March 8, 2011
Borg, Gulli
Gulli Linnea (Lind) Borg, a resident of Dedham since 1938, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the North Hill Skilled Nursing Facility in Needham after several years of declining health. She was 101. Gulli was born July 19, 1909 in Karlshamn, Sweden, one of the four daughters of Olaf and Emma (Melin) Lind. She emmigrated from Sweden to the United States in late 1927. She was a 75 years member of the VASA Order of America; a member of Contentment Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star; and a member of the Allin Congregational Church. Gulli was the wife of the late Eric Bror Borg and the sister of the late Elin Ljunkvist, the late Vera Arvidson, and the late Vega Johansson; and the mother-in-law of the late Duncan Circle. She is survived by her two daughters, Irene Hill, and her husband David, of Westwood, and Janice Circle of Charlottesville, VA; her two grandchildren, Elizabeth Pollard of Charlottesville, VA and David Circle of Miami, FL; and her two great grandchildren, Andrew and Henry Pollard. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Service Saturday, March 26th at 11 AM at the Allin Congregational Church, 683 High Street, Dedham. Private burial was in Gethsemane Cemetery in West Roxbury. In lieu of flowers donations to the Allin Congregational Church, 683 High Street, Dedham, MA 02026 would be appreciated.
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I have known Gulli Borg and her family all my life.
She was a very hard worker and a lovely lady.
Irene and her husband, David were totally devoted to her and both of them were by her side every day helping her
while she was living out the last five years of her life
in North Hill retirement center. Their loving care of her contributed to her long 101 years of life. Their unrelenting devotion to her is to be admired.
May Gulli rest in peace at last.
On behalf of the Vasa Order of America I extend our sincere sympathy to Gulli’s family and know all the great memories will help you thru this time of sorrow. Bill Lundquist, Grand Master, Vasa Order of America.
Mrs. Borg ( as I called her all my life ) worked in my parents’house as a caterer, a cook, and a housekeeper for nearly four decades from the time I was a small child until the time of my father’s death a decade ago. My parents and I were so grateful to her for her dedication, her attentiveness to detail, her grace under pressure ( of producing food and good cheer to large and small assemblages alike ),and for her loyalty. Mrs. Borg and I had many good times together, and I remember her with great fondness, as a member of my parents’ household, and my next door neighbor from 1986 forward, when my wife and three children saw her with even greater frequency. My wife and children join me in extending our condolences and sympathies to Mrs. Borg’s wonderdful daughters and their families, and our prayers for her well-deserved repose. May she rest in the Lord’s peace and embrace.
Shaw McDermott
Dear Janice and Irene, We treasure memories of your wonderful mother and aunt, Mrs Arvidson, and the help they gave my mother in the early fifties. We knew them and deeply respected them in out teen age years. The Krumbhaar Reynolds family was my family and the Crockers in Westwood were my mother’s cousins and my godparents. Know that we hold you in our prayers. Betsy Bishop elizabethbishop67@gmail.com