Olive June Christenson

Funeral services for Olive June Christenson, age 94, of Albert Lea will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011 at United Methodist Church.  Rev. Tom Biatek will officiate.  Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.  

Olive died Monday, April 18, 2011 at Good Samaritan Center.

Olive June Christenson was born on July 6, 1916 in St. Paul, MN.  She lived with her grandmother Anna Kaus in Austin and later with Violet Heslip.  Olive graduated from Austin High School in 1935.  She was employed as a bookkeeper at Sears, Montgomery Ward and Weyerhaeuser.  Olive was married to John Lickteig in Austin.  Together they had one daughter.  They later divorced.  In 1970 Olive married Roger Christenson.  Olive was a member of United Methodist Church where she was active in circle and UMW.  She enjoyed making crafts, jelly and she loved being a homemaker.  She treasured the time spent with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her daughter, Lois (Jim) Goodnature; grandchildren, Mark (Kim) Goodnature and Michele (Brad) Norton; great-grandchildren, Samantha Norton, Derek Norton, David Goodnature and one on the way; great-great-grandchildren, Jaylynn and Jack; sister, Arlene Novotny and her children, Sue and Steve.

Olive was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Roger.