Remme Reunion in Cambria

The oldest and youngest Remme at the reunion.

For over two years Pedar's very large Norwegian Remme family has been planning a family reunion. This past weekend over 50 people gathered at Camp Ocean Pines in Cambria, CA. People traveled as far as North Carolina, Washington, Oregon and Minnesota. What did the group do all weekend? We ate, we talked, we laughed and we got to know one another better. The Remme family is a fun bunch of people and you know what, anyone is welcome to be a Remme!

Making lefse!

Making krumkake!

Nothing like throwing an egg at a loved one!

My favorite part of the weekend was the Ole and Lena joke-off! Cousin Skip Holmes researched over 50 Ole and Lena jokes and handed them out. The person that delivered the joke the best, won! Skip was hilarious and it was great fun watching family members tell and flub-up their jokes!

Here is a sample of an Ole and Lena joke:

Remember the article in Ole’s newspaper:"North Dakota 's worst air disaster occurred today when a Cessna 152, a small 2 seater plane, crashed into a Norwegian Lutheran Church cemetery here early this morning..  "Ole and Sven, working as a search and rescue team, have recovered 826 bodies so far and expect the number to climb as digging continues into the evening."

Skip Holmes leads the joke-off!

Remme Reunion BBQ

Remme angels helped turn the thermometer down on Thursday, June 23, because it was over 100 all week, but on Thursday it was a beautiful 90. I don't have the grand total of folks that attended but I think the group was over 150 people!


Food and fun was shared by all starting at the pancake breakfast and ending with a delicious BBQ dinner. Kids of all ages enjoyed gunny-sac races, three-legged races and water balloon toss games. 

Remme Reunion pictures

 Cambria Weekend pictures




Elk Grove BBQ pictures

Remme Reunion

The Remme Reunion BBQ and Cambria weekend were a huge success.

Remme BBQ in Elk Grove, CA

Remme Reunion weekend in Cambria, CA

If you have pictures and videos you would like to share, please e-mail me at pedarhjordesremme@gmail.com and I will give you the login for the youtube and google picasa photo site.

Video Interview of Grandma Dagny Hjordes Remme Hoffer

Here is a video of Grandma Dagny. We had a good friend interview her and create this wonderful video of her life. We are so lucky to have this video!!

Remme History written by Dagny Hoffer

A few years ago Grandma Dagny Hoffer gave me a copy of a document she had typed up about her parents, Pedar Carl Remme and Hjordes Charlotte Arne Remme. I recently was cleaning some albums and found the document that I stuffed in an album for "safe keeping!" I think it is safer now that it is scanned and shared.

Enjoy!

Barbara Remme

Barbara Remme went to Heaven on January 3, 2010. 
Born June 18, 1927, in Redwood City, Barb lived in Williams 
and Maxwell until moving to Sacramento in 1945. She married
Bill Remme May 9, 1954, and they spent 55 years worshiping, laughing, and dancing together. Survived by Bill, daughter Hjordes Norman, grandchildren Jessica and Hannah, siblings Mary Lou Howe of Arbuckle, Donald Hall, Kenneth Hall & 
foster daughter Bonnie Grippen. Barbara was a good friend 
to all because she loved people, loved God, and
loved the magic and mystery of life. 
In memory of her please give someone happiness today.

Link to obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sacbee/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=139439151

Norma Remme

Norma's Sac Bee Obit/Guest Book


Norma E Remme was born Feb. 29, 1924 in Pender, Nebraska.
She passed away in Sacramento on January 2, 2010 at the age of 85.
She was the loving mother to Deanna Erwin (Ron) and Janet Lake (Bob).

Preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Orville;
son James; siblings, Alice, Alfred, Adeline, Harold and
Buddy, She is survived by sisters, Wilma Vanderwerf (Milo)
and Mavis Powers. Beloved grandmother of Christian &;
Alicia Gaut and David & Dawn Erwin. Great Grandmother
of Devin, Carlee and Isaac. Friends are welcome to attend a
Memorial Service at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9,
at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 8701 Elk Grove Florin Road, Elk Grove.

Left to right: Aunt Norma Remme, Grandma Dagny Hoffer
and Aunt Lorraine Remme


Norma Remme died this past Saturday.
She was a very kind, generous and fun loving woman.
She recently bought Erik a Jonah and the Whale book
at a church craft fair. She told me at the
Remme Christmas party, "I saw this book
and I just had to get it! I was thinking
of what child I could give it to,
and I thought of Erik!"
We will miss her beauty and sweetness and
gentle laugh. We love you Aunt Norma.
We will miss you.
We're going to ask Aunt Myrtle and Grandma Dagny
to show you around heaven till you
get the lay of the land. -- Nora and Pedar