Oddson, Valgerdur^[1]

• Name	Oddson, Valgerdur
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I402123595042	Rick Dondo's Family
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family
  Marriage	Type: Single Parent
  TEXT	Available records lead to the conclusion this was / is a single-parent family with one unknown parent
  Children	1. Anderson "Tomko", Murray,   b. 26 Oct 1925, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada d. 6 Sep 2012, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada (Age 86 years)  [Mother: Adopted]
  Family ID	F8681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

  
  

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  [S0000300006] Various, Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Stories as rich text [SD], (Various). Another contributor has offered a story, and has reported details about it as follows: with a title of "Obituary for Murray Anderson", and has reported details about it as follows: No further description was provided Noted by the author as pertaining to events in An unknown location on An unknown date The story has been brought forward to this site as follows: It is with profound sadness tinged with blissful joy that we announce the peaceful passing in the early morning hours of September 6, 2012, of our beloved friend and father, Murray Anderson. Born in Winnipeg Beach, MB, on October 26, 1925, Murray was the son of Peter and Martha Tomko, who died in childbirth. He was adopted by Haraldur Harry Anderson, co-owner of Thompson and Anderson, a dry goods store in Winnipeg Beach, and his second wife Valgerdur Oddson, both of Icelandic ancestry, and was welcomed by eight Anderson siblings. When he grew older, he became acquainted with his Tomko family. Murray showed an early interest in music, performing as a soloist by age six in a community band, singing his favourite childhood tune, Fit as a Fiddle. Two years later, he began piano lessons, taking the bus every Saturday morning into Winnipeg with his big sister Marjorie. At age 15, greatly impressed with Harry James, he switched to the trumpet. After graduating from high school in 1941, Murray moved to