Marjorie Ann (Goeman) CHRISTIANS

CHRISTIANS, GOEMAN, GRUIS, PRINGNITZ, HARRIS, MURPHY, BELL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/7/2013 at 13:53:59

Marjorie Ann Christians (Goeman)
September 22, 1923 --- May 6, 2013

Marjorie Christians, 89, of Kanawha passed away Monday, May 6, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services for Marjorie Christians will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 10:30 AM at the Wright Christian Reformed Church, 1730 130th Street, south of Kanawha with Pastor Daniel Lindley officiating. Burial will be at the Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Ewing Funeral Home, 118 East 2nd Street, in Kanawha and will continue one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.

Marge, the daughter of Hio and Anna (Gruis) Goeman was born September 22, 1923 on the family farm near Belmond. She grew up on the farm and attended Pleasant Township Country School. She was baptized in the Immanuel Reformed Church near Belmond. Following graduation, she attended Central College in Pella and graduated with a teaching degree. She taught school in three different one room country schools in and around Pleasant Township. While teaching, if any families were in need because of illness or the birth of a baby she would move in to help them out.

Marge was united in marriage with Elmer Mike Christians on May 25, 1946 in Denver Colorado. Following Mike’s discharge from the Army, they made their home on a farm near Kanawha. Later in life, after retirement, she was employed at Bloemke’s Pharmacy. Marge loved to bake and cook especially angel food cake. She hand wrote cookbooks for her family of her favorite recipes and wrote notes on which occasion they were made for. It took her a year to write one cookbook. She would often write poems for special occasions. She was organist for various churches for 50 years. Her love for the Lord and her faith was always seen and shared.

Marge is survived by her two children: Margaret (Doyce) Pringnitz of Kanawha and Mike (Laurie) Christians of Kanawha; son-in-law: Gary Harris of Clear Lake; nine grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Mavis (James) Murphy of Marshfield, Missouri and Ann (Ed) Bell of Charleston, South Carolina; brother: Donovan (Shirley) Goeman of Neosho, Missouri; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Mike; daughter Marcia Harris.

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