ID: 19272
Date of birth : 1893
Place of birth : Borgarfjarðarsýsla
Date of death : 1974
Kristbjörg Ívarsdóttir was born in Borgarfjarðarsýsla on December 23, 1893. She died in Minnesota on December 19, 1974. She took the name Bertha Reykdal in the west.
Spouse: Emil P. Boostrom b. December 4, 1884 in Illinois, of Swedish descent.
Children: 1. Douglas Emil b. May 20, 1921, d. March 30, 1985 in California.
Kristbjörg was the daughter of Ívar Sigurðsson and Rósa Sigurðardóttir in Reykholtsdal. She came west during the years 1915-1917 and, like her sister Ingibjörg, settled in Minneapolis. She was an active member of the Icelandic Hekla Club in the city for many years.