Séra Valdimar Eylands Photo: VÍÆ I
Séra Valdimar Eylands was born in Víðidal in Húnavatnssýsla on March 3, 1901. He died on April 11, 1983 in Winnipeg.
Spouse: 1) December 27, 1926 Þórunn Guðbjartsdóttir b. September 27, 1901 in N. Dakota, d. in Winnipeg on June 14, 1977 2) August 4, 1978 Ingibjörg Sigríður Bjarnason Goodridge b. 1907, d. 1994.
Children: 1. Sigrún Dolores b. April 28, 1927 2. Elín Helga b. May 12, 1929 3. Jón Valdimar b. November 21, 1930 4. Lilja María b. March 20, 1933.
Séra Valdimar completed his general studies exam in Akureyri in 1919 and took a seat at the Menntaskólan in Reykjavík. He came to the West in 1922, enrolled at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and graduated with a B.A. degree. He studied theology at Luther Theological Seminary in St. Paul and finished his studies there in 1925. At the same time, he earned a teacher’s degree. On June 24, 1925 he was ordained a pastor. More about Reverend Valdimar in Atvinna below.