ID: 20207
Born west
Date of birth : 1928
Andrés Sigtryggsson was born on March 12, 1928 in Kandahar in the Lakes settlement (Vatnabyggð). He had the name Andy Anderson in the west.
Spouse: 1) July 15, 1951 Ellen Aldís Auchstaetter d. 1973, information needed 2) Shirley W. Katz from Lanigan, Saskatchewan.
Children: All with Ellen: 1. Pamala 2. Laurel 3. Andrea 4. Rory 5. Edward.
Andrés was the son of Sigtrygg Sigurðsson and Soffía Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir who lived near Kandahar, Saskatchewan. Ellen worked there at the telephone exchange. Andrés studied mechanics and at a young age he participated in oil exploration in Western Canada and Alaska in the United States. Later he ran his own mechanic and machine shop in Drake, Saskatchewan.