Obituary Record

Christian A. Christensen
Died on 3/16/2005

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Published in the Enterprise April 5, 2005

(veteran)

Christian A. Christensen, 87, of Glen Carbon, Ill., died March 16, 2005, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill. Funeral services were March 18, and interment was at St. James Cemetery in Fort Russel Township.

Christian A. Christensen was born Aug. 16, 1917, in Omaha to Charles and Dora (Steffen) Christensen. On June 4, 1948, he married Ruth Schaberg at Eden United Church of Christ.

Mr. Christensen was a veteran of World War II, and served in the United States Army. He was a pharmacist at Rexall Drug Company in St. Louis, Mo., retiring in 1979. He was a member of the Eden United Church of Christ in Edwardsville, Ill., American Legion Post No. 266 of Bennington, and was past chairman (1963) of St. Louis Society of Cosmetic Chemist.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth; daughter, Norman Pennington; one grandson; and sister, Lorene D. Matzen of Bennington.

He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Anton Matzen.

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