Sonia Marie SMEVIK

1934 - 2001  (66 years)

• Name	Sonia Marie SMEVIK
  Born	22 Jun 1934	Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 May 2001	Escondido, San Diego, California, USA
  Buried	Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Notes	Was divorced in the early 80's. Moved to Colorado Springs, where she was a real estate broker. Remarried briefly in Colorado Springs. Returned to San Diego County in 1989, deciding to be close to her children. Was a caseworker for the County of San Diego. Returned to Norway in 1978. At that time, she had 2 living aunts and 2 living uncles and lots of first cousins. They flew to Oslo, flew on to Bodo, took a boat to Steigen, where one of her aunts lived and had a general store, then drove with tthe aunt and cousin up to Andenes, visiting Bjørnskinn also. Returned by car and bus to Fauske and then by train back to Oslo. Seventeen relatives (Sonia hadn't met any of them before) met them at the airport when they arrived in Oslo. Husband Stan and son Jonathon accompanied her on her trip. Husband Stan had stopped in Oslo during a business trip to Germany before Sonia's trip to Norway. He had looked up Smevik's in the phone book and located Sonia's uncle. SSDI: #554-42--7497; b. 22 Jun 1934; d. 18 May 2001; res. 92026, Escondido, SD, CA.
  Person ID	I707	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Eilif Bergiton SMEVIK,   b. 3 Aug 1906, Bjørnskinn, Andøy, Nordland, Norway ,   d. 27 Sep 1954, Burbank, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Amanda "Gertie" CHRISTOPHERSON,   b. 17 Jun 1904, Canton, Lincoln, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 20 May 1960, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 55 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1931	Nashua, Chickasaw, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Stanley Howe WOSTER, Jr.,   b. 26 Apr 1925, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA ,   d. 5 Mar 2005, Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	20 Mar 1954	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Children	1. Susan Holly WOSTER   2. Eric S. WOSTER + 3. Allison Elizabeth WOSTER   4. Jonathan C. WOSTER
  Photos		Woster, Sonia and Stan Woster. Family. Christmas, 1968. L. to R.: Allison, Susan, Jonathan, and Eric with their parents, Sonia and Stan Woster.
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F373	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jun 1934 - Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA Married - 20 Mar 1954 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Died - 18 May 2001 - Escondido, San Diego, California, USA Buried - - Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Woster, Sonia. Visiting Jerry Lowell, Alice Lowell, and Mitchell Block in San Francisco. Taken in the living room of Jerry and Mitchell's home. L. to R.: Jerry, Sonia, Alice, and Mitchell.
  		Block, Mitchell with Sonia Woster and Gerald Lowell.
  		Woster, Sonia with G. James Lowell, Alice Lowell, Gerald Lowell, and Mitchell Block. At Sonia's home for dinner.
  		Woster, Sonia Smevik and second cousin, Alice Nelson Lowell. Sonia's father, Eilif Smevik, and Alice's father, Harold Nelson were first cousins.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Correspondence. Smevik, Hjalmar. Letter to Niece, Sonia Woster. Letter dated 7 May 1995. Sonia copied Hjalmar's letter, added additional comments to the copy, and sent the copy to Jerry Lowell on 1 Jul 1995.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia Smevik. 1998 thank-you note to cousins Gerald R. Lowell and Mitchell S. Block. Written on April 5, 1998 after Sonia received flowers that Jerry and Mitch had sent to hopefully cheer Sonia up as she dealt with her cancer treatments.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia Smevik. Note to Gerald R. Lowell, dated July 4, 1995. Sonia thanked Jerry for the birthday card and extended her concern about the flood that had occurred within the UCSD Libraries. She also provided her reaction to the news that Jerry had found out about his Norwegian grandfather.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia Smevik. Sympathy card sent to Gerald R. Lowell on the death of his mother, Alice Nelson Lowell. Sonia's words of sympathy described Alice very eloquently.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia Smevik. Thank you note dated June 20, 1995, written to Gerald R. Lowell and Mitchell S. Block. Sonia had come to San Diego to visit Jerry and Mitchell. Jerry had taken her to the Family History Library so that she could find out how to navigate the place.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia Smevik. Thank you note, dated August 21, 1999, written to Gerald R. Lowell and Mitchell S. Block. Sonia came to San Francisco to visit Jerry and Mitchell for a weekend. Her note contained highlights from her visit.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia. Card sent to Alice and Jim Lowell. While visiting Jerry and Mitchell in San Diego, everyone drove up to Escondido to have dinner with Sonia Woster. Sonia was Alice's first cousin, once removed, and the two of them hadn't seen each other for more than 50 years. Alice Lowell sent Sonia's note to Jerry.
  		Correspondence. Woster, Sonia. Note sent to Jerry Lowell on 9 Apr 1995. First note received by Jerry from Sonia, after Jerry "discovered" that Sonia lived only 30 minutes away from Jerry and Mitchell's home in San Diego, California. Jerry and Sonia were second cousins, once removed.
  		Stories. Norwegian Cousins Reunite Norwegian cousins Sonia Smevik Woster and Alice Nelson Lowell become reacquainted after not seeing each other for over 50 years. Their reunion occurred during dinner at Sonia's home in Escondido, California on February 4, 1996. Participants included: Sonia Smevik Woster, Alice Nelson Lowell, Gerald Ray Lowell, George James Lowell, and Mitchell Scott Block.

  
  

  Recordings » Slide Show		Norwegian Cousins Reunite: Part 01: Recording Norwegian cousins Sonia Smevik Woster and Alice Nelson Lowell become reacquainted after 50 years during dinner at Sonia's home in Escondido, California, on February 4, 1996. Participants included Sonia Smevik Woster, Alice Nelson Lowell, Gerald Ray Lowell, George James Lowell, and Mitchell Scott Block.
  		Norwegian Cousins Reunite: Part 02: Recording Norwegian cousins Sonia Smevik Woster and Alice Nelson Lowell become reacquainted after 50 years during dinner at Sonia's home in Escondido, California, on February 4, 1996. Participants included Sonia Smevik Woster, Alice Nelson Lowell, Gerald Ray Lowell, George James Lowell, and Mitchell Scott Block.
  		Norwegian Cousins Reunite: Part 03: Recording Norwegian cousins Sonia Smevik Woster and Alice Nelson Lowell become reacquainted after 50 years during dinner at Sonia's home in Escondido, California, on February 4, 1996. Participants included Sonia Smevik Woster, Alice Nelson Lowell, Gerald Ray Lowell, George James Lowell, and Mitchell Scott Block.
  		Norwegian Cousins Reunite: Part 04: Recording Norwegian cousins Sonia Smevik Woster and Alice Nelson Lowell become reacquainted after 50 years during dinner at Sonia's home in Escondido, California, on February 4, 1996. Participants included Sonia Smevik Woster, Alice Nelson Lowell, Gerald Ray Lowell, George James Lowell, and Mitchell Scott Block.