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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SUMMER 1973
SIXTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. V. Stefanson
Mr. and Mrs. Valdimar Stefanson,
of Gimli, celebrated their 60th wed-
ding anniversary on April 15. They
were married on April 12, 1913, at
the home of Dr. Runolfur Martein-
sson, in Winnipeg. Over 225 relatives
and friends were gathered at Minerva
Hall for this occasion.
Valdimar Stefanson was born in
the village of Gimli in 1889, but his
permanent home has been on the
family farm north of Gimli. In 1915
he was appointed county court bailiff
and provincial policeman, a position
he held for almost twenty years. He
was provincial returning officer for
the constituency of Gimli from 1922
to 1968, and he was reeve of the
Rural Municipality of Gimli for two
years.