Dennis H. Christensen of Luck died at the United Pioneer Home in Luck Dec. 26, 2008. He was 79.
Dennis was born on Feb. 5, 1929, in Georgetown Township to Dagmar (Jensen) and Jacob Christensen. Dennis was baptized and confirmed at the Milltown Lutheran Church. He married his youth girlfriend Adah Randall on Jan. 17, 1952. To this union six sons were born.
Dennis joined the United States Army in 1949 and was stationed in Korea where he was a medical corpsman and as the brave soldier that he was he went out into the fields to rescue the injured. He was honorably discharged by the United States Army in 1951.
After his discharge from the Army and his return to the United States, Dennis worked as an orderly at the Minneapolis Veteran's Hospital. From there, he worked at various factories until he was in his 60's and worked as a telemarketer. Dennis spent some of his adulthood in Elk River, Minn. and the rest in Minneapolis until his son Myron moved him to the Pioneer Apartments in Luck six years ago.
Dennis loved to fish, hunt, fix old bicycles and then give them to children. He enjoyed playing 500 at the apartments and playing Bingo at the United Pioneer Home.
He is preceded in death by his parents, son, Steve Christensen, brothers, Eddie, Einer, Donald, Arthur and Harlan.
Dennis leaves to celebrate his memory his children, Daniel Christensen, Harlan Christensen, Alvin Christensen, Kevin Peterson, Myron Doyle and Paul Christensen, grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister Marion Kirklin, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Dennis were at the Milltown Lutheran Church on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. The family will greet visitors at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. and then again at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. He will be laid to rest at the Milltown Cemetery following the funeral service with full military honors. A luncheon and fellowship will be held at the church after the cemetery services. Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria is entrusted with funeral arrangements.
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Dennis was born on Feb. 5, 1929, in Georgetown Township to Dagmar (Jensen) and Jacob Christensen. Dennis was baptized and confirmed at the Milltown Lutheran Church. He married his youth girlfriend Adah Randall on Jan. 17, 1952. To this union six sons were born.
Dennis joined the United States Army in 1949 and was stationed in Korea where he was a medical corpsman and as the brave soldier that he was he went out into the fields to rescue the injured. He was honorably discharged by the United States Army in 1951.
After his discharge from the Army and his return to the United States, Dennis worked as an orderly at the Minneapolis Veteran's Hospital. From there, he worked at various factories until he was in his 60's and worked as a telemarketer. Dennis spent some of his adulthood in Elk River, Minn. and the rest in Minneapolis until his son Myron moved him to the Pioneer Apartments in Luck six years ago.
Dennis loved to fish, hunt, fix old bicycles and then give them to children. He enjoyed playing 500 at the apartments and playing Bingo at the United Pioneer Home.
He is preceded in death by his parents, son, Steve Christensen, brothers, Eddie, Einer, Donald, Arthur and Harlan.
Dennis leaves to celebrate his memory his children, Daniel Christensen, Harlan Christensen, Alvin Christensen, Kevin Peterson, Myron Doyle and Paul Christensen, grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister Marion Kirklin, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Dennis were at the Milltown Lutheran Church on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. The family will greet visitors at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. and then again at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. He will be laid to rest at the Milltown Cemetery following the funeral service with full military honors. A luncheon and fellowship will be held at the church after the cemetery services. Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria is entrusted with funeral arrangements.
As written in The Sun
Dennis H. Christensen of Luck died at the United Pioneer Home in Luck Dec. 26, 2008. He was 79.
Dennis was born on Feb. 5, 1929, in Georgetown Township to Dagmar (Jensen) and Jacob Christensen. Dennis was baptized and confirmed at the Milltown Lutheran Church. He married his youth girlfriend Adah Randall on Jan. 17, 1952. To this union six sons were born.
Dennis joined the United States Army in 1949 and was stationed in Korea where he was a medical corpsman and as the brave soldier that he was he went out into the fields to rescue the injured. He was honorably discharged by the United States Army in 1951.
After his discharge from the Army and his return to the United States, Dennis worked as an orderly at the Minneapolis Veteran's Hospital. From there, he worked at various factories until he was in his 60's and worked as a telemarketer. Dennis spent some of his adulthood in Elk River, Minn. and the rest in Minneapolis until his son Myron moved him to the Pioneer Apartments in Luck six years ago.
Dennis loved to fish, hunt, fix old bicycles and then give them to children. He enjoyed playing 500 at the apartments and playing Bingo at the United Pioneer Home.
He is preceded in death by his parents, son, Steve Christensen, brothers, Eddie, Einer, Donald, Arthur and Harlan.
Dennis leaves to celebrate his memory his children, Daniel Christensen, Harlan Christensen, Alvin Christensen, Kevin Peterson, Myron Doyle and Paul Christensen, grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister Marion Kirklin, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Dennis were at the Milltown Lutheran Church on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. The family will greet visitors at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. and then again at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. He will be laid to rest at the Milltown Cemetery following the funeral service with full military honors. A luncheon and fellowship will be held at the church after the cemetery services. Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria is entrusted with funeral arrangements.
As written in The Sun
Dennis was born on Feb. 5, 1929, in Georgetown Township to Dagmar (Jensen) and Jacob Christensen. Dennis was baptized and confirmed at the Milltown Lutheran Church. He married his youth girlfriend Adah Randall on Jan. 17, 1952. To this union six sons were born.
Dennis joined the United States Army in 1949 and was stationed in Korea where he was a medical corpsman and as the brave soldier that he was he went out into the fields to rescue the injured. He was honorably discharged by the United States Army in 1951.
After his discharge from the Army and his return to the United States, Dennis worked as an orderly at the Minneapolis Veteran's Hospital. From there, he worked at various factories until he was in his 60's and worked as a telemarketer. Dennis spent some of his adulthood in Elk River, Minn. and the rest in Minneapolis until his son Myron moved him to the Pioneer Apartments in Luck six years ago.
Dennis loved to fish, hunt, fix old bicycles and then give them to children. He enjoyed playing 500 at the apartments and playing Bingo at the United Pioneer Home.
He is preceded in death by his parents, son, Steve Christensen, brothers, Eddie, Einer, Donald, Arthur and Harlan.
Dennis leaves to celebrate his memory his children, Daniel Christensen, Harlan Christensen, Alvin Christensen, Kevin Peterson, Myron Doyle and Paul Christensen, grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister Marion Kirklin, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services for Dennis were at the Milltown Lutheran Church on Jan. 2 at 11 a.m. The family will greet visitors at the Kolstad Family Funeral Home in Centuria on Thursday from 4-6 p.m. and then again at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. He will be laid to rest at the Milltown Cemetery following the funeral service with full military honors. A luncheon and fellowship will be held at the church after the cemetery services. Kolstad Family Funeral Home of Centuria is entrusted with funeral arrangements.
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