Christensen, Ellen J. (1928-2017)

CHRISTENSEN, HARSON, HOKE, WEILAND, GRIEME, CHILDS, HICKS, KEMPADOO, SANDERS, HEAVERLO, DOUGLAS, DUNHAM, MORGAN, GLACKIN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:23

Ellen J. Christensen
November 17, 1928 - December 25, 2017

Ellen Janice Christensen, age 89, of Alta, Iowa, passed away on December 25, 2017, at Sunset Knoll in Aurelia.

Ellen Janice Harson, a daughter of Harry and Carol (Hoke) Harson, was born on November 17, 1928, in Rowan, Iowa.

Baptized at Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg, Iowa, on January 6, 1953, she attended and graduated from Emmetsburg High School. On November 17, 1948, she married Clifford Christensen at Bethany Lutheran Church in Emmetsburg. Subsequently, they were blessed with four children: Mary, Jeanine, Gary, and Sharon. In 1959, Clifford and Ellen moved north of Alta where they farmed and raised their children.

Ellen valued her family and treasured being able to help on the farm and in the fields, raise her children, and spend time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed cooking and baking and worked tirelessly in the kitchen to host many family gatherings. In addition, she spent her spare time making quilts, dolls, and other special projects for loved ones. All the recipients of her handiwork will, always, cherish her beautiful sewing and embroidery. Moreover, Clifford and Ellen looked forward to afternoons playing cards and board games, especially when their grandchildren joined them. Her loving and caring heart will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Mary (Ordell) Weiland, of Alta, Iowa, Gary Christensen, of Sutherland, Iowa, and Sharon “Sue” (Larry) Grieme, of Alta, Iowa; her grandchildren: Jody Childs, Ashley Christensen (Travis Miller), Dane (Crystal) Christensen, Whitney Christensen, Sara Grieme, Johanna (Doug) Hicks, Tammy (Philip) Kempadoo, Laura (Nate) Sanders, Cory (Mindy) Weiland; her great grandchildren: Mason Childs; Cale Christensen; Orion Hicks; Cara Kempadoo; Caroline and Christopher Sanders; and Cade, Carter, and Makenly Weiland; her brother, Donald (Virginia) Harson, of Hartley, Iowa; and her sisters, Lowene Heaverlo, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Carol Douglas, of Spencer, Iowa; as well as nieces; nephews; cousins; extended family members; and friends.

Ellen was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Carol Harson; her husband, Clifford Christensen; her daughter, Jeanine Marie Christensen; her brothers, Robert and Harold Harson; her sisters: Berneta Dunham; Marion Morgan; and Nancy Glackin; her brothers-in-law: Lyle Douglas, Cecil Morgan, Vernon Dunham, James Heaverlo, and Alvin Glackin, her grandson, Conner Cory Weiland; and her granddaughter, Piper Ellen Kempadoo.

Funeral services will be held Friday, December 29, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. Visitation will take place Thursday, December 28, 2017, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is overseeing the arrangements.

Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, 2017.

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