Christiansen, Hilda Elsie (Sindt) (1921 - 2018)

CHRISTIANSEN, SINDT, BLADT, PLAGMANN, JONES, STUHR, BERG, NIELSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/16/2018 at 23:12:30

Name of deceased: Hilda Elsie Christiansen (nee Sindt)

Aged: 97 yrs, 7 mo, 29 days

Residence: Elm Crest Retirement Community, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: Feb. 10, 1921; rural Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Died: Oct. 9, 2018; Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Friday, Oct. 12, 2018; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Jacksonville Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Lanny Christiansen of North Platte, NE and Marie Brower of Harlan, IA; grandchildren: Mark Brower of Harlan, IA, and Tammy (spouse, Ron) Less of Rapid City, SD; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Gustav and Lizzie (nee Bladt) Sindt; husband, Lester; siblings, Emma Plagmann, Alma Jones, Mabel Stuhr, Gus Sindt, Jr., Lizzie Sindt, Ella Berg, Olga Sindt, Edna Nielsen and Pearl Sindt

Education: attended school in Shelby, IA and graduated from Shelby High School

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Lester Christiansen; Nov. 14, 1942; Omaha, Douglas County, NE

Employment: farmer’s wife; she also worked various jobs, including as a switchboard operator in Jacksonville, IA, Pauley Funeral Home in Harlan, IA, at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn, IA, and the Baptist Memorial Home in Harlan, IA, where she worked in housekeeping for more than 24 years before retiring.

Hobbies/Interests: gardening; quilting; was an avid seamstress, making countless wedding dresses and other articles of clothing;

Sources: pauleyjones.com