The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

A memorial service for Lois E. Christiansen was held Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley. Pastor Chris Nitzel officiated.

Honorary pallbearers were Mitchell Van Erdewyk, Jason Gruhn, Dale Barnes and Lynn Barnes. Interment was at Pleasant View Cemetery in Hartley. Hartley Funeral Home assisted with the arrangements.

Lois Elvira Christiansen, daughter of Fred and Veda Ionia (Walters) Winkelhaus, was born on her parents’ farm near Hartley on March 6, 1925. Her older sister, Ardis, was there to welcome her to the family. The girls grew up together on the farm,...