Christenson, Anna Margaret Wepel (1907-1983)

CHRISTENSON, WEPEL, BOSMA, BALM

Posted By: Debbie Greenfield (email)
Date: 7/15/2015 at 09:19:49

Daily Freeman Journal, Monday, September 26, 1983

Anna Christenson, 75, Webster City, died Sunday morning at the Hamilton County hospital where she had been a patient for two days. She had been in ill health since June.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Foster Funeral home with the Rev. Charles Smith officiating. Burial will be in the Community church [Presbyterian Cemetery] cemetery east of Kamrar. Friends may call at the Foster Funeral home after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Anna Margaret Wepel, daughter of Aise and Grace Bosma Wepel, was born Dec. 5, 1907, at Titonka, Iowa. She received her education at Titonka and Kamrar.

On May 21, 1935, she was united in marriage to LeRoy Christenson, and the couple resided in Kamrar, later moving to a farm north of Webster City. For several years they had lived in Webster City.

She was preceded in death by her husband in October, 1974, and continued to live in Webster City, the past four months residing at Crestview Manor.

She is surived by two sons and one daughter, John Christenson of Webster City, Mrs. Richard (Maria) Balm of Fort Smith, Ark., and Roger L. Christenson of Pomona, Calif; and four grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two grandchildren and her parents.

She was a member of Grace United Methodist church.