Posted on 11/28/2020 2:04:53 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Dear FRiends, Arrangements have been made with Whitehurst, Sullivan. Burns and Blair to lay my beloved wife Sheila to rest at 1:30, Wednesday, December 2 at Fresno Memorial Gardens. It will be a small graveside service with friends and family.
We selected a site that is very near where my mother and father and sister Thelma are buried. It's a small plot, but there is room there for me, too, someday.
This is by far the hardest and most heartbreaking thing I've ever done. Sheila was the light of my life. She loved God, loved life, and she loved nature and God's church of the greater outdoors.
Sheila was born November 15, 1950 in Fresno, CA. to Eino and Ruth Kulju of Reedley, CA. She went home to our Lord, whom she loved very much, on November 18, 2020, just three days past her 70th birthday and five months and five days after we celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary.
She grew up on a farm in Reedley where her father was foreman. As a little girl, she loved the freedom of farm life where she could climb trees and run barefoot with her dog through the orchards and vineyards. Her father grew a family orchard and garden in the yard of their home and she enjoyed plucking and eating juicy ripe peaches, plums and grapes fresh from the trees and vines and tomatoes, green onions and vegetables from the garden.
Her grandparents, Isaac and Katie Kulju, immigrated here from Finland sometime after the turn of the century--fleeing the Russians as the story goes. They settled and lived about 30 years on a farm on the west side of the Kings River, just north of the Manning Ave bridge that crosses over into Reedley. They were killed in 1937 on the way to church when their car was struck by a train.
Sheila was a patriot who loved America and loved freedom. We spent a large part of our last twenty years together traveling by van and RV, attending conservative events, rallies and protests from city to city and state to state. We ended up visiting every one of the contiguous 48.
We are laying her to rest dressed in one of her favorite patriotic shirts and hat and her stars and stripes earrings that she liked to wear to rallies. She'll also have her bible that was given to her by her Aunt Lina when she was in high school, and a flag she had hanging on the mirror of her dresser.
I thank God for the 50 loving years we shared together and our two wonderful sons He gave us.
...to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish, and to obey, till death us do part... and thus we are parted, my dear Sheila, but through the grace of God, we shall meet again some glorious day.
Dear God, I love and miss her so. Always will.
Thank you all very much for your support, your love and your prayers.
God bless.
Myself and Mr. GG2 extend our deepest sympathies.
My heart aches for you, and my soul rejoices for Sheila’s new home.
Life is to short..
Prayers and hugs for you all my FRiend. I am so sorry for your loss brother.
Thank you. Thank you Thank you......for who you are and what you and your amazing wife have contributed to our world My family’s prayers are with you.
Continued prayers for you Jim.
God rest her soul and God bless you, Jim.
My heartfelt prayers for your loss and blessings for the beautiful tribute to your loving wife. God Bless you Jim Robinson.
Prayers for you and your wonderful family during these difficult times. 🙏🙏
Thank you, Jim, for sharing this with us. It is wonderful to learn something about the woman with whom you have shared your life. May God reward her bountifully for all the good she has done in her life, and may she rejoice forever in the company of all the angels and saints as she sings praise to our Father in heaven.
You and Sheila remain in my prayers.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
I am so very, very sorry for your loss. May your sons, family, friends and relatives encircle you during these trying times. Please know... we are all here for you if and/or when you need any or all of us. God Bless and hugs, Mom
Had to wipe my eyes as that was a beautiful tribute Jim.
Sincere condolences... God Bless and Godspeed FRiend.
My most heartfelt condolences to you dear FRiend and Founder of Free Republic... 😢🇺🇸🙏
Rest in peace, dear lady.
So sorry for your loss. Praying that the God of all comfort brings peace to you and your family during this time of grief. - Ecclesiastes 3:1
My heart goes out to you Jim. Be assured that you will be reunited in Christ. And I will perhaps get to meet you both and personally give you both thanks for your efforts here.
I am very sorry for your loss.
Praying for y’all.
Love and Hugs, Jim.
Thank you so very much for sharing those wonderful memories of Sheila. She is indeed a beautiful woman who lived an incredible and blessed life. My heart out to you both and your family. God bless and be with each one of you.
Yes.
Jim;
Thank you for sharing the details of Sheila’s life. We can better understand her and what she meant to you.
God bless you at this time. We all mourn your loss with you.
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