Christenson, Mary (1954-2011)
CHRISTENSON, DEAN, OLSON, SIMONSON, SHUGAR
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 8/6/2011 at 15:21:29
Mary Christenson
November 25, 1954 - August 03, 2011Des Moines, Iowa
Mary (Meme) Kathryn Christenson, age 56, of Waukee, Iowa, and formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa.
Mary Kathryn Dean was born November 25, 1954, in Linn Grove, Iowa, the daughter of Ward and Miriam (Olson) Dean. As an infant, she was baptized in November 1954. In 1991, Mary was confirmed at St Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Growing up, Mary lived in Linn Grove, Marathon, and then Storm Lake. She attended Storm Lake High School, graduating in 1973. In May, 1995, she graduated from the Faust Institute of Cosmetology. On December 11, 1973, Mary married her soul mate, Paul Christenson, in Storm Lake, Iowa. They were blessed with one son, Ryan.
Mary and Paul moved to Waukee, Iowa, in 1999, where she had a home daycare for many years. She loved working with kids. Eventually, she went to work at the Waukee Schools to continue working with children. She worked there for eight years until Paul needed her as a loving, caring, nurse.
Mary was a wonderful mother, aunt, sister, friend and fairy godmother. She cherished all of the times with her family and friends which were very important to her. Paul and Mary loved to “treasure” hunt at goodwill and garage sales. She enjoyed crafting and collecting antiques and will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Ryan Christenson, of Jackson, Tennessee; her brothers: Everett Dean, of Dickens, Iowa, Jerry (Pam) Dean, of Tama, Iowa, and Bruce (Jane) Dean, of Gayville, South Dakota; her sisters: Carol Simonson, of Lake City, Florida, and Anne (Ed) Shugar, of Sioux Rapids, Iowa; as well as nieces; nephews; extended family and friends.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Paul; her parents, Ward and Miriam Dean; and her parents-in-law, Bernard and June Christenson.
Visitation: 3:00-8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 3:30 p.m., August 07, 2011, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 a.m., August 08, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Vigil Service: 7:00 p.m., August 07, 2011, at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake, Iowa.
Interment: August 08, 2011, at Oakland Cemetery in Peterson, Iowa.Copyright © 2011, Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home
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