Doris M Blöndal Photo: VÍÆ II
Doris Marjorie Blöndal was born on August 19, 1921 in Winnipeg. She died there in 1996.
Spouse: December 31, 1943 Dr. George Johnson b. in Winnipeg on November 18, 1920, d. Gimli in New Iceland on July 8, 1995. He was known as Dr. George Johnson in the west.
Children: 1. Jonis Guðrún b. April 21, 1946 2. Jennifer Ann b. October 25, 1947 3. Daniel George b. July 15, 1949 4. Jón Blöndal b. November 19, 1952 5. Joanne Margaret b. October 19, 1956 6. Gillian Kristín b. February 26, 1963.
Doris was the daughter of Dr. August Theodore Blöndal and Guðrún Stefánsdóttir in Winnipeg. She attended elementary school there and studied at the University of Manitoba. Dr. George was the son of Jónas George Jónsson and Laufey Benediktsdóttir in Winnipeg. He attended elementary school there and graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in 1950. He was a physician in Gimli from 1950 to 1958, then turned to politics and was elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in Gimli in the 1958 election. He was Manitoba’s Minister of Health and Minister of Education from 1963.