1936
Darla
2015
Darla Christianson
February 26, 1936 — August 15, 2015
A celebration of life service for Darla L. Christianson will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 21, 2015 at First Lutheran Church. The Reverend Diane Odermann will officiate.
Visitation will begin on Friday at 9:30 AM and continue until the start of the service.
Darla passed away peacefully at her Thorne Crest apartment on Saturday, August 15, 2015.
She was 79 years old.
Darla Lou (Jensen) was born on February 26, 1936 to Leslie and Evelyn (Paulson) Jensen in
Albert Lea. She was a lifelong member of Albert Lea. Darla graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1954. She worked at the Piggly Wiggly store, where she would meet her husband, and also at Larson Grocery. Darla married Darrell Christianson on June 8, 1957 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Albert Lea. The couple was blessed with 4 children.
Darla was a stay at home mom during the day, and taught piano lessons after school. She was a member of the Domestic Engineers, TOPS and a Bunco group. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening with her husband. She loved playing piano and teaching others and she played every chance she could. Darla enjoyed baking for her family, and she always tried to have cookies in the cookie jar, and a cake on the table.
Darla was a breast cancer survivor, celebrating her 34th year of being cancer free. She had a loving soul and a contagious personality. She loved being with her family and enjoyed the annual trips up north to vacation with everyone in the family who could make it. She and the family were blessed to spend the last week of her life together, vacationing at her daughter's lake home, near Merrifield, MN.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Darrell; a brother in infancy, Clifford; and a brother-in-law, Rolf Walter.
Those left to carry on her legacy include her children, Dean (Kay) Christianson, of Albert Lea, MN,
Darcey (Renae) Christianson, of Anderson, IN, Dawn (Shane) Dahl, of Clarks Grove, MN, and
Danette (Dan) Diethert, of Merrifield, MN; grandsons, Jason (Lisa) Christianson, Brian (Linds)
Christianson, Ethan Dahl, and Eli Dahl; great-grandchildren, Ashlyn and Caleb Christianson;
siblings, Ramona Walter, of Fairmont, Douglas (Bette) Jensen, of Albert Lea, Galen (Carol)
Jensen, of Fergus Falls, and Emery (LeAnn) Jensen, of Phoenix, AZ.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478
Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
Visitation will begin on Friday at 9:30 AM and continue until the start of the service.
Darla passed away peacefully at her Thorne Crest apartment on Saturday, August 15, 2015.
She was 79 years old.
Darla Lou (Jensen) was born on February 26, 1936 to Leslie and Evelyn (Paulson) Jensen in
Albert Lea. She was a lifelong member of Albert Lea. Darla graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1954. She worked at the Piggly Wiggly store, where she would meet her husband, and also at Larson Grocery. Darla married Darrell Christianson on June 8, 1957 at the Calvary Baptist Church in Albert Lea. The couple was blessed with 4 children.
Darla was a stay at home mom during the day, and taught piano lessons after school. She was a member of the Domestic Engineers, TOPS and a Bunco group. In her free time, she enjoyed gardening with her husband. She loved playing piano and teaching others and she played every chance she could. Darla enjoyed baking for her family, and she always tried to have cookies in the cookie jar, and a cake on the table.
Darla was a breast cancer survivor, celebrating her 34th year of being cancer free. She had a loving soul and a contagious personality. She loved being with her family and enjoyed the annual trips up north to vacation with everyone in the family who could make it. She and the family were blessed to spend the last week of her life together, vacationing at her daughter's lake home, near Merrifield, MN.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Darrell; a brother in infancy, Clifford; and a brother-in-law, Rolf Walter.
Those left to carry on her legacy include her children, Dean (Kay) Christianson, of Albert Lea, MN,
Darcey (Renae) Christianson, of Anderson, IN, Dawn (Shane) Dahl, of Clarks Grove, MN, and
Danette (Dan) Diethert, of Merrifield, MN; grandsons, Jason (Lisa) Christianson, Brian (Linds)
Christianson, Ethan Dahl, and Eli Dahl; great-grandchildren, Ashlyn and Caleb Christianson;
siblings, Ramona Walter, of Fairmont, Douglas (Bette) Jensen, of Albert Lea, Galen (Carol)
Jensen, of Fergus Falls, and Emery (LeAnn) Jensen, of Phoenix, AZ.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478
Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
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