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Show "Chris" Winston Christiansen October 19, 1919 November 6, 2010 A life well-lived, a man well-loved. His gentle strength, humor, boundless work ethic, strong integrity, and talent as a father, husband, hus-band, and servant to everyone will be missed. Winston "E" ("Chris") Christiansen rejoined the love of his life, Louise, Nov. 6. 2010, after 91 years of putting everyone else first, himself last. Born in South Jordan in the midst of the flu epidemic, to Marinus and Harriet Louise Lou-ise Noyce Christiansen, he graduated from West High in 1936. Taking a night class at Hill Field AFB, he sat at the desk his future wife, Louise Elkins, used in her day job. They married September 25, 1942 in the Salt Lake Temple. World War II took him in the Army Air Corps, where he was a part of a select group of 10, the Mobile Training Unit, introducing the A-26. As WWII closed, they settled in Bountiful, where he worked as a journeyman plumber, an occupation that would last 30 years, working in his own business, private firms, and at Geneva Steel. The year 1960 brought a new adventure, a beaver farm in Payson where about 750 plus beaver grew, as well as his family's ability to work and love each other. A 1984 move to Pleasant Grove gave them a chance to make more friends and love more people. Church service, any service, ser-vice, was something he loved! He was especially fond of working in the Provo and Mount Timpanogos Temples. Chris had a quiet way of making mak-ing friends, a love of teenagers, teenag-ers, and a dry humor that kept us all smiling, especially in : - ss . Ea3V 'Jk !'s. i; '- iff ' k, - JI$ u ; r4i!r, ..... Winston "Chris" Christiansen. the worst of times. Serving in the Young Men, Seventies, High Priest, Sunday School, and as ward clerk were times of great joy! He imbued his family with faith and a testimony testi-mony of the Savior through example and love. Five children were blessed to have the best dad and mom ever: Judy (Sterling) Hill, San Jose, CA; Scott (Linda), American Fork; Paul (Joan), Grantsville; Bruce (Donna), Riverton; and Janet (Cliff) Ross, Pleasant Grove. A sister, sis-ter, Verda Home, West Valley City, is the last survivor of the seven siblings. Louise passed away in 2009, and he's been waiting to be with her again, never more to part. The family sincerely appreciates ap-preciates the excellent care given by Dr. Welch and Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Hospice, especially Colleen and Ashley. A viewing will be held Thursday, Nov. 11, 6 to 8 p.m., at Olpin Family Mortuary, Mor-tuary, 494. South 300 East, Pleasant Grove and at the church at 10 a.m. prior to the funeral Friday, Nov. 12, at 11 a.m., Grove Creek 10th Ward, 475 North 700 East, Pleasant Grove. Interment in the Lehi Cemetery to follow. |