Doris M. Christian (1919-2008)

CHRISTIAN, BALL, DOWNING, LEWIS, BITTNER, CRESWICK, BINKARD, CARLSON, MOLDE, TWEDT, BANE, BULLINGTON

Posted By: Nevada Journal
Date: 2/29/2008 at 08:31:40

NEVADA JOURNAL, Nevada, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, February 28, 2008.

Doris M. Christian, 88, of Rural Radcliffe died February 17, 2008 at her home. Funeral services were Saturday February 23, 2008 at Salem Lutheran Church in Roland. Burial was in the Roland Cemetery.

Doris was born May 4, 1919 in Collins, Iowa to B. Alfred and Crescy (Downing) Ball. She married George L. Christian on January 17, 1941. He died April 20, 2000. She and her husband farmed north of Roland for many years. She was a member of Salem Lutheran Church in Roland where she was active in ladies aide, circle and taught Sunday School. Doris was a graduate of McCallsburg High School in 1936 and from Capital City Business College in Des Moines.

She is survived by two daughters, Janice (Jerry) Lewis of Newton and Margaret (Chancy) Bittner of Urbandale; a son, Joel (Carol) Christian of Peoria, IL; a son-in-law, Chester Creswick of Newton; 13 grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Binkard of Britt and Anna Laura Carlson of Prescott, AZ; a brother-in-law, Lester Molde and sisters-in-law, Alice Twedt, Lois (Charles) Bane, Betty Ball, Lenore Christian and Claire (Harold) Bullington.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Cecelia Creswick and four brothers.

Memorials may be directed to Salem Lutheran Church or Wesley at Home.

Soderstrum Funeral Home was entrusted with arrangements.

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