Death of Lillian Asplund 19062006

[Shelley Dziedzic]

There is a wonderful photo of Miss Asplund in younger days in the Worcester Telegram today. Except for a wealth of thick silvery hair, she looked very much the same in her 90's, with a remarkably smooth and rosy complexion.
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=OBITVIEW
You may access the obituary and a larger view of the photograph. It is particularly poignant that Miss Asplund passed away on the same day, May 6, of her father's memorial service and burial in the Old Swedish cemetery after his body was recovered and shipped to Worcester.

 

[Don Tweed]

Just heard. How sad. I have to give my presentation today and I think I will spend some time on Lillian. I share her birthday.
This will be a day indeed.
Rest in Peace Lillian.
- Don

 

[Shelley Dziedzic]

Here is an interview in today's paper with a mention of ET.
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060507/NEWS/605070427/1116

 

[Andy In]

this is very sad. sob

 

[Shelley Dziedzic]

Mauro, sorry, I had to remove the photo and obituary as it is a copyright infringement to use the personal photo and copy the Worcester Telegram obituary verbatim from the newspaper, and without permission. The link above will take you to the same article and photo.

 

[Eric S. Silvia]

Very sad news indeed. With every survivor's passing a large part of history goes with them. I can only hope that Ms. Asplund has been reunited with her mother and father and all of her siblings. May she rest in peace.

 

[John Clifford]

On another thread, the following CBS News story was cited: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/05/07/national/main1596128.shtml.

We will see if Miss Asplund's obituary shows up in the US papers, such as the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, in the next few days.

 

[Darren Honeycutt]

I have already ordered the Worcester edition that has Lillians obituary. If it shows up in the New York Times, I would appreciate it if someone would let me know.

 

[John Clifford]

My parents and I subscribe to both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, so if Miss Asplund's obituary shows up in those papers, I will let everyone know, so they can see the stories on www.nytimes.com and www.latimes.com.

 

[Shelley Dziedzic]

Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/05/07/last_titanic_survivor_in_us_dies/

 

[John Clifford]

From CNN & www.cnn.com:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/07/titanic.survivor.ap/index.html

 

[Mauro Zungri]

Dear Shelley, Sorry! it was not my intention

 

[Shelley Dziedzic]

No problem Mauro. The NBC nightly news this evening carried a short piece on Miss Asplund with the familiar photo of her as a little girl with her mother and announced they were rescued in boat 4.

 

[Michael H. Standart]

>>Michael, I think you're partly mistaken <<

You're right Tony. I was. Senior moment and all that. Thanks for the correction.

 

[Dave Gittins]

Australia's SBS covered Lillian Asplund quite accurately tonight. I don't know about the children's channels.