Ásgeir Ingvar Fjeldsted was born in Arborg on August 29, 1915.
Spouse: August 28, 1947 Þórey Jónína Sigurðardóttir b. September 1, 1920 in Arborg, d. March 2, 1987 in Winnipeg. She took the name Thorey Jonina in the west.
Children: 1. John David b. November 25, 1951 2. Janice Lee Fjelsted b. February 12, 1955 3. Ingrid Anne b. April 20, 1959.
Ásgeir was the son of Ásgeir Þorbergsson and Ingunn G Kristjónsdóttir in Arborg. He grew up in Arborg, attended school there and obtained a teaching certificate from the Manitoba Normal School in 1937. He taught for four years, then enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1943, was sent to England and fought in the war until 1945. After returning, he moved to Winnipeg, enrolled in engineering at the University of Manitoba and graduated in 1950. After that he worked for the Canadian government. Þórey was the daughter of Sigurður Oddleifsson and Ólöf Anna Einarsdóttir in Arborg.