Christiansen, John (1944 - 2019)

CHRISTIANSEN, HUBER, STONE, ZERN, HENDERSON, TOOL, GRIMES, PABEN, SIEPKER, SHIPLEY, SUMMERS, FRASIER, FRAZIER, MAXWELL

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/16/2020 at 16:27:20

Name of deceased: John Christiansen

Aged: 75 yrs, 3 mo, 9 days

Residence: Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ (formerly of Harlan, Shelby County, IA)

Born: Sep. 18, 1944; location not provided

Died: Dec. 27, 2019; Mesa, AZ

Funeral services: Celebration of Life: Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 28 years, Vy, Mesa, AZ; daughters, Deborah (spouse, Troy) Huber of Liberty, MO, Deanna Stone (spouse, Paul Zern) of Gilbert, IA, and Dawn (spouse, Shaun) Henderson of Omaha, NE; step-son, John (spouse, Tammy) Tool of Palmer Lake, CO; step-daughter, Laura (spouse, Jay) Grimes of Rio Rancho, NM; grandchildren, Malia Paben of Omaha, NE, Maddy Stone of Gilbert IA, Jonathan (spouse, Jennifer) Stone of Nevada, IA, Julia Stone of Des Moines, IA, Derek Tool of Newport Beach, CA, Joshua Tool of Greer, SC, Jordyn (spouse, Scott) Siepker of Des Moines IA, C. Ryan Shipley of Minneapolis, MN, and Taylor and Travis Grimes of Des Moines, IA; foreign exchange ‘daughter,’ Alba (spouse, Ryan Paulsen) Aguillon Moreno of Parkersburg, IA; sister, Jane (spouse, Jerry) Summers of Overgaard AZ; nieces, Janelle, Michelle, Cindy, and Cathy; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lynden and Lou Verne Christiansen; sister, Linda Frasier; brother-in-law, Dallas (“Mick”) Frazier; nephew, Chris Summers

Education: Graduated from Harlan High School and furthered his education in numerous areas, including accounting

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Served in the U. S. Air Force; dates not provided

Marriages: (1) Pat Maxwell; date and location not provided (2) Vy Tool; date and location not provided

Employment: Employed by Home Federal Savings and Loan, serving as president for many years; in 1992, he relocated to Rapid City, SD and was employed by Black Hills Federal Credit Union as the Mortgage Lending Supervisor. He retired in 2010 and, with Vy, relocated to Omaha, NE., where he worked part-time for Lowe’s before they retired to Mesa, AZ. in 2018.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, Lions Club among other clubs and associations

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com