Funeral services for Betty Christiansen of Logan, Iowa, were held Monday, Oct. 14, 2002, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Missouri Valley, Iowa. Interment was in the Prairie View Cemetery, south of Kennard. Mrs. Christiansen died Thursday, Oct. 10, at Immanuel Hospital after suffering an aneurysm at her home.

Betty Christiansen was born Feb. 17, 1937, in Rochester, Minn., to Raymond and Margaret (Mayo) Rasmussen. She attended grade school at Orum and graduated from Blair High School in 1954.

On June 22, 1957, she married Merle Christiansen at First Lutheran Church in Blair. They farmed west of Blair from 1957 until 1965, and then moved to Logan.

Mrs. Christiansen worked at several businesses including the Kennard Bank, Roy Rosenbaum Oil Tank Wagon Service, Taylor Oil Tank Wagon Service, Taylor Oil Company in Blair, Byron-Reed Equity Company, US West Communications, Mutual of Omaha, and Missouri Valley Implement, where she was employed at the time of her death.

Along with her work, Mrs. Christiansen was very active in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Missouri Valley, serving as church treasurer for 13 years, and singing in the choir.

She was a member of the Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 638, where she was currently serving as the Lodge’s secretary. She also served as the Jurisdictional President of the Iowa/Minnesota/Wisconsin District in 1999. She was also a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Missouri Valley, and the Women’s Bowling League, serving as League president.

She enjoyed gardening, knitting, reading, card club and spending time with her family and friends.

Mrs. Christiansen is survived by her husband, Merle of Logan; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Greg and Sally of Missouri Valley and Gary of Omaha. A daughter, Sandy Wrona of Omaha; four grandchildren; brother, Bill Rasmussen, of Blair; and two sisters and brother-in-law, Judy and E. T. Thompson, and Phyllis Bunten, both of Blair; several nieces and nephews.

Memorials are suggested to St. Paul Lutheran Fellowship Hall in Missouri Valley.

Hennessey-Aman Funeral Home in Missouri Valley was in charge of arrangements.

#2 Funeral Leaflet

In Loving Memory of Betty Christiansen

Born February 17, 1937 Rochester, Minnesota ~ Entered Into Rest October 10, 2002 Omaha, Nebraska

Services Monday 10:30 a.m. October 14, 2002 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Missouri Valley, Iowa. Officiating: Pastor Robert H. Kruempel. Organist: Carol Gorham. Congregational Hymns: “Blessed Assurance”, “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry”

Casket Bearers: Landy Dinsmore, Marvin Heise, Merrit (Dutch) Klotz, Melvin (Red) Misfeldt, Glen Vogt, Bill Wrich

Honorary Casket Bearers: Virginia Carey, Laura Collings, Julie Mefford, Patty Ring, Gail Smith, Colleen Thomas

2 P.M. Graveside Services: Prairie View Cemetery, Kennard, Nebraska

~~~ Obituary and funeral leaflet courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska~~~

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