OBITUARY: Alma P. Rake Christiansen, 1919-2003, Worth County, Iowa

[Adapted from Northwood Anchor online, Dec. 10, 2003]
               


                     Alma P. Christiansen

Alma P. Christiansen, 84 of Mason City died Saturday, December
6, 2003 at Heritage Care Center. Funeral services were Tuesday
at Trinity Lutheran Church, Mason City, with Rev. Don Simmonds
officiating. Interment was at Albert Lea Cemetery (West Side),
Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Alma P. Rake was born Sept. 2, 1919 in Rake, Iowa, the daughter 
of Arent and Petra (Holm) Rake. She grew up in the Rake area and
graduated from Rake High School.

Alma married Andrew Christiansen on May 2, 1942 in Seattle, Washington.

Those left to cherish her memory are son Larry Christiansen and
wife Patricia of Gilbert, Arizona, son Gary Christiansen and wife 
Colleen of Mason City; three grandchildren; sister Bertha Nelson,
Minneapolis, Minnesota; sister-in-law, Irene Christiansen, Duluth,
Minnesota, and many nieces and nephews.


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