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John Handford Hjalmarson
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Educator, school inspector.
Born in 1930, son of physician Numi Hjalmarson (1896-1966) and nurse Sigridur “Sarah” Stefanson, he attended United College, graduating in 1950, and received a BEd degree from the University of Manitoba (1956).
He was the Principal of St. Avila East School (1954-1955) and Baldur School (1956-1960), and Vice-Principal of Charleswood Collegiate (1961-1967). In 1967, he and his family moved to Thompson where he was a school inspector.
On 12 September 1953, he married Thelma Juliette Sund (1930-2010) at St. George’s Anglican Church at Woodlands and they subsequently had four daughters. He was a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1962 provincial general election for the St. George constituency. He was a charter member of the Thompson Lions Club and a council member of the Lutheran Church.
He died at Thompson, following a lengthy illness, on 17 March 1989 and was buried in the St. George’s Cemetery.
“120 students attend college graduation,” Winnipeg Tribune, 3 June 1950, page 3.
“Woodlands pair exchange vows,” Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 1953, page 14.
“University lists degrees and diplomas,” Winnipeg Tribune, 18 May 1956, page 16.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“John Hjalmarson to carry Conservative banner in St. George,” Stonewall Argus and Teulon Times, 5 December 1962, page 1.
Obituary [Sarah Hjalmarsson], Winnipeg Free Press, 20 April 1965, page 25.
Obituary [Numi Hjalmarsson], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 December 1966, page 30.
Wagons to Wings: History of Lundar and Districts, 1872-1980 by Lundar and District Historical Society, 1980, page 66.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 March 1989, page 38.
Obituary [Thelma Juliet Hjalmarson], Winnipeg Free Press, 16 June 2010.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 November 2025
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