Aina M. Smith

My husband and I were neighbors of Aina's on Leicester Avenue in Duluth. We never got to know her, but when we attended the estate sale her relatives held after she moved to the nursing home, we picked up quite a bit in the way of railroad memorabilia that she had from her second husband, Roy Gelin.

My husband, Steve, a railroad historian, promised Aina's relatives that most of this memorabilia would be donated to the railroad museum at the old Duluth Union Depot. Which it has been. ...

Aina was the librarian at the Wallen Memorial Library at Bethany Lutheran Church for many years. I have many childhood memories of going to see Aina after sunday school to check out a book or just to say hi. One thing that struck me about her was that she was always glad to see me and remembered my name. To her I was Tim, not just "one of the kids" of the church or "Betty's sone." I also have memories of the Centenial Slide Show she put together for Bethany's centennial in 1989 amd remember...

We were sad to hear that Aunt Aina passed away on September 17.

In the 1920's my mother and Aunt came to the United States from Sweden to stay with their Aunt in Marquette, MI. While staying in Marquette they became lifelong friends with Aunt Aina. During the summers in the 1940's and 1950's we traveled with our family (7 in one car!) from New York to Marquette to visit Aunty Larson and Aunt Aina in Marquette, at Frolings Farm in Scandia, MI, and in Duluth.

We will always...

We were sadden to hear of Aunt Aina's passing this past week. We have many fond memories of Aunt Aina at Frolings Farm in the Upper Peninsula in Michigan at Scandi and also at Marquette in the late 40s and early 50s with our families. She traveled with my dad and mother, Martha and Harry Kullgren, back to Sweden in 1969 My dad passed away earlier this year at 102 years of age. Although separted by many miles we always touched base with Aunt Aina around Christmas time each year.

She...