Educator.
Born at Winnipeg on 30 January 1916, one of three sons of Ivar Hjartarson (1887-1926) and Rosa Gudny Stefansdottir (1890-1961), he began working as a schoolteacher in 1936 and, during the Second World War, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Returning from military duty, he taught in the Winnipeg School Division, serving at River Heights School (1951-1954), Montrose School (1954-1955), Sir William Osler School (1956-1959), and Daniel McIntyre Collegiate (1959-1964). He was the Principal of Alexandra School (1966-1969) and Clifton School (1969-1970). On 2 June 1945, he married schoolteacher Helena Lorraine Couture (1918-2022) and they subsequently had a son and a daughter. The family lived at 1117 Downing Street. He died suddenly at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 18 January 1970.
Birth registration [Eric Valgardur Hjartarson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registration [Ivan Hjartarson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Eric Valgardur Hjartarson, Helena Lorraine Couture], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Rosa Hjartarson], Winnipeg Tribune, 18 November 1961, page 55.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 1970, page 28.
Obituary [Helena Lorraine Hjartarson], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 August 2022, page 34.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 27 November 2014
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