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Emma Louisa Swenson Christiansen

Birth	:	2 Apr 1869 Sweden
Death	:	27 Dec 1941 Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Newell Cemetery, Newell, Buena Vista County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6123800, -94.9994800
Plot	:	C-03
Description	:	Death Summons Mrs. Christiansen On December 27 Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 30 for Mrs. H. P. Christiansen, age 72, who passed away at her home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the home and the local Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. David Hammar officiating. Mrs. Christiansen was a pioneer in this community and very active in the local church. Rev. and Mrs. Hammar sang "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" and Harold Jorgensen, Verna Jorgensen, Marie Larsen and Leon Christensen sang "Going Down the Valley" and "It is Well with My Soul." Read More	Death Summons Mrs. Christiansen On December 27 Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 30 for Mrs. H. P. Christiansen, age 72, who passed away at her home after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the home and the local Baptist Church with the pastor, Rev. David Hammar officiating. Mrs. Christiansen was a pioneer in this community and very active in the local church. Rev. and Mrs. Hammar sang "Safe In the Arms of Jesus" and Harold Jorgensen, Verna Jorgensen, Marie Larsen and Leon Christensen sang "Going Down the Valley" and "It is Well with My Soul." Emma Louisa Swenson was born in Sweden on April 2, 1869 and passed away on December 27, 1941 at 5:30 p.m. at the age of 72 years, 8 months, 25 days. She came to Newell from Sweden when 16 years of age. She made her home with different families while attending school. When fourteen years of age she moved to Okoboji, where she lived for two years. She then returned to Newell for two years, after which she moved to Fort Dodge where she lived with different families and worked in a dressmaking shop. She returned to Newell when nineteen years of age and worked in the S. A. Parker home for three years. She was converted at the age of nineteen and united with the Methodist church of Newell. On November 22, 1896 she united with the Baptist church. On October 21, 1891 she was united in marriage to H. P. Christensen. After their marriage they moved to the farm where they resided for twenty years. To this union were born five boys, four having died in infancy. In 1918 they moved to Newell, where they lived two years, returning to the farm until 1929. In that year they moved to Newell again and settled in the present home. In the fifty-one years that Mrs. Christiansen was a member of the Baptist church she was a faithful worker, having been president of the Ladies Aid at one time. Even after being confined to her home, she supported the work with much prayer. She was always a faithful wife and a loving mother, having left living memorial to this fact. She leaves to mourn her departure, her husband, and one son, Marcus, wife wife and six grandchildren: Elaine, Ralph, Jeanette, Roger, Marjorie and Daryl. Two nephews, Albin Blomquist of Eagle Grove, Iowa and Guy Blomquist of Cleveland, Ohio and a host of friends and neighbors. The Pall Bearers were Raymond Ellrich, John Sorenson, Chris X. Larsen, Henry Kjarsgaard, J. O. Erwin and Will Olsen. Published The Newell Mirror; Newell, Iowa; Thursday, January 8, 1942

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Emma Louisa Swenson Christiansen's memorial is located at: Newell Cemetery, Newell, Buena Vista County, USA.
When did Emma Louisa Swenson Christiansen death?
Emma Louisa Swenson Christiansen death on 27 Dec 1941 in Newell, Buena Vista County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.6123800
Longitude: -94.9994800

Family Members:

Spouse

Hans Peter Christiansen

(1867 - 1952)

Children

Marcus Christiansen

(1897 - 1982)

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