November 01 1916
Free Press Prairie Farmer, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Wednesday, November 01, 1916
PIONEER LAID TO REST
Late Hannes Sigurdson One of First Settlers in Bru District.
Glenboro, Man., Oct. 30.—The funeral of the late Hannes Sigurdson held last week was one of the largest in the history of the Bru district. The funeral services at the home and in the Bru church were conducted by the Rev. Fr. Hallgrimson, of Baldur. The pallbearers were all neighbors of the deceased, and old-timers of the district: Messrs. Skuli Anderson, Halldor Anderson, Jon Helgason, Thorstein Johnson, Sig. Landy and Gudmundur Nordman. The casket was very beautiful. The earthly remains were laid to rest in Bru church cemetery.
The late Hannes Sigurdson was one of the old-timers of Manitoba. He came from Iceland in the early days and was one of the pioneers of the Bru district. He went there without means, but through hard work and business ability he climbed the ladder to success and was one of the wealthiest farmers of the community. His home was one of the most up-to-date and beautiful in the surrounding country. Mr. Sigurdson was always a worker. As husband and a father there was no better; he was kind-hearted and generous and had many friends. He leaves a wife and eight children. He was about 60 years of age. He had been suffering from heart trouble for some considerable time, but was up and about every day to the last. On Friday morning be had a sudden collapse, and death come without a warning. A half-brother, J. J. Anderson, resides at Glenboro. Mr. Magnus Smith, of Now York, at one time the chess champion of Canada, was also a brother of his.
