Christopherson, Martha M. (Mrs. Emmett "Lee") 1926-2013

CHRISTOPHERSON, BERNDT, GRIMME

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Date: 2/9/2014 at 13:48:47

Martha Christopherson, 86, of Vining MN. died April 12, 2013. Funeral service was April 18, at Vining Lutheran Church. She was laid to rest in the Vining Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Martha M. Berndt was born April 22, 1926 in Eagle Butte, S.D. to Arthur and Louise (Grimme) Berndt.
She graduated from Tyndall High School in 1944. She continued her education at Biola University in Los Angeles, CA. On August 11, 1950 she married Emmett Leroy "Lee" Christopherson in Tyndall. Together they made their home in Marysville, CA. where Martha was employed as a fourth grade teacher at Marysville Elementary School. In 1968, they moved to Winona MA. where Martha was employed as a substitute teacher and also assisted Lee at the First Baptist Church. Moving to Hawarden in 1981, Lee pastored at First Baptist Church, before retiring to Vining.

Survivors include two sons, David Christopherson of Vining and Terry Christopherson of Henning; two sisters, Arliss (Dilbert) Hellmann of Irene, S.D. and Sharon (Willis) Olsen of Humboldt, S.D. two brothers, William Berndt of Covington GA. and Loren (Judy) Berndt of Harrisburg S.D. and a sister-in-law, Elaine Berndt of Mitchell, S.D.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a sister, Alice (Herman) Reit; two brothers, Arthur and Myron; and infant brothers, Roger and Dwain.

Source: Hawarden Independent April 25, 1913