CHRISTIANSEN, Gordon E. (1920-1995)

CHRISTIANSEN, HANSON, CURTISS, CHAMBERS, LISTER, PAVON, SIMONSON

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society
Date: 9/26/2022 at 12:24:13

Gordon Christiansen

Gordon Erik Christiansen, 74, passed away April 8, 1995 at Westview Care Center in Britt.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 11 at the United Methodist Church in Crystal Lake with Rev. Ken Suetterlin officiating. Ushers were Kenneth Sorenson and Dean Crone.

Casketbearers were Michael Chambers, John Christiansen, Joe Christiansen, Erik Christiansen, Scott Halsted and Sam Handy.

Interment was in the Crystal Lake Township Cemetery, Crystal Lake, Ia. with full military rites conducted by the Forest City American Legion V.F.W.

Gordon, the son of Nels Erik and Esther Hanson Christiansen, was born October 3, 1920 near Crystal Lake in Linden Township. He was baptized on June 28, 1924 at the United Methodist Church in Lake Mills, Ia. Gordon graduated from Britt High School in 1939.

On October 29, 1962, he was united in marriage with Evelyn Curtiss in South Dakota. The couple lived in Moville, Ia. for a time. In 1964 they moved to a farm near Crystal Lake. In 1981, Gordon retired from farming. From 1983 to 1990 he drove motor homes for Winnebago.

Gordon was a member of the American Legion in Forest City. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; three daughters, Judy Chambers and her husband, Jim of Des Moines, Linda Lister and her husband, Carroll of Polk City, Mary Pavon and her husband, Tony of Des Moines; two sons, Ronald and his wife, Donna of Dexter, Douglas and his wife, Barbara of Des Moines; a sister, Fern Simonson of Carlisle; four stepchildren; thirteen grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren; twenty-one great-grandchildren and ten step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one step-daughter.

source: News Tribune, Britt, Iowa, 19 Apr 1995, page 5, column 1