Sólrún Ó Sigvaldason Photo: VÍÆ V
Sólrún Ólafía (Solla) Benediktsdóttir was born on September 24, 1924 in the Framnes settlement. She had the last name Sigvaldason in the west.
Spouse: October 14, 1944 Sigursteinn Davíð Eyjólfsson b. in Árborg, Manitoba on December 7, 1918.
Children: 1. Valborg Joan b. October 27, 1944 2. Melvyn Sigursteinn b. April 15, 1952.
Sigursteinn was the daughter of Sveinn Eyjólfsson and Þuríður Steinunn Stefánsdóttir from Garðar, N. Dakota. Sólrún’s parents were Benedikt Valdimar Sigvaldason, a farmer in the Framnes settlement, and María Ingibjörg Ólafsdóttir. Sigursteinn completed his primary education at the schools in Geysir and Árborg. He fished for eight years in the winter in Lake Winnipeg, then worked agricultural jobs in the summer. He bought his father’s land in 1944 and farmed. He was an outstanding athlete and won countless awards. Sólrún became a teacher and studied art painting.