CHRISTENSEN, Wendell H. "Chris" 1929-2010

CHRISTENSEN, FORBES, WATTERS, HANSON, SMITH

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 8/2/2010 at 17:05:16

[Waterloo Courier, Wednesday, March 24, 2010]

CEDAR FALLS — Wendell H. "Chris" Christensen, 80, of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, March 23, at Sartori Memorial Hospital.

He was born Oct. 1, 1929, in Nashua, son of Wendell H. and Lauretta H. Forbes Christensen. He married Pauline Watters on July 20, 1953, in Cedar Falls.

Mr. Christensen served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and served as Black Hawk County sheriff from 1974 to 1988.

Survived by: his wife; two daughters, Karen (Paul) Hanson of Hudson and Wendy (Dave) Smith of Cedar Falls; a son, Wendell H. III (Lianne Fernandez) of South Daytona, Fla.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Preceded in death by: two brothers, Ronald and Welden; and a sister, Waneta.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Richardson Funeral Home.

Memorial fund: has been established, to be designated at a later date.

Black Hawk Obituaries maintained by Karen De Groote.
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