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Show Final Tribute Paid Monday For Sena Christiansen Final tribute of respect was paid Monday to the memory of Mrs. Sena Rasmussen Christiansen, wife of Ole Christiansen who died in the American Fork hospital on January 20, following a long illness. The impressive service conducted conduct-ed by Bishop Neil Y. Fugal began at 1 o'clock p.m. in the Third ward LDS chapel. Invocation was offered offer-ed by Neils Fugal. First speaker was Ben F. Adams, Ad-ams, who paid tribute to Mrs. Christiansen as a mother and expressed ex-pressed sympathy for the bereaved bereav-ed husband and family. Dr. G. S. Richards in his talk stressed the thought that death is not terrible, but rather the sweetest experience in life, a release re-lease from pain and torment. M. S. Christiansen expressed fine thoughts on the plan of progression pro-gression and eternal life. Musical numbers interspersing the speakers were a vocal solo, "That's What God Made Mothers For" by Ray Shelley accompanied by Mrs. Owen Humphries; a vocal trio, "In the Garden," sung by Mrs. J. E. Hardman, Mrs. Leland Beers, and Mrs. Glade Bullock, accompanied ac-companied by Mrs. Mary Neves; two instrumental numbers "O My Father" and "A Perfect Day" by Mrs. Calvin Jacob on the violin, Mrs. Warren Kirk, cello, accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Mary Neves. After closing remarks of sympathy sym-pathy and appreciation by Bishop Fugal, W. W. Lim pronounced the benediction. Internment, directed by Olpin Mortuary, was made in the Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove city cemetery where Lewis E. Olpin offered the dedicatory dedica-tory prayer. Pallbearers, all close relatives, were Don Walker, Max Walker, Cecil Clark, Ned Christiansen, Fred Atwood and Orval Hallsey. Mrs. Christiansen was born in Denmark Auguast 5, 1882, a daughter of Hans and Sena Peterson Peter-son Rasmussen. She came to America Am-erica with her parents, converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, when she was six months old. The family settled in Pleasant Grove and Mrs. Christiansen Chris-tiansen lived there until the time of her death. She was married to Olie Christiansen Chris-tiansen in 1900. She was a teacher in Pleasant Grove Third Ward Relief Re-lief Society, serving in that cap- acity for over 20 years. Besides her husband she is survived sur-vived by two sons and a daughter, daugh-ter, Parley and Errol Christiansen, Pleasant Grove, ad Mrs. Norma Kahn, Clearfield; three sisters,' Mrs. Anna Juilller, Los Angeles, Mrs. Eva Walker, Pleasant Grove Mrs. Jennie Ewell, Provo, five grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Among the out of town relatives and friends who. attended the fun-1 eral services were Mrs. Anna Mill-! er of Los Angeles, Mrs. Norma Kahn of Clearfield, Richard Ad-amson Ad-amson of Salt Lake City, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Evell of Provo, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Christiansen! Merle Christiansen, Mr. and Mrs. Arno B. Christiansen. Mrs. Howard Bean, Mrs. Sarah Peterson, Mrs. Electa Robinson, Mrs. Lynn Robinson, Robin-son, Mrs. LaKue Morton, Mrs. Lot Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Parduhn. Mrs. Howard Nelson find Mrs. Alice Chadwick and Mrs. Ralph Roberts of American Fork. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sunderland Sunder-land and Mr. and Mrs. Ned Christiansen, Chris-tiansen, Lehi; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Ellis and Mr. nad Mrs. Glen (Jill-man (Jill-man of Orem. Mr. and Mrs. Veil Christiansen, Mrs. Dean Park. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Halliday, Provo. Mr. and Mis. Orval Hatsey and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clark. Garfield; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Peterson. Copper-ton, Copper-ton, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Pack, Alpine; Al-pine; Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hanson, Mrs. Thorvald Hanson. Lehi; Mrs. Lewis Cctler, Spring-ville. |