It is with great sadness that we announce that Rolf Blydt-Hansen, age 90, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2021 in Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec at home. He remained proudly independent, supported by his family in the comfort of his home.

Rolf was born on April 28th, 1931 in Bergen, Norway. He was married to Marie Blydt-Hansen, in Montreal, on May 16th, 1964. Rolf began his professional career in the shipping industry, working throughout Europe, until immigrating to Canada in 1958. In 1973, he began his career in the insurance industry, where he retired with Standard Life in 1997. Rolf had a lifelong passion for athletics which included gymnastics, cross-country skiing, distance running and windsurfing. He instilled in his boys a true moral compass, a love for the outdoors and an intense pride in their Norwegian heritage. Rolf was one of the founding members of the Montreal ski de fond cross-country ski club, a member of the Dynamos running club and was an integral part of the local Norwegian community and a dedicated member of the Norwegian Association of Montreal.

He is survived by his brother Ove Blydt-Hansen, his three sons Tom (Alison), Eirik (Peggy) and Robert (Sonia); his seven grandchildren Ingrid, Mackenzie, Christian, Sean, Nicholas, Kayla and Kevin as well as many cherished cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Marie Ann (Copple) Blydt-Hansen and his parents Oystein Blydt-Hansen and Hilda (Nielsen) Blydt-Hansen.

The funeral and memorial service to celebrate Rolf Blydt-Hansen’s life, will be held at Mount Royal Cemetery chapel at 11:00 on Saturday October 30, 2021. The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to all of the staff at the CLSC René-Cassin for their compassionate care.

You may leave your messages of condolences in the online guestbook. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the Norwegian Association of Montreal or another worthy charity.

for those who wish, you may attend to webcast diffusion via this link :https://funeraweb.tv/en/diffusions/38173.
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Det er med dyp sorg vi meddeler at Rolf Blydt-Hansen er gått bort i en alder av 90 år. Han sovnet fredfullt inn den 5 september, 2021, i sitt hjem i Côte-Saint-Luc, Quebec, hvor han med stolthet levde uavhengig til det siste støttet av familien.

Rolf ble født 28 april, 1931, i Bergen, og giftet seg med Marie Blydt-Hansen i Montreal den 16 mai, 1964. Rolf startet sin profesjonelle karriere innen shipping, og arbeidet over hele Europa inntil han immigrerte til Canada i 1958. I 1973 fortsatte han sin karriere innen forsikring hvor han ble til han pensjonerte seg fra Standard Life i 1997.

Rolf hadde en livslang interesse for idrett som inkluderte friidrett, langrenn, langdistanseløp og brettseiling. Han ga sine gutter et solid menneskelig verdigrunnlag, lærte dem å elske den frie natur, og ga dem en dyp stolthet for sin norske kulturarv. Rolf var en av grunnleggerne av ‘Montreal ski de fond’ langrennsklubb, medlem av ‘Dynamos’ løpeklubb, var meget aktiv innen det norske miljøet og et dedikert medlem av den norske foreningen i Montreal.

Blant Rolf’s gjenlevende familie er hans bror Ove Blydt-Hansen; hans tre sønner Tom (Alison), Eirik (Peggy) og Robert (Sonia); hans syv barnebarn Ingrid, Mackenzie, Christian, Sean, Nicholas, Kayla og Kevin; så vel som mange kjære søskenbarn, nevøer, nieser og venner. Blant Rolf’s avdøde familie er hans ektefelle Marie Ann (Copple) Blydt-Hansen, og hans foreldre Øystein Blydt-Hansen og Hilda (Nielsen) Blydt-Hansen.

Begravelse seremoni og minnesamling for å feire Rolf Blydt-Hansen’s liv vil finne sted i Mount Royal Cemetery Chapel klokken 11 lørdag den 30 oktober, 2021. Familien ønsker å overbringe en hjertelig takk til alle ansatte ved CLSC René-Cassin for deres medfølende pleie.

En hjemmeside for kondolanser finnes på https://mountroyalcem.permavita.com/site/RolfBlydt-Hansen.html?s=40. I stedet for blomster kan pengegaver i Rolf’s navn sendes til Norwegian Association of Montreal eller en annen veldedig organisasjon.