Farmer, businessman, municipal official.
Born at Gladstone on 23 October 1923, son of Arnbjorg Arnason, he started attending Steele Bridge School in 1929 and then completed Grade 10 by correspondence. He worked on construction then he co-owned with his brother Valdi a Macleods department store for a few years from 1952.
On 8 July 1950, he married Olive Mae Gilman (1929-2019) and they raised four children on the farm. He served as Reeve of the Rural Municipality of Westbourne (1966-1992). He has served on various boards including The Seven Regions Board and Third Crossing Manor Board. He enjoyed curling and hunting, and was a member of the Gladstone Elks.
He died on 9 February 2011.
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Galloway Brothers Department Store (37 Morris Street North, Gladstone, Municipality of WestLake-Gladstone)
Birth registration [Haldor Robert Bjarnarson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Bjarnarson Bros.,” Gladstone Age, 26 December 1956, page 4.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 12 February 2011, page C14.
Obituary [Olive Mae Bjarnarson], Clarke's Funeral Home.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 5 February 2024
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