ID: 4133
Date of birth : 1898
Place of birth : Dalasýsla
Date of death : 1965
Hjaldur Óskar Guðmundsson Photo: Dalamenn
Hjaldur Óskar Guðmundsson was born in Dalasýsla on June 10, 1898. He died in Winnipeg on September 16, 1965. He took the name Oscar Olson in the west.
Spouse: 1. Helen 2. Muriel.
Children: With Helen: 1. Donald 2. Lois.
Hjaldór came west to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1900 with his parents, Guðmundur Eyjólsson and Þóra Þorleifsdóttir, who settled in Mikley. Hjaldur grew up there and moved to Winnipeg in 1915. He joined the Canadian Air Force and fought in Europe. He came back and became a bricklayer and worked at it in the city after that.