OBITUARY: Inez Jeannette Christianson, Mitchell County, Iowa #1 [ Mitchell County Press online -- Posted July 3, 2002 www.mcpress.com ] Inez Christianson Funeral services are tentatively scheduled for Friday, July 5 at the Rock Creek Lutheran Church, rural Osage for Inez Christianson, age 78, of Mankato, MN and formerly of the Osage area. Inez died Monday, July 1, 2002, at the Immanuel St. Joseph Mayo Health System in Mankato, MN. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home (641) 732-3706, is in charge of the arrangements. ================================================== #2 [ Mitchell County Press online -- Posted July 10, 2002 www.mcpress.com ] Inez Jeannette Christianson Funeral services for Inez Jeannette Christianson, age 78, of Mankato, MN and formerly of the Osage area were held at Rock Creek Lutheran Church, rural Osage, IA on Friday, July 5, 2002. The Reverend R. Dawson Tornes officiated. Interment was in the Rock Creek Cemetery. Christianson died Monday, July 1, 2002 at the Immanuel St. Joseph Mayo Health System in Mankato, MN. Inez was the eldest daughter of Theodore and Mary (Nelson) Christianson, She was born September 27, 1923 in rural Osage, IA. She attended Cedar No. 7 and Rock No. 7 rural schools and graduated from Osage High School with the class of 1940. She attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls, IA for one year and then taught in area schools for four years. Inez was an intelligent lady who loved to read and study so she entered St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN where she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in 1949. She felt the need to help her parents so she stayed with them until they passed away in 1964. Inez was very involved with her church, Rock Creek Lutheran in rural Osage, IA. She taught Sunday School for 28 years. Inez moved to Mankato, MN to be near her sister and family and attended Mankato State University obtaining a bachelor of science degree and later a master of science degree in 1977. This was done while she taught school in Mankato, MN schools for 17 years. Christianson was preceded in death by her parents. Inez's survivors include a sister Arlene Rudolph of Janesville, MN, a nephew Darold Rudolph of Dallas, TX, a niece, Colleen (Rudolph) and her husband Ed Tucker and their children, Nicholas and Natalie of Brooklyn Center, MN and several cousins in California and Iowa. Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage was in charge of arrangements. Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson (Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.) This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. **************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material,must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************