Oscar, Anita and Lára Photo: WtW
Oscar Franklin Kristjanson was born on May 13, 1918 in the Shoal Lake (Grunnavatn) settlement in Manitoba.
Spouse: 1947 Lára Benedictson b. in Lundar on March 11, 1918.
Children: 1. Dennis Wayne b. September 4, 1947 2. Sharrel Gayle b. October 29, 1948 3. Laurel Ósk b. September 7, 1950 4. Anita Lynn b. May 7, 1954 5. Karen Arlene b. November 26, 1957 6. Dale Raynard b. December 6, 1959.
Lára was the daughter of Sigurbjörn Benediktsson and Kristveig Jónsdóttir Freeman in Lundar. Oscar’s parents were Sigurbjörn Kristjánsson and Eiríka Sigurbjörg Sveinbjörnsdóttir in the Shoal Lake settlement. At a young age, Oscar worked on his father’s farm near Otto in the Shoal Lake settlement. He joined the Canadian Army on June 11, 1942 and was stationed in England, the Mediterranean, and Central Europe during the Second World War. He was then discharged on August 19, 1946 and returned to farming when he came home.