ID: 17274
Born west
Date of birth : 1923
Ólöf S Sigvaldason Photo: VÍÆ III
From left: Beverly, Russell, Ólöf, Garry and Geirfinnur Photo: ACU
Ólöf Sigríður Björnsdóttir was born on June 9, 1923 in New Iceland. She had the name Olof S Sigvaldason in the west.
Spouse: October 17, 1942 Geirfinnur Sigurður Þorgrímsson b. in the Framnes settlement in 1912. He had the last name Sigurdson in the west.
Children: 1. Beverly Ann Helga b. August 28, 1943 in Gimli 2. Garry Leonard b. June 5, 1945 in Gimli 3. Russell James b. September 2, 1957.
Geirfinnur took over his father’s farm, Storð, and lived there three years. They moved west to the Pacific and settled in White Rock, British Columbia. There they bought land, started growing fruit and raising mink.