Þorbergur Marínó Sigurðsson Photo: VÍÆ IV
Þorbergur Marínó Sigurðsson was born in Mountain, N. Dakota on March 20, 1894. He died in Seattle on April 29, 1970.
Spouse: 1) August 1, 1915 Anna María Kristjánsdóttir b. in N. Dakota on December 7, 1894, d. February 2, 1922 2) January 1, 1925 Guðlaug Rut Guðnadóttir b. 1904, d. 1987
Children: With Anna: 1. Kristín b. 1916, d. 1982 2. Sigurður b. 1917, d. 1982. With Guðlaug: 1. AnnaMaría b. 1925, d. 2003 2. Halldóra Guðný b. 1927, d. 2001 3. Elín Lovísa b. 1928, d. 2012 4. Aðalsteinn Donald b. 1930, d. 1983 5. Elizabeth Ólöf b. 1931, d. 2011 6. Þórður Marínó (Thordur Marino) b. 1933, d. 2012 7. Carolyn Rósa b. 1938, d. 1982 8. Frances Rut b. 1940, d. 2008 9. Steingrímur Lavern b. 1943, d. 1997.
Þorbergur was the son of Sigurður Kráksson and Kristína Þorsteinsdóttir who homesteaded land in N. Dakota in 1880. Þorbergur grew up in the Icelandic community in Pembina County and lived many years in Mountain. He lived in Seattle in his later years. Guðlaug was the daughter of Guðni Gestsson and Anna Elín Kristjánsdóttir in the Pembina Settlement in N. Dakota.