(på norsk nedenfor) Our beloved Ros / Mum / Oma unexpectedly and tragically had a catastrophic stroke on the 3rd of January this year. Six days later, she passed away peacefully with family at her bedside. Ros had just finished moving to a new apartment in Slemmestad, Norway, and had enjoyed the winter holidays attending many gatherings with family and friends. We are so grateful that many of us - both family and dear friends close and far away - were able to spend time with Ros in just the past year. Mum would have loved contributions to Doctors without Borders in her name.
Vår kjære Ros / Mum / Oma fikk et uventet og tragisk katastrofalt hjerneslag den 3. januar i år. Seks dager senere døde hun fredelig med familien ved sengen. Ros var nettopp ferdig med å flytte til en ny leilighet i Slemmestad, Norge, og hadde trivdes over vinterferien i mange samlinger med familie og venner. Vi er så takknemlige for at mange av oss – både familie og kjære venner nært og fjernt – fikk tilbringe så mye tid med Ros de siste årene. Ros ville ha ønsket bidrag til Leger uten grenser i hennes navn.
(på norsk nedenfor) Our beloved Ros / Mum / Oma unexpectedly and tragically had a catastrophic stroke on the 3rd of January this year. Six days later, she passed away peacefully with family at her bedside. Ros had just finished moving to a new apartment in Slemmestad, Norway, and had enjoyed the winter holidays attending many gatherings with family and friends. We are so grateful that many of us - both family and dear friends close and far away - were able to spend time with Ros in just the past year. Mum would have loved contributions to Doctors without Borders in her name.
Vår kjære Ros / Mum / Oma fikk et uventet og tragisk katastrofalt hjerneslag den 3. januar i år. Seks dager senere døde hun fredelig med familien ved sengen. Ros var nettopp ferdig med å flytte til en ny leilighet i Slemmestad, Norge, og hadde trivdes over vinterferien i mange samlinger med familie og venner. Vi er så takknemlige for at mange av oss – både familie og kjære venner nært og fjernt – fikk tilbringe så mye tid med Ros de siste årene. Ros ville ha ønsket bidrag til Leger uten grenser i hennes navn.
(på norsk nedenfor) Our beloved Ros / Mum / Oma unexpectedly and tragically had a catastrophic stroke on the 3rd of January this year. Six days later, she passed away peacefully with family at her bedside. Ros had just finished moving to a new apartment in Slemmestad, Norway, and had enjoyed the winter holidays attending many gatherings with family and friends. We are so grateful that many of us - both family and dear friends close and far away - were able to spend time with Ros in just the past year. Mum would have loved contributions to Doctors without Borders in her name.
Vår kjære Ros / Mum / Oma fikk et uventet og tragisk katastrofalt hjerneslag den 3. januar i år. Seks dager senere døde hun fredelig med familien ved sengen. Ros var nettopp ferdig med å flytte til en ny leilighet i Slemmestad, Norge, og hadde trivdes over vinterferien i mange samlinger med familie og venner. Vi er så takknemlige for at mange av oss – både familie og kjære venner nært og fjernt – fikk tilbringe så mye tid med Ros de siste årene. Ros ville ha ønsket bidrag til Leger uten grenser i hennes navn.
(på norsk nedenfor) Our beloved Ros / Mum / Oma unexpectedly and tragically had a catastrophic stroke on the 3rd of January this year. Six days later, she passed away peacefully with family at her bedside. Ros had just finished moving to a new apartment in Slemmestad, Norway, and had enjoyed the winter holidays attending many gatherings with family and friends. We are so grateful that many of us - both family and dear friends close and far away - were able to spend time with Ros in just the past year. Mum would have loved contributions to Doctors without Borders in her name.
Vår kjære Ros / Mum / Oma fikk et uventet og tragisk katastrofalt hjerneslag den 3. januar i år. Seks dager senere døde hun fredelig med familien ved sengen. Ros var nettopp ferdig med å flytte til en ny leilighet i Slemmestad, Norge, og hadde trivdes over vinterferien i mange samlinger med familie og venner. Vi er så takknemlige for at mange av oss – både familie og kjære venner nært og fjernt – fikk tilbringe så mye tid med Ros de siste årene. Ros ville ha ønsket bidrag til Leger uten grenser i hennes navn.
Ros has died too soon: just as she was newly settled, with her family nearby. We were friends for 60 years since meeting at school in London and she was always great to be with; We will miss you Rios.
Fint å ha deg med på båttur et par ganger omkring i Drøbaksund, utenfor ditt Storsand. Du syntes det var så stas å gå inne i sjøfuglkolonien på Storskjæret. Siste hilsen herfra.
Ros was my Bonus-Mom for 36 years, and I will miss her terribly. My kids love her as Oma and we are blessed to have so many happy memories together. For me, she was the fun, intelligent, creative and thoughtful young woman who moved in with us in Pernillesvei 3 and made my father so happy.
She took care of me as a teenager without ever taking credit for what she did or demanding love in return. She called herself my "Evil Stepmother" as a joke, but what she did was to set much needed boundaries for two wild teenage girls. The last few years we have been really close. After her first stroke, I asked to "adopt" her, so I could call her my Mom. When people didn't understand how we could be related, we said I was "her Norwegian Daughter".
She meant so much to me and my children, and I am so grateful for having her in my life.
Thank you, Mom. I hope you never have to worry about garden pests, snow shovelling or my lazy Dad ever again. Wherever you are now, I hope you can enjoy beauty, flowers and mountain landscapes. And say Hi to Pappa if you see him. I miss you both so much.
Din norske datter,
Anna
With thanks for memories from many nice occations at Færgestad both summer and winter, and for the good and personal dialogues between Ros and Sylvia..
Last greetings from Sylvia and Thor