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'''Lillias Bjornson (nee Heylar)''' (born 1937) is a Vancouver resident.
'''Lillias Bjornson (née Helyar)''' (born 1937) is a Vancouver resident.


She was from 2017 to 2018 the treasurer of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada. [https://www.merton.ca/contactindex.html]  
She was from 2017 to 2018 the treasurer of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada. [https://www.merton.ca/contactindex.html]


In 2021 she stepped down as Trustee and Treasurer of St. Andrew's Church in Vancouver [https://www.st-andrews-united.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/final-2021-Annual-Report.pdf].
In 2021 she stepped down as Trustee and Treasurer of St. Andrew's Church in Vancouver [https://www.st-andrews-united.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/final-2021-Annual-Report.pdf].
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==Early life==
==Early life==


She is the daughter of [[Flora Heylar]] and [[Charles Heylar]] and grandaughter of [[Alex Currie]].
Lillias Helyar was born to [[Flora Helyar]] and [[Charles Helyar]] in 1937; this makes her a granddaughter of [[Alex Currie]].


She also had a stepmother Ann Vidal who was married to her father from when she was 13 years old. From 1950 to 1993 when her father died.
Lillias might have been named after her father Charles' sister, [[Lillias Taylor]] (1911-2012) [https://www.hpmcgarry.ca/obituaries/Lillias-Mary-Taylor?obId=44983615].


Presumably she was quite close to Ann and the products of that marriage, which included multiple further children.
She also had a stepmother [[Ann Vidal]] who was married to her father from when she was 13 years old, from 1950 to 1993 when her father died. Presumably she was quite close to Ann and her step-siblings.


==Marriage and family==
==Marriage and family==


She married [[Harrill Bjornson (1933-1922)]] on 24 November 1958. Her husband was a former reporter and editor at the Vancouver Sun.  He was born in Iceland:
She married [[Harrill Bjornson]] (1933 - 2022) on 24 November 1958. Her husband was a former reporter and editor at the Vancouver Sun, and was born in Iceland.


{{quote
It is possible somehow this Icelandic connection came from [[Charles Helyar]]'s second wife [[Ann Vidal]] who seems to have had a very extensive family including Icelandic people. Maybe that is where she met him.
|text=The aphorism is: “Every man likes the smell of his own farts.”  I first heard it long ago from Harrill Bjornson, former reporter and editor at The Sun. Harrill’s family hails from Iceland, and he maintained, I think with some pride, that the aphorism was an old Icelandic saying.  
|author=Pete McMartin, 24 June 2013, Vancouver Sun [http://www.vancouversun.com/Pete+McMartin+really+just+natural+odeur+things/8529029/story.html]
}}


It is possible somehow this Icelandic connection came from Charles Helyar's second wife Ann Vidal who seems to have had a very extensive family including Icelandic people. Maybe that is where she met him.
Harrill remarried in the 1960s or 1970s and died in 2022 [https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/kristinn-bjornson-1086669282].


They had four children:
==Children==


* Lisa
Lillias and [[Harrill Bjornson|Harrill]] had four children:
* Sean
* Kitt
* Lee


Harrill remarried in the 1960s or 1970s and died in 2022 [https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca/obituary/kristinn-bjornson-1086669282]
===[[Lisa Bjornson]]===
 
Born December 12, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lisa married [[Philip Glen]] on December 12, 2012. She had two previous marriages. Philip died on February 28, 2025 [https://www.squamishchief.com/in-the-community/squamish-obituary-philip-john-glen-10343736]. Lisa has no children. She owns and operates real estate agencies in Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, B.C., serving as managing broker of Royal LePage Black Tusk Realty [https://www.blacktuskrealty.com/about-us/our-team/] [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-bjornson-006299b/].
 
===[[Sean Bjornson|Sean Kristinn Bjornson]]===
 
Born January 21, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta. Sean married [[Stacy McColl]] in July 1997. He is now retired. He previously was an independent insurance adjuster and owned his own company, Bjornson & Company Claims Adjusters Ltd, which he founded in 2011.
 
Sean has two children from a prior relationship:
 
* '''[[Matthew Bjornson|Matthew Kristinn Bjornson]]''' — Born June 25, 1985 in North Vancouver. Matthew has two children:
** '''[[Connor Bjornson|Connor Henry Bjornson]]''' — Born December 15, 2011 in North Vancouver.
** '''[[Logan Bjornson|Logan Alouis Bjornson]]''' — Born December 15, 2011 in North Vancouver. Connor and Logan are twins.
* '''[[Tyson Bjornson|Tyson Torchy Bjornson]]''' — Born February 12, 1989 in North Vancouver. Tyson has two children in a relationship with [[Riley Grimshaw]]:
** '''[[Ellie Bjornson|Ellie May Bjornson]]''' — Born April 9, 2024 in North Vancouver.
** '''[[Wyatt Bjornson|Wyatt Philip Bjornson]]''' — Born August 21, 2025 in North Vancouver.
 
===[[Kit Bjornson|Kit Royden Bjornson]]===
 
Born June 19, 1964 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Kit married [[Judy Wells]] in spring 1990. He is a high school geography teacher.
 
