Elmer Olvin Christianson

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                                                                  Elmer Olvin Christianson

Birth: Nov. 11, 1915 Marion Marion County Ohio, USA Death: Jul. 30, 1991 Pontiac (Livingston County) Livingston County Illinois, USA

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Parents:

 Henry Christianson (1889 - 1939)

 Mathilda Halvorsen Christianson (1893 - 1960)

Spouse:

 Shirley J Christianson (1922 - 1991)

Siblings:

 Elmer Olvin Christianson (1915 - 1991)

 Geneva Minerva Christianson Lantz (1917 - 1953)*

 Hazel M Christianson Kjosa (1919 - 2005)*

 Marjorie Thelma Christianson Martie (1920 - 2008)*

 Agnes Christianson Gregerson (1922 - 2010)*

 Millard Christianson (1924 - 2013)*

 DeLoris Christianson Waalk (1925 - 2013)*

 Clifford Christianson (1927 - 2005)*

 Henry Christianson (1928 - 2011)*

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Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery Pontiac (Livingston County) Livingston County Illinois, USA

Created by: Lloyd Record added: Jul 30, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74192001

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AUTHOR: Connie Ellis 

DATE: 7/22/2011 at 15:08:53 

Surnames: 

CHRISTIANSON,HALVERSON,RIPPEY,BLACK,LORD,KJOSA,GREGERSON,MARTIE,WAALK,KURDELMEYER,LARSON,LANTZ 

SOURCE: Monona, Iowa MONONA BILLBOARD, August 1991 

Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related) 

Elmer O. Christianson, age 75, of Pontiac, Illinois died on July 30, 1991 at 

Memorial Medical Center at Springfield, Illinois. Services were held on Friday 

at Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home in Pontiac with the Rev. Craig Wagner of 

First Lutheran Church officiating. 

Elmer was born November 11, 1915 in Marion Township, Clayton County, Iowa, the 

son of Henry and Mathilda (Halverson) Christianson. He was educated in the 

rural Clayton County schools. Elmer married Shirley Rippey on November 28, 

1942 at St. Olaf, Iowa. Shirley passed away suddenly on January 27, 1991. 

Elmer was an Army veteran and was discharged in 1944. As a young man he farmed 

for several years in Iowa before moving to Pontiac in 1951. He was employed by 

Ocoya Stone Company near Pontiac for over 20 years before retiring from Local 

179. He was a member of First Lutheran Church of Pontiac, Illinois. 

In addition to his wife, Elmer was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, 

Genievea (Mrs. Raymond) Lantz; one grandson and one granddaughter. 

Survivors include three sons, Gary Christianson and Roger Christianson, both 

of Pontiac, Illinois and Richard Christianson of Morena Valley, California; 2 

daughters, Judy Black and Anita Lord of Pontiac, Illinois; 7 grandchildren and 

1 great-grandchild; 4 brothers, Bill Christianson of Monona, Iowa, Clifford 

Christianson of Farmersburg, Iowa, Charles Christianson of Gowrie, Iowa, and 

Henry Christianson, Jr. of Elgin, Iowa; 6 sisters, Hazel (Louis) Kjosa of 

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Agnes (Merle) Gregerson of Onalaska, Wisconsin, 

Marjorie (Merlin) Martie of Postville, Iowa, DeLoris (Fred) Waalk of Cabot, 

Arkansas, Betty (Bob) Kurdelmeyer of Monona, Iowa, and Velma (Bernell) Larson 

of Clinton, Iowa.