Esther Valdheiður Ingvadóttir was born on September 17, 1924 in Arborg, Manitoba. She had the last name Erickson in the west and later Guðmundsson with marriage. She died in Winnipeg on September 22, 1978.
Spouse: October 8, 1944 Andrés Edward Guðmundsson b. in Arborg on April 27, 1919. He was known as Eddie Gudmundson in the west.
Children: 1. Ingrid Sesselja b. November 4, 1946 2. Wendy Herdís b. May 22, 1950.
Esther was the daughter of Ingvar Sveinn Eiríksson (Erickson) from N. Dakota and Herdís Kristjánsdóttir from Mýrasýsla, who lived in Arborg. André’s parents were Guðmundur S. Guðmundsson from Mosfell in Svínadal and Sesselja Jónasardóttir in the Árdals settlement in Manitoba. Esther and Andrés lived for some time in Winnipeg, otherwise they lived in or near Arborg in New Iceland.