#1-RITES FOR MRS. CHRISTIANSEN

KENNARD WOMAN, 88, BORN IN DENMARK

LIVED IN THIS COUNTY 62 YEARS

Rites were held last Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Petrine Christiansen, 88, a brief account of whose death on June 14 was published in last week’s Pilot-Tribune. The funeral was held at the Washington Community Church, the Rev. P. L. Thorslev of Kennard’s Emmaus Lutheran Church officiating. Interment under direction of the Bendorf Funeral Home of Blair was in Prairie View Cemetery. Six grandsons were pallbearers.

Long interested in affairs of her community, Mrs. Christiansen had resided near Kennard for 62 years.

Mrs. Christiansen was born Apr. 27, 1860, at Thorning, Denmark, where she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran Church. She and her husband, Peter Christiansen, came to American in 1884. They resided in Omaha two years, and then moved to a Washington County farm, where Mr. Christiansen died in 1920.

Six children, four sons and two daughters were born to the Christiansen’s. A daughter died in infancy, and one son, Jens, died in March 1947.

Surviving Mrs. Christiansen are one daughter, Mrs. Miller Nielsen (Mary) of Kennard; and three sons, Chris, Andrew, and Anton Christiansen, all of Kennard. There are ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

#2-24 June, 1948 - The Enterprise - Petrine Christiansen

MRS. CHRISTIANSEN RITES THURSDAY

Mrs. Petrine Christiansen died at the home of her son, Anton of Kennard on June 14th, 1948. She was born in Denmark April 27th 1860, and was at her death 88 years, 1 month and 17 days old.

She was married to Peter Christiansen and came to America in 1884. They resided for two years in Omaha before they came to Washington county. Here they made their home on a farm where the husband died in 1920.

Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen, four sons and two daughters. One son, Jens, died in March of 1947 and one daughter died in infancy.

One daughter, Mrs. Mary Nielsen, and three sons, Chris, Andrew and Anton, all reside in Kennard. Besides these there are ten grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and a host of friends, all of whom will mourn her passing.

To have lived for more than 88 years and to have reared a family, all of whom are good citizens, and to have lived a life free from blame and criticism as did Mrs. Christiansen is an example that is well worthy of emulation.

The funeral was held from the Washington community church on Thursday, June 17, with Rev. Thorslev of Kennard officiating, and interment was made under the supervision of the Bendorf Funeral Home in Prairie View Cemetery.

The pallbearers were six grandsons, Walter, Vernon, LaVerne, Merle and Calvin Christiansen and Nels Christiansen.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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