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Dean B. Christensen

Birth	:	17 Jun 1918 Gosper County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	10 Oct 2004 Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Grandview Memorial Gardens, Grandview, Dauphin Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	51.1998390, -100.6964300
Description	:	Dean B. Christensen, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska, died October 10, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born June 17, 1918, in Gosper County in the area that is now Johnson Lake to Chris and Helen Hanson Christensen. In February of the following year, the family moved to the Hanson family farm in northeast Gosper County. They lived there until February of 1937, when they moved to Elwood. As a young boy, Dean attended District #24 school and graduated from Lexington High School in 1935. On January 7, 1942, Dean volunteered to join the Army. He served... Read More	Dean B. Christensen, age 86, of Elwood, Nebraska, died October 10, 2004 at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. He was born June 17, 1918, in Gosper County in the area that is now Johnson Lake to Chris and Helen Hanson Christensen. In February of the following year, the family moved to the Hanson family farm in northeast Gosper County. They lived there until February of 1937, when they moved to Elwood. As a young boy, Dean attended District #24 school and graduated from Lexington High School in 1935. On January 7, 1942, Dean volunteered to join the Army. He served during World War II in Australia and New Guinea in Company H, 128th Infantry. He was discharged due to illness on October 11, 1943. On June 17, 1944, he married Pauline Withers and they made their home in Elwood. This past June, Dean and Pauline celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. He was a 60 year Permanent Member of Pfeiffer-Morgan Post #290 of the American Legion of Elwood. He served as Gosper County Veterans Service Officer for nine years, and he personally marked the graves of every veteran in the 23 cemeteries in Gosper County. He was a past member of the Elwood Volunteer Fire Dept., and served on the Elwood Public School Board. He was a 73 year member of the United Methodist Church and a 53 year member of the Masonic Lodge #167 of Elwood. He was a rural mail carrier from 1957 until his retirement in 1978. In 1962 when the new interstate highway went through the Lexington Golf Course, he worked with his son, Jim, Terry Puls and Brad Fong to oversee the development of the Lakeside Country Club. He took great pride in the planting of hundreds of trees and rose bushes as hundred yard markers on every hole. He was an avid hunter and fisherman his entire life, and he especially enjoyed teaching young boys to fish. He was preceded in death by his parents and a daughter, Paula. A memorial has been established in his memory. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, October 14, 2004 at the First United Methodist Church in Elwood with Rev. Bonnie Linton-Hendrick officiating. Burial will be in the Elwood Cemetery with military honors. Public viewing will be at the church prior to service time. Berryman Funeral Home of Cozad is in charge of arrangements.

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Dean B. Christensen's memorial is located at: Grandview Memorial Gardens, Grandview, Dauphin Census Division, Canada.
When did Dean B. Christensen death?
Dean B. Christensen death on 10 Oct 2004 in Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 51.1998390
Longitude: -100.6964300

Family Members:

Parent

Chris Arnt Christensen

(1892 - 1976)

Anna Helena “Helen” Hanson Christensen

(1897 - 1990)

Spouse

Pauline Elizabeth Withers Christensen

(1926 - 2019)

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Coordinate: 51.1998390, -100.6964300

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