Kit and Judy have two children:
 
* '''[[Chris Bjornson]]''' — Born May 25, 1991 in North Vancouver.
* '''[[Leah Bjornson|Leah June Bjornson]]''' — Born August 20, 1993 in North Vancouver. Leah is a media professional who has worked as Executive Producer (Western Canada) at Postmedia Network and previously as Managing Editor of Hive Labs at Daily Hive [https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-bjornson-59b01570/]. She married [[David Dyck]] in June 2022. They have one child:
** '''[[Freya Dyck|Freya Lillias Dyck]]''' — Born September 29, 2024 in Vancouver.
 
===[[Lee Bjornson|Lee Charles Bjornson]]===
 
Born September 20, 1965 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lee married [[Kathleen Baba|Kathleen Michele Baba]] in July 1991.
 
Lee has one child from a previous relationship:
 
* '''[[James Botto|James Fletcher Botto]]''' — Born December 20, 1988 in North Vancouver.
 
Lee has another child from his marriage with [[Kathleen Baba|Kathy]]:
 
* '''[[Kiyomi Bjornson|Kiyomi Lillias Bjornson]]''' — Born May 6, 1995 in North Vancouver.
 
Lee is an independent insurance adjuster with his own company.
 
==Summary of descendants==
 
Lillias has 15 direct descendants as of February 2026, comprising:
 
* Four children: [[Lisa Bjornson|Lisa]], [[Sean Bjornson|Sean]], [[Kit Bjornson|Kit]], and [[Lee Bjornson|Lee]].
* Six grandchildren: [[Matthew Bjornson|Matthew]], [[James Botto|James]], [[Tyson Bjornson|Tyson]], [[Chris Bjornson|Chris]], [[Leah Bjornson|Leah]], and [[Kiyomi Bjornson|Kiyomi]].
* Five great-grandchildren: [[Connor Bjornson|Connor]], [[Logan Bjornson|Logan]], [[Ellie Bjornson|Ellie]], [[Freya Dyck|Freya]], and [[Wyatt Bjornson|Wyatt]].


==Sources==
==Sources==


Ron Currie
* [[Ron Currie]]
 
* [[Marilyn Hermiston]]
Marilyn Hermiston
* Email from [[Lillias Bjornson]] to [[Michael Currie]], February 2026
* https://web.facebook.com/lillias.bjornson/?_rdc=1&_rdr#

Latest revision as of 06:26, 8 February 2026

Lillias Bjornson (née Helyar) (born 1937) is a Vancouver resident.

She was from 2017 to 2018 the treasurer of the Thomas Merton Society of Canada. [1]

In 2021 she stepped down as Trustee and Treasurer of St. Andrew's Church in Vancouver [2].

Early life

Lillias Helyar was born to Flora Helyar and Charles Helyar in 1937; this makes her a granddaughter of Alex Currie.

Lillias might have been named after her father Charles' sister, Lillias Taylor (1911-2012) [3].

She also had a stepmother Ann Vidal who was married to her father from when she was 13 years old, from 1950 to 1993 when her father died. Presumably she was quite close to Ann and her step-siblings.

Marriage and family

She married Harrill Bjornson (1933 - 2022) on 24 November 1958. Her husband was a former reporter and editor at the Vancouver Sun, and was born in Iceland.

It is possible somehow this Icelandic connection came from Charles Helyar's second wife Ann Vidal who seems to have had a very extensive family including Icelandic people. Maybe that is where she met him.

Harrill remarried in the 1960s or 1970s and died in 2022 [4].

Children

Lillias and Harrill had four children:

Lisa Bjornson

Born December 12, 1959 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Lisa married Philip Glen on December 12, 2012. She had two previous marriages. Philip died on February 28, 2025 [5]. Lisa has no children. She owns and operates real estate agencies in Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, B.C., serving as managing broker of Royal LePage Black Tusk Realty [6] [7].

Sean Kristinn Bjornson

Born January 21, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta. Sean married Stacy McColl in July 1997. He is now retired. He previously was an independent insurance adjuster and owned his own company, Bjornson & Company Claims Adjusters Ltd, which he founded in 2011.

Sean has two children from a prior relationship:

Kit Royden Bjornson

Born June 19, 1964 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Kit married Judy Wells in spring 1990. He is a high school geography teacher.

Kit and Judy have two children:

  • Chris Bjornson — Born May 25, 1991 in North Vancouver.
  • Leah June Bjornson — Born August 20, 1993 in North Vancouver. Leah is a media professional who has worked as Executive Producer (Western Canada) at Postmedia Network and previously as Managing Editor of Hive Labs at Daily Hive [8]. She married David Dyck in June 2022. They have one child:

Lee Charles Bjornson

Born September 20, 1965 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Lee married Kathleen Michele Baba in July 1991.

Lee has one child from a previous relationship:

Lee has another child from his marriage with Kathy:

Lee is an independent insurance adjuster with his own company.

Summary of descendants

Lillias has 15 direct descendants as of February 2026, comprising:

Sources

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