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Erickson from Arnes, Manitoba. In 1959, Gilli suf- fered a severe heart attack and, after that, he turn- ed to his oid hobby of repairing watches and clocks. He was very successful at that trade. He passed away on September 24, 1973. His widow and their only son, Kevin Gilbert, reside in Winnipeg. Kevin Gilbert married Cindy Sue Souder from Vancouver.

i) Violet Kapitola, born August 19, 1920, work- ed in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Toronto, Ontario. She married Harold Cox, a veteran of World War II. They had one son, who died in infancy. They resided in Winnipeg and later moved to Van- couver, BC. Violet passed away suddenly on June 8, 1974.

Gisli died on February 10, 1939 and Anna con— tinued to make her home with Leo and Dyrunn aithough she sometimes worked as a housekeeper at different places for a few months at a time. An- na died at the Winnipeg General Hospital in 1948.

2. Herdis {see Guomundur Jonsson Family).

3. Johanna — daughter of the pioneer settiers, Jonas and Lilia Thorsteinsson at Djfipadal, was born on January 15, 1885, at their temporary home on the Icelandic River in the vicinity of River- ton. At the age of three, she was adopted by Johann Johannsson, farmer, and his wife, Gut.»— t'inna, at Steinnes in the Riverton area, where she stayed until she reached confirmation age. She returned to her parents, then worked in Winnipeg

t' a ' Josef and Johanna Guttormson.

Lilia and Stephan Guttormsson.

for a time. On November 10, 1905, she married Josep Guttormsson, born at Krossavik in Vopnat- jérfiur, Iceland, on May 16, 1871 to Guttormur Thorsteinsson, farmer, and his wife, Birgita, daughter of Josef Einarsson, farmer, at Syhriviir in Vopnatjfirour. They immigrated to Canada with their family in 1893 and settled on a farm they named Hfisavfk in the district of Hfisavik (Husavick), a few mites south of Gimli. Josep went to Winnipeg, where he found employment as a carpenter After the wedding, Josep and Johan- na settled on their homestead' in Geysir, the S. E 1/ 4 of 36-22-315, where ()lafur Sigurdsson and his wife Salbjfirg Friétinnsdottir, sister of Lilia Thors- teinsson at Djdpadal, had stayed without tiling for homesteading rights This farm was known as Olafsdal In 1913, Josep and Johanna moved closer to the main road along the Icelandic River and huiit a house near the new frame house at Djflpadal, where they lived for six years. Josep, an experienced carpenter, was in charge of the construction of both houses. In 1919, they sold their farm at Olatsdal to Unvald Jonasson, and their new, unfinished house to Gisli Jonasson at Hleskégum in Geysir. They invested the funds received in an 80 acre farm, S. 1/2 of W. if?) of E. 1/2 of 22-22315, called Brekka, which they pur» chased from Pall Halidorsson of Geysir. He had bought it from the pioneer settlers, Sigurt‘iur Stefansson and his wife, Thorbjorg Jénsdottir. Later, Josep and Johanna bought another 80 acres inciuding legai subdivisions 1,8,9,16 of 15—22-3E from Jon Péissgn of Geysir. They carried on mix- ed tarming at Olafsdal and then at Brekka, with the help of their children, chiefly their son Stephan, who remained at home. Josep took carpentry jobs when his health permitted. In 1910, he built a house for Stefan Guomundson, who had named his home “ Ardal”, the name which was placed on the front of the new house. Josep did the com- plicated carpentry on numerous houses, old and new, in the New Iceland area. As one of the two

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