Walter Carl Christensen

Walter Carl Christensen

Male 1898 - 1956  (57 years)
Person ID: I7056  "Hessevaag-Bakke"  |  Last Modified: 25 Mar 2022


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  • Name Walter Carl Christensen 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 25 Nov 1898  Parker, Turner County, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 3 Oct 1956  Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Lakeview Cemetery, Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Walter Carl Christensen
    Walter Carl Christensen
  • Family

    Family ID: F2254   -:|:-   Group Sheet   -:|:-   Family Chart  -:|:-  Last Modified : 26 Mar 2022   
    Wife Maria Albertina Davick (ID:I7047)
              b. 5 Nov 1893, Woonsocket, Sanborn County, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 22 May 1988, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Children 
    + 1. Llewellyn David Christensen (ID:I7258)
              b. 9 Oct 1924, Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Nov 1996, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    + 2. Walter Curtis Christensen (ID:I7259)
              b. Yes, date unknown, Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    + 3. Myrna Louise Christensen (ID:I7260)
              b. 7 Mar 1930, Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Apr 2012, Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
    + 4. Carol Jean Christensen (ID:I7261)
              b. 25 May 1932, Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 9 Dec 2007, Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
  • Event Map

    Link to Google MapsBirth - 25 Nov 1898 - Parker, Turner County, South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Llewellyn David Christensen - 9 Oct 1924 - Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Myrna Louise Christensen - 7 Mar 1930 - Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Carol Jean Christensen - 25 May 1932 - Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Oct 1956 - Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Lakeview Cemetery, Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Source Citations

    1. [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8987346/walter-carl-christensen.
      WALTER CARL CHRISTENSEN was the fifth child of seven children born to Lars Christian Christensen and Louise Lisette Dorthea Augusta Walther, Danish immigrants. He was born Nov. 25, 1898 in Parker, Turner County, SD; He died Oct. 3, 1956 in Tulsa, OK of cardiac failure. He was in Tulsa attending a convention concerning state fairs; His funeral was held at the Nazareth Lutheran Church in Kenmare. He was buried Oct. 8, 1956 in Lakeview Cemetery, Kenmare, ND

      On October 13, 1921, in Kenmare, ND he married Marie Albertina Davick b. Woonsocket, SD Nov. 5, 1893 daughter of Peter Davick and Cristiana Leffdahl, immigrants from Norway.

      Walter was a farmer and homesteaded in Baden Township near Kenmare, ND. He graduated from the Danish High School for boys near Kenmare, ND. His mother, Louise, needed him to farm his parents homestead after Lars died.

      Walter was active in state and local politics. He was a county commissioner. Part of his job was to serve on the North Dakota State Fair Board. During his leisure time, he loved to play cards Pinochle, Wisk, Bridge and Poker.

      He also served on the Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Both Walter and Marie were active in the country Nazareth Lutheran Church, Kenmare, ND and the Danish Church. Walt would leave an hour before church services to start the fire at the Our Savior's Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lars and Louise (Walther) Christensen, and is survived by his wife, and four children plus several grandchildren. Listed here are his children.
      1. Llewellyn(Lee) David Christensen
      2. Walter Curtis Christensen
      3. Myrna Louisa Christensen
      4. Carol Jean Christensen

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