of age. Birgit was born in Stockholm, Sweden. She came to the United States from
Sweden in 1947, and married Folke Skoog, her beloved husband of fifty-four
years. They lived in Madison, Wisconsin. After her husband's death, Birgit moved
to Grand Junction, Colorado to be close to family.
Birgit led a very happy and interesting life. She and her husband had a large
number of friends as part of the University of Wisconsin community, opening
their home to generations of students. She traveled the world, and made
frequent visits to her homeland.
For Birgit the most important thing in her life was her family. She was a wonderful
wife, mother, grandmother, and recently a great-grandmother, to all of us.
The special love Birgit had for her family, includes her daughter, Karin Shepard;
son-in-law, David Shepard; three grandsons and their wives, Eric Shepard, Karl
(Meghan) Shepard, and Alex (Sally) Shepard; a great-grandson, Beckett Shepard
(son of Karl and Meghan); and a large clan of treasured relatives in Sweden.
We miss her and she is in our hearts.
A family memorial service and inurnment is planned in Uppsala, Sweden.
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