Lowell Christianson
April 29, 1928 — April 6, 2014
Lowell Christianson
Lowell E. Christianson, age 85, formerly of Spruce Hill Township, died Sunday, April 6, 2014, at Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Spruce Hill Lutheran Church in Spruce Hill Township with Rev. John Riggle officiating. Music is provided by organist, Kevin Lee and vocalists, Evangeline Anderson and Dan Hagen Family. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m., Friday at Lind Family Funeral Home in Miltona and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.
Lowell Edmond Christianson was born April 29, 1928, in Spruce Hill Township to Frans Olaf Wilhelm and Hannah Louise (Anderson) Christianson. He was baptized at Spruce Hill Lutheran Church and later confirmed on September 7, 1941. He attended Country School District #65, and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria in 1946. Following his education he helped his father on the home farm. He was united in marriage to Lenore Backberg September 24, 1949, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Following their marriage they continued farming in the Spruce Hill Township area and in the spring of 1953, moved to live in the home that they kept until 2012. He was a member of Spruce Hill Lutheran Church and later Faith Lutheran Church serving on both church boards for over thirty years combined. He also attended Faith Men's Club in Miltona. He was Sunday School Superintendent and teacher at Spruce Hill for many years. He was sextant of the Spruce Hill Cemetery and caretaker for the Spruce Hill Lutheran Church for many years. He served on the Spruce Hill Town Board and the Douglas County Spruce Hill Historical Society. It was important to Lowell that the church be used for God's ministry. He was happy that he could help the Douglas County Historical Society with three services a year from 1994 to 2008. When he was no longer able to do much farm work, he did yard work and baked cookies, sometimes in the middle of the night.
Lowell is survived his two daughters, Lynette (Peter) Thorvig of Hinckley and Nancy (Randy) Baker of Hancock; son, Larry (Alice) Christianson of Spruce Hill Township; son-in-law, Marcus Olsen of Garfield; sister, Ardelle Ziehme of St. Paul; sister-in-law, Angeline Christianson of Tucson, Arizona; 19 grandchildren, Seth (Joy) Baker, Lance (Rachel) Christianson, Nathan Olsen, Glen Christianson, Matthew (Kelsey) Baker, Jonas Christianson, Shem Baker, Micah Baker, Luke Baker, Ethan Baker, Kristen (Sudhir Shrestha) Thorvig, Laura Thorvig, Jennifer Thorvig, Hanna (Caleb) Baker, Marie Christianson, Daniel Olsen, Ruthanna Baker, Tirzah Baker and Jubilee Baker; nine great-grandchildren, Aaron, George, Wesley, Emmett, Landon, Henry, Abigail, Logan and Joanna and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Judy (Christianson) Olsen on March 28, 2002; brothers, Dennis and Arnold; and wife, Lenore on September 19, 2012.
Funeral services are 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 12, 2014, at Spruce Hill Lutheran Church in Spruce Hill Township with Rev. John Riggle officiating. Music is provided by organist, Kevin Lee and vocalists, Evangeline Anderson and Dan Hagen Family. Burial is at the church cemetery.
Visitation is 5-8 p.m., Friday at Lind Family Funeral Home in Miltona and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church.
Lowell Edmond Christianson was born April 29, 1928, in Spruce Hill Township to Frans Olaf Wilhelm and Hannah Louise (Anderson) Christianson. He was baptized at Spruce Hill Lutheran Church and later confirmed on September 7, 1941. He attended Country School District #65, and graduated from Central High School in Alexandria in 1946. Following his education he helped his father on the home farm. He was united in marriage to Lenore Backberg September 24, 1949, at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples. Following their marriage they continued farming in the Spruce Hill Township area and in the spring of 1953, moved to live in the home that they kept until 2012. He was a member of Spruce Hill Lutheran Church and later Faith Lutheran Church serving on both church boards for over thirty years combined. He also attended Faith Men's Club in Miltona. He was Sunday School Superintendent and teacher at Spruce Hill for many years. He was sextant of the Spruce Hill Cemetery and caretaker for the Spruce Hill Lutheran Church for many years. He served on the Spruce Hill Town Board and the Douglas County Spruce Hill Historical Society. It was important to Lowell that the church be used for God's ministry. He was happy that he could help the Douglas County Historical Society with three services a year from 1994 to 2008. When he was no longer able to do much farm work, he did yard work and baked cookies, sometimes in the middle of the night.
Lowell is survived his two daughters, Lynette (Peter) Thorvig of Hinckley and Nancy (Randy) Baker of Hancock; son, Larry (Alice) Christianson of Spruce Hill Township; son-in-law, Marcus Olsen of Garfield; sister, Ardelle Ziehme of St. Paul; sister-in-law, Angeline Christianson of Tucson, Arizona; 19 grandchildren, Seth (Joy) Baker, Lance (Rachel) Christianson, Nathan Olsen, Glen Christianson, Matthew (Kelsey) Baker, Jonas Christianson, Shem Baker, Micah Baker, Luke Baker, Ethan Baker, Kristen (Sudhir Shrestha) Thorvig, Laura Thorvig, Jennifer Thorvig, Hanna (Caleb) Baker, Marie Christianson, Daniel Olsen, Ruthanna Baker, Tirzah Baker and Jubilee Baker; nine great-grandchildren, Aaron, George, Wesley, Emmett, Landon, Henry, Abigail, Logan and Joanna and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Judy (Christianson) Olsen on March 28, 2002; brothers, Dennis and Arnold; and wife, Lenore on September 19, 2012.
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