Victor was the fifth child born to Oscar and Begga Gislason of the Leslie district. Victor grew up on “The Hill”, the family farm just north of Leslie. He was a middle child growing up with nine siblings. Perhaps that is why he had such an independent and loyal spirit. Icelandic was his first language. He loved to speak in his mother tongue as often as he could. So many visitors from Iceland would compliment him on his flawless pronunciations and grammar. He spoke like a true Icelander. He was very proud of his heritage. Victor had many happy memories of school. He attended school just down the road at Quill Valley. Here he developed a life long love of reading and of music. He loved to reminisce about his Quill Valley School days – the stories they read, the games they played, and until a few-short days ago, he would sing the songs taught to him by his teacher Mabel (Olafson) Thorinson. He travelled to Leslie for his studies in Grade 11. That year he was under the tutelage of Mr. E. L. Fowler. He found Mr. Fowler to be a wonderful teacher and a man he greatly admired. Grade 12 was another adventure. It meant a move to Foam Lake. He roomed with his sister Lena, and neighbor and family friend Pat Bateman. He would often smile as he recalled events from that year, remarking how fortunate he was to have had Lena and Pay to cook for him. The best part of the year was receiving a Grade 12 Diploma – an accomplishment for a young man of his day and age. Victor was a veteran of WWII. He enlisted with the 1st Canadian Infantry Troops in 1942. He went overseas with the 12th Manitoba Dragons. He served in Britain, France, Italy, Sicily, Belgium, and Holland. He was in Holland at the end of the war. He was so pleased to be able to travel to Holland in 2005 for the 60th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. He was amazed by all appreciation shown by people of all ages in Holland. He found the warmth and respect they had of Canadians had not wavered in 60 years. He was so proud of his “Thank –you Canada medal” presented by the people of Holland. Another source of pride was receiving the “Queen of Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal” in 2012. When he turned ninety, he decided it was time to write his memoirs. In his writings he recalled many of his adventures overseas – both happy and catastrophic. He was so pleased to be able to share some of them with the public during the 2014 Remembrance Day Service in Foam Lake. Victor married Agnes McKie on June 18, 1957 after a long courtship. They made their home on the farm on SW-18-23-12 W2nd. During their first two years of marriage they would return to Saskatoon for the winter months. Agnes would resume her nursing duties at St. Paul’s Hospital and Victor enrolled in the School of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. He received his Diploma in Agriculture in the spring of 1959. Agnes and Victor returned to their farm north of Leslie and raised their two children, Candyce and Victor C.M. along with Victors's beloved herd of shorthorn cattle. Victor felt fortunate to be part of the community of Leslie. He served at various capacities on many committees including the Leslie Legion, Leslie Co-operative Association, the History Book Committee, and the Leslie Beach Co-operative Association. He loved to curl and spent many winter evenings on the ice. Candyce and Victor often joined him in the Leslie Curling Rink. He enjoyed being the local area historian. Often a call would come from the store, as someone was wishing to make inquiries about family members, family homesteads, or family gravesites. He loved accompanying people on these tours, explaining the history of the area. He had an exceptional love of nature. He could name every bird that flew over, or recognize it by the sound of its call. He knew the name and the location of every wild flower patch in the area. He could identify most every weed, grass, tree or shrub. He loved to listen to the frogs croak every spring and was devastated when his hearing became impaired that hearing them was no longer possible. He had a knack for walking across the pasture or field and picking up a native artifact or a chunk of meteorite. At night he could point out the constellations and recount the myths or legends of how they got their name. Victor never really retired. Last summer he was still checking his cows and calves. He sang songs as he worked. In the winter, he read voraciously and recited prose and poetry to keep his mind active. Victor passed away on May 7, 2018 in the Wadena Union Hospital. He was predeceased by his wife Agnes, his parents Oscar and Begga, his parents-in-law Sam and Nell Mckie, his sisters Hrefna (Charles) Meyer, Olga Gislason, and Lena (Fred) Kristjansson, his brothers Conrad, Oscar (Kae), brothers-in-law, Donald Berg, John Farr, Bill (Eileen) McKie and sisters-in-law Margaret (Ernest) Hooge, and Winnifred (Lewis) Bradshaw, nephew Chris Kristjansson, nieces Valerie Riley and Marilynn Power and his great niece Jordan Berg. He is survived by his son Victor C.M; daughter, Candyce and son-in-law, Randy Sturtz, his sisters Ollie Gislason, and Aldis Farr, his brothers Larry (Yolanda) Gislason and Steini Gislason, brothers-in-law Cameron Mckie and Neil (Darlene) Mckie and by his nieces and nephews.