Bjarni Ásgeir Egilsson Photo: Internet
Bjarni Ásgeir Egilsson was born in Winnipeg on February 11, 1901. He died in Gimli on February 27, 1965. He was known as Barney Asgeir Egilson in the west.
Spouse: September 10, 1926 Guðrún Vilborg Oddsdóttir (Rooney Anderson) b. January 6, 1905 in Gimli.
Childless.
Bjarni was the son of Egill Egilsson and Guðveig Jónsdóttir in Gimli. Guðrún was the daughter of Oddur Árnason of S. Þingeyjarsýsla and his wife, Guðlaug Björg Gísladóttir from Njarðvík in N. Múlasýsla. They lived in Gimli. At a young age, Bjarni became very interested in town affairs, especially matters concerning the younger generations. He sat on the town council and became mayor in 1941. In the following years, Gimli changed from a village to a town and became the capital of Icelanders in Manitoba.