Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Christiansen (Prentiss), Willard Bronson  December 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Willard Christiansen, MD
Services: Tues., Dec. 28, 12 p.m.

Willard Bronson Christiansen, MD, was born in Teaneck, NJ on March 20, 1932 to 
Beatrice Harzfeld Christiansen and Ralph Prentiss. Prior to obtaining his BA 
at Amherst College in Amherst, MA in 1957, he served in the Navy for 4 years. 
He received his Medical degree from the University of Rochester in 1962 and 
completed a 2-year surgical residency at Albany Medical Center in 1964. Dr. C 
pioneered industrial/occupational medicine in Kern County and dedicated over 
34 years to perfecting this speciality. He was an incredibly talented and 
dedicated physician. 

Outside the medical office, he was once a tennis enthusiast and avid golfer. 
However, he was in his glory in the kitchen. He was the consummate host whose 
greatest joys were cooking and entertaining for his friends and family.

In the twilight of his life he came to realize he had God in his soul and 
found emotional peace.

Preceded in death by his mother, Beatrice Christiansen, his father, Ralph 
Prentiss, and his sister, Marcella Quackenbush. He is survived by his son, 
Jeffrey Christiansen and wife, Stacey and their children, Connor and Danielle; 
his daughter, Jennifer Drake and husband, Roger and their children, Whitney 
and Bonnie; his daughter, Lisa Haddad and husband, James and their children, 
Michael, Allie, and Ryan; his daughter, Dana Christiansen and husband, Craig 
Webb and their children, Trevor, Collette, and Domonique; and his daughter, 
Erika Jones and husband, James and their children, Jestia, Jaimie, and Joshua; 
and two great-grandchildren, Annika and Nicholas. He is also survived by his 
two brothers, Chris Prentiss and Richard Christiansen.

The family invites you to join them in the celebration of Bills life on 
Tuesday, December 28, 2004, at 12:00 p.m., at Laurelglen Bible Church on Ashe 
Road.

In lieu of flowers, you may make a donation to the Arthritis Associations 
Adaptive Aquatics Center in memory of Dr. Christiansen.

Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary

Funeral Directors 


Additional Comments:
Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased.
* Posted in the 28 December 2004 edition

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