og Austurr\u00edki \u00e1 n\u00e6stum \u00e1rum. Fer\u00f0irnar ur\u00f0u \u00e1rlegur vi\u00f0bur\u00f0ur sem \u00f6ll fj\u00f6lskyldan hlakka\u00f0i til, \u00fe\u00f3 s\u00e9rstaklega Ursula. Segja m\u00e1 a\u00f0 fer\u00f0irnar hafi veri\u00f0 l\u00edfl\u00edna hennar s\u00ed\u00f0ustu \u00e1rin og minningarnar, sem hrei\u00f0ra\u00f0 hafa um sig \u00ed hugum og hj\u00f6rtum \u00e6ttingja hennar, lifa \u00e1fram.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00e9r l\u00fdkur \u00feessari mj\u00f6g svo g\u00f3\u00f0u greinarger\u00f0 um l\u00edf Ursulu. Fr\u00f3\u00f0legt er a\u00f0 heyra sl\u00edka l\u00edfsreynslu og \u00fea\u00f0 er um lei\u00f0 vekjandi og \u00f6grandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u00edfi\u00f0 er \u00f3tryggt \u00e1 margan h\u00e1tt, l\u00edka \u00fear sem fri\u00f0ur r\u00edkir, \u00fev\u00ed l\u00edfi\u00f0 er og ver\u00f0ur \u00e6t\u00ed\u00f0 \u00f3vissufer\u00f0. Hva\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur um mig? Mun \u00e9g f\u00e1 \u00feennan sj\u00fakd\u00f3minn e\u00f0a hinn? Hvernig kemst \u00e9g af? Hvernig n\u00e6 \u00e9g endum sama \u00ed fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lum? Hva\u00f0 \u00e1 \u00e9g a\u00f0 l\u00e6ra? Hva\u00f0 langar mig a\u00f0 starfa vi\u00f0. Sumar af \u00feessum spurningum eru e.t.v. meira tengdar ungu f\u00f3lki en \u00feeim eldri sem \u00feegar hafa fengi\u00f0 sv\u00f6r vi\u00f0 \u00feeim flestum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lokaor\u00f0 Ursulu \u00ed vi\u00f0talinu og svar vi\u00f0 spurningunni hvort \u00fea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri eitthva\u00f0 sem h\u00fan l\u00e6r\u00f0i af \u00feessari upplifun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201eJ\u00e1, \u00e9g l\u00e6r\u00f0i a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta l\u00edfsins og a\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur \u00e1 alltaf a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 sem manni langar til og l\u00e1ta drauma s\u00edna r\u00e6tast,\u201c svara\u00f0i Ursula og \u00feakka\u00f0i fyrir sig.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oft f\u00f3r Ursula ni\u00f0ur a\u00f0 Tj\u00f6rn og sat \u00fear og l\u00e9t sig dreyma og \u00edmynda\u00f0i s\u00e9r a\u00f0 h\u00fan v\u00e6ri vi\u00f0 Alster-\u00e1na \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi. H\u00fan sakna\u00f0i heimahaganna en vildi ekki flytja til baka \u00fat af stelpunum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00fan f\u00f3r oft ein til \u00de\u00fdskalands, en eftir a\u00f0 h\u00fan f\u00e9kk bl\u00f3\u00f0tappa \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010 var\u00f0 h\u00fan meira h\u00e1\u00f0 d\u00e6trunum hva\u00f0 fer\u00f0al\u00f6g var\u00f0ar og f\u00f3r til Austurr\u00edkis s.l. sumar!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">H\u00fan l\u00e6r\u00f0i a\u00f0 aka b\u00edl \u00e1 fullor\u00f0ins\u00e1rum og \u00feegar h\u00fan haf\u00f0i teki\u00f0 b\u00edlpr\u00f3f eftir g\u00f3\u00f0an slatta af \u00f6kut\u00edmum var komi\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 halda \u00fat \u00ed umfer\u00f0ina. H\u00fan vildi ekki \u00fev\u00e6last fyrir neinum og haf\u00f0i s\u00edna lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 tj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00e1 setti h\u00fan skilti \u00ed afturgluggann sem h\u00fan f\u00e9kk Lilju til skrifa \u00e1 \u00feessi or\u00f0: ATHUGI\u00d0 BYRJANDI!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ursula \u00e1tti r\u00e6tur \u00ed P\u00f3llandi og \u00f3lst upp \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi. \u00der\u00edtug fylgdi h\u00fan \u00e1stinni sinni hinga\u00f0 til lands og bj\u00f3 h\u00e9r til \u00e6viloka. H\u00e9r lif\u00f0i h\u00fan meirihluta \u00e6vi sinnar. J\u00f3ns naut ekki lengi vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hann l\u00e9st \u00e1ri\u00f0 1979 a\u00f0eins 52ja \u00e1ra. Hann var fr\u00e1 Grindav\u00edk en \u00fear var \u00e9g prestur \u00e1 \u00e1runum 1985-1990 og kynntist g\u00f3\u00f0u f\u00f3lki og man eftir br\u00e6\u00f0rum hans, Gunnari og Gu\u00f0j\u00f3ni og skyldmennum, enda \u00fe\u00f3tt fennt hafi yfir margt fr\u00e1 li\u00f0inni t\u00ed\u00f0. \u00dea\u00f0 v\u00e6ri svo efni \u00ed a\u00f0ra r\u00e6\u00f0u a\u00f0 fjalla um \u00f6rl\u00f6g Grindv\u00edkinga og hins \u00fer\u00f3ttmikla b\u00e6jarf\u00e9lags sem \u00e1 eftir a\u00f0 r\u00edsa upp aftur, tr\u00fai \u00e9g, fyrir tr\u00fa \u00e1 l\u00edfi\u00f0 og tr\u00fa \u00e1 Gu\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gu\u00f0 blessi minningu Ursulu Szalewski Sigurgeirsson og Gu\u00f0 blessi ykkur \u00e1stvini hennar og gefi ykkur vonarr\u00edka framt\u00ed\u00f0 og megi hann blessa okkur \u00f6ll sem enn erum \u00e1 l\u00edfsveginum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B\u00e1lf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 Neskirkju fimmtudaginn 23. okt\u00f3ber 2025 kl. 13 \u00d6rn B\u00e1r\u00f0ur J\u00f3nsson Minningaror\u00f0 Ursula Szalewski Sigurgeirsson Granaskj\u00f3li 5 f. 12. jan\u00faar 1937 d. 14. okt\u00f3ber 2025 B\u00e1lf\u00f6r fr\u00e1 Neskirkju fimmtudaginn 23. okt\u00f3ber 2025 kl. 13 Smelltu \u00e1 nafni\u00f0 hennar efst og \u00fe\u00e1 birtist texti r\u00e6\u00f0unnar og h\u00e9r er unnt a\u00f0 hlusta \u00e1 uppt\u00f6ku r\u00e6\u00f0unnar:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[243,246,291,333,409,518,584,640],"class_list":["post-6960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-minningarord-eulogies","tag-gud","tag-gudfraedi","tag-heimurinn","tag-jesus","tag-ljosid","tag-rettlaeti","tag-sorg","tag-tru"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6960\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ornbardur.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}