Birgit Elisabeth Fossberg

Birgit Fossberg, 87, beloved wife of the late Per Egil Fossberg died on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014, at her home in Bethesda, Maryland. Longtime resident of Bethesda and self-declared Washingtonian, Birgit was a native of Hasvik, Norway, and a former resident of Denmark, South Africa, Jamaica, Saudi Arabia, and Berkeley, California. She was an active member of the Norwegian Seaman’s Church and an avid golfer and bridge player. She leaves four sons, Gisle Alexander, Stein, and Piet Even of Norway, and Ian Sturla of Washington; her brother Bjørn Karlsen and sister Karin Syvertsen of Norway; and ten grandchildren: Sophie Therese, Per Christian, Victoria Marie, Piet André, Katrine Gjertrud, Edward Gudbrand, Bernard Olav, and Anne Marte of Norway; Karl Eirik of San Francisco; and Marilyn Georgia of Washington, DC. A memorial service will be held at the chapel at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave., (corner of Harrison Street), Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 2 p.m. A service will also be held in Oslo, at Vestre Gravlund Store Kapell, May 8, at 11.30 am. Memorial donations may be made to Sjømannskirken (The Norwegian Church Abroad); The Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund; or the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad.

Arrangements under the direction of Joseph Gawler's Sons LLC, Washington, DC.