Gunnar B Björnsson Photo: VÍÆ I
Gunnar Björn Gunnarsson was born on June 23, 1908 in Minneota, Minnesota. He died on February 2, 1994. He had the last name Björnsson in the west.
Birgit Jacobson Photo: VÍÆ I
Spouse: July 23, 1945 Birgit Jacobson b. in Geneva, Switzerland on June 10, 1924.
Children: 1. Gunnar b. August 20, 1946 2. Eileen b. June 24, 1948 3. Sylvia b. October 13, 1950 4. Bryan b. December 5, 1952 5. Kevin b. March 10, 1958 6 Bruce b. September 29, 1959.
Gunnar was the son of Gunnar Björnsson and Ingibjörg Ágústína Jónsdóttir Hördal. Birgit’s father was Swedish, while her mother was of Irish descent. Gunnar graduated from Minneota High School in 1925 and received a B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1933. There he studied journalism and after that he taught journalism at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks 1937-1939. More about Gunnar in Atvinna below.