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Georgia Belle Bjorkholtz
Georgia B. (Hogg) Bjorkholtz, of Malden, died Wednesday evening, February 14, 2007 at Courtyard Nursing Care Center in Medford, MA Georgia was born on February 12, 1907 in Nova Scotia Canada, she was the daughter of the late Frederick A. & Katherine A. (Stoddart) Hogg, Georgia was 100 years old. She was educated in the Rockland Academy in Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada. She came to the United States when she was seventeen and settled in Roxbury with relatives, on August 24, 1924. She later moved to Malden and married her husband Gustave A. Bjorkholtz on August 12, 1932 in Malden, MA. The couple would live together for next 56 years until Gustave passing on Sept. 28, 1988. Georgia had been a resident of Malden for the last 75 years and was a longtime member of the Linden Methodist Church which later merged with the Christ United Methodist and now called the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Malden. Georgia was active with the Women’s Society of the church where she served as president. Georgia's favorite pastime was crocheting and doing fancy needlework. She loved a good Red Sox game and loved listening to the Boston Bruins hockey. She is survived by her brother, Henry F. Hogg of Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia, Canada and her nieces, Georgia MacTavish of Prince Edward Island, Canada, Linda Swim of Nova Scotia Canada, Frederick Stoddart of Maryland, Joseph Stoddart of S. Deerfield and many loving cousins. She was preceded in death by her husband Gustave A. Bjorkholtz in September of 1988, her father Frederick A. Hogg and her mother Katherine A. Stoddart and her sister Katherine A. Staurt and brother, Ralph M. Hogg. Visitation will be held at the Weir ~MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral Home, 144 Salem St. Malden, on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 from 2-4 & &-9. Contributions in Georgia memory may be made to Good Shepherd United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 577 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 1:00 P.M. in the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 577 Salem St., Malden, MA. The Rev. Ruth R. Oduor, will be officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden following the service.
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