Erik Mikkelsen DIGENE

1883 - 1970  (87 years)

• Name	Erik Mikkelsen DIGENE
  Birth	27 May 1883	Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	2 Jul 1883	Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
  Death	14 Nov 1970	Digene Gård, Hedalen Parish, Søndre Aurdal, Oppland, Norway
  Burial	Sør-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Notes	from Eric Digene Hedalen in Valdres November 28, 1932 Dear Sister Anna and family Thank you for the letter I received yesterday evening. According to it our dear sister Siri has passed away. how strange it is in this world, how short our lifetime is, and how important it is for us all to grasp eternal life. Then death can come. When it greats us we fear not but but continue our life in the eternal dwelling that Jesus our crucified and ressurected Savior has made possible for us up in heaven. Praise be his holy name!!! Mother has been very sick this last year. She has not been down all the time, but up now and then. she has a large amount of heart failure so death can occur at any time. Mother has a strong conviction about resting on the Sabath which is for those who believe in His life and know our hope for forgiveness is in Christ Jesus. He was crucified, died and was buried for us. In order to live with him we must believe. With us here in Digene all is normal. We are all healthy at this date. Andreas is going to the pastor this winter. so there is just Melvin of my children who is not confirmed. Thanks for the confirmation picture of Della. How pretty she is now. I will send Einar's confirmation picture at Christmas. Einar is a head taller than me. You asked in your last letter about Anton Flaten. He is still a widower and spends a lot of time with his children. He operates a country store. In your letter you mention Siri's house in town. You must explain a little about how large it is and the rules and regulations for selling it. A person who is always looking after ones own needs will not seek out a legal settlement of an estate, but will try to arrange a deal without any legal authority. Write soon again about this. Thousands of greetings and Merry Christmas from us all. Your brother Eric PS - Great Sigird and her family for us. Hope she writes at Christmas. Live Well! from Eric Digene Hedalen in Valdres July 5, 1938 My dear sisters and families! Thanks for the letter I got from from Anna a while ago when I found out that you, Sigrid, have become so sick that you must stay in bed. Yes, that is sad to hear, but we people must (nok boie) us for that we are subjected to. With sin comes grief and sickness and death according to our catechism instruction. In former times, before death and the grave, it was not so. It is written: And He (Jesus) shall wipe away tear of your sorrow and death shall be no more, neither grief, neither wailing, neither pain shall be more. The first thing is our Book. (Quotes from Hebrews 21,4 and Aab. 21,23) After these lines were written I got your letter, Anna, and was so distressed that this letter did not reach my dear sister, Sigrid, while she was living. but I have remembered her each day in my prayers, so I believe and hope that Sigrid received the forgiveness of her sins in the lambs blood and now is home with our dear Savior who shall wipe away every tear of your grief. He has saved us. (I'm sorry the letter is so sloppily written. I've had so little time to write.) Here in Digene everything is normal. we are working with a large number of patients (20) doing farm labor. Three years ago we bought the Nerby forest and land belonging to Oisterholmen for 24000 kroner. So now we have the largest farm in Hedalen. So you understand that we are not out of work. My health is poor. I'm nearly always well. It is my digestion which is causing problems. It constantly aches when I eat. My oldest son Einar is now 23 and has begun working at the Dikemark asilym as a nurse. Andreas is 20 and runs the telephone switchboard for the community. Melvin will be 14 in the fall and will be confirmed in the summer of 1939. He is the last of our children. Yes, it is amazing in this world how children grow up and we adults go back towards the grave. Lucky are those who have confessed their faith in the Savior Jesus and have a strong belief in His coming. In order to be where He is, people have not lived their lives in vain. Send this letter to your dear brother-in-law and to all their dear children whom I have never met. Let them all read this letter from their oncle and when they have all read it let Anna have it back. May your gracious God bless all of you in your grief over my dear sister's passing away. May God be with us all. His mercy is now with her and her relatives who are now in Jesus' house, meeting again with her as she has now traveled from us. Heartily greetings from all of us to all of you. Eric Digene
  Person ID	I1750	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Mikkel Gudbrandsen DIGENE,   b. 23 Sep 1835, Nederbye Gård, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdahl, Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 19 Oct 1919, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Marit Eriksdatter DAHLEN,   b. 6 Nov 1845, Bagn, Sør-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway d. 3 Jan 1933, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1864	Sør-Aurdal i Valdres, Oppland, Norway
  Family ID	F298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Cecilie SKAAR,   b. 1884   d. 11 Jun 1964 (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Einar Skaar DIGENE,   b. 11 Dec 1915, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway d. 23 May 1977, Oslo, Norway (Age 61 years)   2. Andreas DIGENE,   b. 15 Aug 1918, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway d. 22 Nov 2000, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway (Age 82 years)   3. Melvin DIGENE,   b. 1 Dec 1924, Hedalen, Sør-Aurdal, Oppland, Norway d. 15 Dec 2013, Norway (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F1262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart