Tessman, Elaine Christine (Christensen) (1937 - 2022)

TESSMAN, CHRISTENSEN, GROSSMAN, GERBER, LARSEN, BAILS, MARCUSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/4/2022 at 16:32:35

Name of deceased: Elaine Christine Tessman (nee Christensen)

Aged: 85 yrs, 2 mo, 3 days

Residence: Audubon, Audubon County, IA

Born: July 25, 1937; rural Hamlin, Audubon County, IA

Died: Sep. 28, 2022; Guthrie County Hospital, Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, IA

Funeral services: Monday, October 3, 2022; First United Methodist Church, Audubon, IA; burial was in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon, IA

Survived by: Children, Susan (spouse, Don) Grossman of Willey, IA, Dale (spouse, Michelle) Tessman of Audubon, IA, Joni Tessman and Laura Gerber of Urbandale, IA, Julie (spouse, Cody) Larsen of Guthrie Center, IA; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-granddaughter; brother, Marvin (spouse, Annabelle) Christensen of Audubon, IA; brother-in-law, Duane Tessman of Audubon, IA; sister-in-law, Wava Bails of Harlan, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Alfred Marinus and Hilda Minona (nee Marcusen) Christensen; husband, Darold Tessman (deceased July 2019); twin infant daughters; father- and mother-in-law, Arch and Evelyn Tessman; sister-in-law, Cleone Tessman

Education: Attended rural school in Hamlin and Greely townships, Audubon County, IA. She went to high school in Exira, IA, and graduated with the Class of 1955

Religious affiliation: Confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Audubon, IA; member, Methodist Women "Mary" Circle and helped serve funerals and volunteered heavily to the Methodist Church in Audubon, IA

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Darold Tessman; Feb. 12, 1961; Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Audubon, IA

Employment: Farmer’s wife, raising their children and helping her husband run a large cattle operation, and farm row crops and hay. In 1993, she began working at Walmart in Carroll, IA. She enjoyed her job working aat the jewelry counter and later in the pharmacy for just over 13 years, and retired in 2006.

Hobbies/Interests: With Darold, they enjoyed square dancing; loved to cook and bake; loved to play cards, games, and watch movies with their grandchildren

Sources: knodfm.com; kesslerfuneralhomes.com