Plymouth-Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Christianson, C. R. (Chris) August 16, 1950
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C. R. Christianson
Dies Suddenly			(From the collection of Vivian Norby Andersen)

	C. R. (Chris) Christianson, a resident of the Soldier community for for
(sic) nearly 70 years, died suddenly at the home of his son, Harry W. near 
Kingsley Wednesday afternoon, August 16.  He was nearly 81 years old.
	Mr. Christianson had been in the yard raking some dry grass when Mrs. 
Harry Christianson came with a cold watermelon for them.  They lived in a 
tenant house on Harry’s farm.  He said he would be right in as he had a little 
raking to finish.  When he didn’t come his daughter-in-law went to call him 
again and found him lying on the porch where he had died of a heart attack.
	Mr. Christianson was a kind and loyal man, one who everyone called a 
friend.  For many years he had cared for Mrs. Christianson, who has been 
ailing.  He helped with the household duties besides working outside whenever 
possible, never complaining.
	Funeral services were held at the Soldier Lutheran Church Friday, 
August 18 at 2:00 o’clock, with Mrs. John Kildahl giving the sermon.  Burial 
was in the Soldier Valley cemetery under the direction of the Dickison Funeral 
Home of Kingsley.
	Chris Christianson, son of Christian and Helen Christianson, was born 
in Chicago September 19, 1869, and died at his home on the Harry W. 
Christianson farm near Kingsley, Iowa, Wednesday, August 16 at the age of 80 
years, 10 months and 27 days.
	He came to Iowa at the age of nine years, settling on a farm near 
Soldier with his parents and resided in or near Soldier ever since with the 
exception of the past three years which were spent on his son’s farm.
	In April of 1896 he was united in marriage to Miss Matilda Olson.  To 
this union six children were born, three daughters and three sons, two of 
them, Helen and Tony, dying when they were children.  Surviving are Harry W. 
of Kingsley, Clifford of Ft. Dodge, Carol (Mrs. Glenn Kruwell) of Elgin, 
Illinois, Esther (Mrs. George Hitchcock) of Ainsworth, Nebr..  He is also 
survived by his wife, one brother, Albert *****(ends there).

(notation dates 1949)


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