For many summers, it was a lovely tradition to have my aunt Helma and her friend Marianne la Bastide from the Netherlands come visiting us in Denmark for a couple of weeks. That was while my mother still lived in her big house in Gundsømagle
The Nordic Volcanological Center (NordVulk) in Iceland can celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. Yet, at the same time year 2024 marks the end of NordVulk as we have known it these past 50 years. The funding from the Nordic Council has come to an
Less than a year after my godfather Carl Stockmann passed away, my godmother Mieke sadly joined him. Her health hasn't been the best in the past year but nevertheless, it's always difficult to prepare for the situation when people pass away. It seems to happen
A good friend with a warm heart, John Arsuk Rasmussen (born 1952) passed away peacefully at his favourite place on Earth, Greenland. John Arsuk helped us on the Ikka project from the early years of Ikka expeditions in the nineties until summer of 2014 when
We finally had the chance to place Carl-Edvard's urn in the Sturkell family burial site at 'skogskyrkogården' in Katrineholm and thereby take a last farewell to Erik's father. There were just a few of us present this time. Besides us, family members from the Sturkell
Photos and text by Erik Sturkell On the 20th of September the world lost a good man, and I lost a fantastic friend and colleague when Halldór Ólafsson (born 1937) passed away in Reykjavík, Iceland. I had the privilege of knowing Halldór for many years. Our
It was with great sadness we received the news of the passing of my mother's oldest brother, Carl Stockmann. In addition to being my uncle, he was also a highly treasured Godfather for me over 54 years. Carl and his wife, Mieke Stockmann-Aldenhuijsen have played
Photo above: Gabrielle. In August 1999, I went around photographing all my colleagues at the Danish Polar Center, among other Henning Thing. Dear Friend and former colleague, Henning Thing (1948 - 2023) has regrettably lost his battle against cancer. He passed away Thursday, April
Update, March 5, 2023Thanks to all who donated money to 'Doctors without Borders' in memory of Carl Edvard Sturkell! This would have sincerely gladdened him, and with wars and natural disasters, these donations are highly needed. Photo: Gabrielle. Katrineholms Begravningsbyrå sent us this memorial book for
My aunt Dorte Heldrup, who passed away a year ago, would have turned 80 here in January. Thus, to commemorate Dorte and celebrate her birthday, my mother and I brought flowers to the Petersen family burial place on Mariebjerg Kirkegård (cemetery) north of Copenhagen. This