ID: 20409
Date of birth : 1912
Hólmfríður Guðbergsdóttir Photo: VÍÆ I
Hólmfríður Guðbergsdóttir was born on September 7, 1912 in Reykjavík.
Spouse: November 20, 1948 Jóhannes Davíð Jensson b. in Ísafjarðarsýsla on September 9, 1907, d. December 1, 1983. He took the name David Jensson in the west.
Children: 1. Carol Joy b. March 11, 1953.
Hólmfríður was the daughter of Guðberg Magnússon and Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir. Jóhannes came to Manitoba in 1928, went home to Iceland in 1930, but then returned to Manitoba in 1931. He opened a coffee shop in Árborg in 1933 and from the beginning took an active part in the social life there. He was considered a good singer, acted in plays, and directed a girls’ choir. He served in the Canadian Army 1941-44.