Tribute: Grandma Hilda Sundberg

She was the most loving Grandma a person could ever ask for. Always happy and so peaceful. Always so proud of each and everyone of us... And she lived such an incredible full life... Born in Quebec, Canada she married our Grandpa, Enoch Sundberg and had 8 children. She spent most her days in Battle Creek, Michigan. She did an amazing job raising each of these children, into successful adults, each of which raised families of their own. Grandma was the proud mother of 38 children, grandchildren, and great-grand-children. She died on Halloween, October 31st at the age of 92. Her family continues to grow and extend today, into all corners of the country.


Things I remember most about Grandma

• She use to make the best Oatmeal for breakfast when we were kids
• She was so proud of her Irish heritage
• She always sent me cards on my birthday, with 10 dollars inside
• She was so dedicate to the smallest of details...
• She always had a healthy appetite, and wasn't afraid to put back the drinks

Times I remember most with Grandma

• Watching movies on her soft living room carpet, like "Amadeus" and "Riverdance"
• Thanksgiving at her house on Union Street; sitting at the cousins table
• Singing songs, like Amazing Grace, on a trip from Fort Wayne to Battle Creek Michigan
• Shopping for Pillows at Bed, Bath, and Beyond... She bought me a Celtic Christmas CD that day...

She was the focal point of our large family, at the center of it all, and one cannot admire the incredible job she did. Sure there has been a little drama here and there in the past, yet all-in-all she established a large family of loyal, hard-working, and fun-loving people. To see everyone at the funeral yesterday truly captured the amount of respect she deserved. Grandma lived a full and incredible life, she will be missed, yet she was also be dearly celebrated!