Harry Nis Christensen (1982)

CHRISTENSEN, FROST, HILDERBRAND, LAMBERTI, WALLACE, BUSH

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 5/6/2006 at 09:00:48

Winterset Madisonian
1982

Harry Christensen, Winterset

A funeral service was held Saturday, April 24, at Collins Funeral Home for Harry Nis Christensen of Winterset, who died at Madison County Memorial Hospital on April 21. He was 83 years old.

Born in Brayton, Iowa on June 5, 1898, he was the son of Nis and Bertha Frost Christensen.

On Nov. 27, 1972, he married Clara Hilderbrand in Grant City, Mo.

Mr. Christensen lived in Adair and Madison counties most of his life, earning his living as a farmer until his retirement in 1960.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two previous wives, Leta Bush and Pauline Lamberti; a son, Carl; 6 brothers and 1 sister.

Survivors include his wife, Clara of Winterset; 2 sons, John of Des Moines and Raymond of Natchitoches, La.; a step-on, Donald Lamberti of Waukee; 2 brothers, Jake of Winterset and Clarence of Greenfield; a half-sister, Esther Wallace of Creston; 14 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.

Rev. Phil Hall officiated at the funeral service. Burial was in Winterset Cemetery.