MRS. CLIFFORD (LaVonne Dosser) CHRISTOPHERSON

MILLER, DOSSER, CHRISTOPHERSON, RUSCH, WILSON, BELLAVER, JONES

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 2/4/2003 at 19:39:32

MRS. CLIFFORD (LaVonne Dosser) CHRISTOPHERSON

Telegraph Herald - Thursday, Jan 23 2003

LaVonne Christopherson, 78, of 2488 Trygg Drive, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2003, at ManorCare Health Services.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home, 2659 Kennedy Road, and after 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church.

She was born on July 6, 1924, in Caledonia, Minn., daughter of Joseph and Clara (Miller) Dosser. She married Clifford Christopherson on July 3, 1941, in Quandahl; he died on Aug. 31, 2001.

She had been a longtime member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church.

LaVonne enjoyed vacationing in Florida and fishing in Minnesota with Cliff. She also enjoyed her grandchildren and always had a smile ready when she remembered her days working at the Melody Mill.

Surviving are two daughters, Carol (Dan) Rusch, of Dubuque, and Connie (William) Wilson, of Springfield, Va.; four sisters-in-law, Hazel Dosser, of Roseville, Minn., Iola Dosser, of Spring Grove, Minn., Agnes Christopherson, of Dubuque, and Catherine Christopherson, of Key West; six grandchildren, Jeff, Brian and Mike Rusch, Susan Bellaver, Jennifer Beverly and Jessica Jones; and six great-grandchildren.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Wilfred “Butch,” Raymond and William Dosser.

Memorials may be given to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 1780 White St., Dubuque, Iowa 52001.