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Melva Maxine Beck Christensen

Birth	:	9 Nov 1919 Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	25 Nov 2015 Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Lyons Cemetery, Lyons, Burt County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.9449997, -96.4644012
Inscription	:	Married Feb. 5, 1939
Description	:	Melva Maxine (Beck) Christensen, 95 Melva was born on her family’s farm east of Rosalie, NE, on December 9, 1919, to Lee “Doc” and Pina (Barada) Beck. She was 1/16 Native Omaha Tribe. She was raised on the farm and she attended the local Parks Rural Grade School through the 10th grade, then graduated from Lyons High School in 1937. Melva married Don Christensen on February 5, 1939 and lived on the Christensen family farm as a homemaker and helping with the farming operation. In retirement, Melva and Don... Read More	Melva Maxine (Beck) Christensen, 95 Melva was born on her family’s farm east of Rosalie, NE, on December 9, 1919, to Lee “Doc” and Pina (Barada) Beck. She was 1/16 Native Omaha Tribe. She was raised on the farm and she attended the local Parks Rural Grade School through the 10th grade, then graduated from Lyons High School in 1937. Melva married Don Christensen on February 5, 1939 and lived on the Christensen family farm as a homemaker and helping with the farming operation. In retirement, Melva and Don moved to a home in Oakland; then, for the last few years of her life, she resided at Oakland Heights Care Home in Oakland, Nebraska. She enjoyed participating in many local organizations in the community, holding offices in most of them, and traveling to state, national, and international meetings. She was especially involved with the Home Extension Clubs, serving as president of her local group, the Nebraska State Club, and Citizenship Chairperson for the National Extension Club. She was a life member of the Associated Country Women of the World. She was a Township Committee Woman and served on the election board for many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church receiving a life membership pin from the Women’s Society for services in her church as a Sunday school teacher, church board member, and president of the women’s group. Melva was also the first women to serve on the Oakland City Council. Melva Christensen passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Oakland Heights, in Oakland, Nebraska, at the age of 95. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Pina Beck; her husband, Donald; daughter-in-law, Shirley Christensen; and multiple sisters and brothers-in-law. Melva is survived by her two sons; two grandsons; two great-granddaughters; two sisters; and a brother, all of Lyons; a brother-in-law; and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral Service 2 pm Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at the First United Methodist Church in Oakland, Nebraska, with Rev. Joel Rathbun conducting the service and offering words of comfort. Music will be by Bev Preston. Casket Bearers: Tom Johnson, Rick Johnson, Gordy Nelson, Tim Slaughter Visitation Tuesday at the church one hour prior to service. Burial: Lyons Cemetery, Lyons, Nebraska. Memorials suggested to First United Methodist Church - Oakland ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Obituary posted in the Nov. 28, 2015 online version of Oakland Independent/Lyons Mirror-Sun, Burt County via Enterprise Publishing, Blair, Nebraska ; kind assistance of FindaGrave volunteer Cynthia Sipes (48915833), who knew the 1/16 relationship. Note: The Omaha (Omaha-Ponca: Umoⁿhoⁿ) are a federally recognized Midwestern Native American tribe who reside on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa, United States. The Omaha Indian Reservation lies primarily in the southern part of Thurston County and northeastern Cuming County, Nebraska, but small parts extend into the northeast corner of Burt County and across the Missouri River into Monona County, Iowa. Its total land area is about 307.5 square miles, and the 2000 US census showed a population of 5,194. Its largest community is Macy, Nebraska. The Omaha people migrated to the upper Missouri area and the Plains by the late 17th century from earlier locations in the Ohio River Valley. The Omaha speak a Siouan language of the Dhegihan branch, which is very similar to that spoken by the Ponca. The Ponca were part of the Omaha before splitting off into a separate tribe in the mid-18th century. They were also related to the Siouan-speaking Osage, Quapaw, and Kansa peoples, who also migrated west under pressure from the Iroquois in the Ohio Valley. After pushing out other tribes, the Iroquois kept control of the area as a hunting ground. About 1770, the Omaha became the first tribe on the Northern Plains to adopt equestrian culture. Developing "The Big Village" (Ton-wa-tonga) about 1775 in current-day Dakota County in northeast Nebraska, the Omaha developed an extensive trading network with early European explorers and French Canadian voyageurs. They controlled the fur trade and access to other tribes on the Upper Missouri River. Omaha, Nebraska, the largest city in Nebraska, is named after them. Never known to take up arms against the U.S., the Omaha assisted the U.S. during the American Civil War.--Wikipedia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Melva Maxine Beck Christensen death on 25 Nov 2015 in Oakland, Burt County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.9449997
Longitude: -96.4644012

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Parent

Spouse

Donald Fred Christensen

(1915 - 2007)

Siblings

Eva Celia Beck Weeks

(1923 - 2017)

Thomas Edward Beck

(1927 - 2022)

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Coordinate: 41.9449997, -96.4644012

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Coordinate: 42.0057983, -96.2577972

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Coordinate: 42.0573100, -96.2944900

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Coordinate: 42.0528100, -96.2833000

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Coordinate: 41.7722900, -96.5213300

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23. Peterson Pioneer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7854900, -96.5933500

24. Umo Ho Tribal Cemetery
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