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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Alma (Stenson)
Christopherson
April 24, 1892 – August 6, 1987
Alma (Stenson) Christopherson, 95, died on Thursday, August 6, 1987, at the Clarkfield Care Center, Clarkfield, Minnesota. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 8, 1987, from the Bergen Lutheran Church of Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, with Pastor Gordon A. Trelstad officiating. Organist was Mrs. Dorothy McCoy with vocal music by Mrs. Debbie Landmark. Casket Bearers were Ronald Erickson, Earl Hofmann, Curt Nielsen, Lance Olson, Mark Stenson and Wayne Virkus. Final Resting Place is the Bergen Lutheran Cemetery, Stony Run Township, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. She was born April 24, 1892, in Lac qui Parle County near Boyd, Minnesota, to Steen and Nellie (Langeland) Johnson. She was baptized in the Trinity Lutheran Church of Boyd. On October 14, 1907, she was confirmed at Bergen Lutheran Church of Stony Run Township. She taught parochial school in various districts. On December 22, 1914 she married Gustav Christopherson of rural Montevideo, Minnesota. They farmed until the fall of 1947 when they retired and moved to Clarkfield, Minnesota. She is survived by son Hiram Christopherson and daughter Gladys Helgeson of Clarkfield. One daughter-in-law and one son-in-law, five grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Alma Christopherson Born, April 24, 1892 Baptized, June 19, 1992 Confirmed, October 14, 1907 Married, December 22, 1914 Died, August 6, 1987 Burial Service, August 8, 1987 Mourners Son: Hiram and wife Helen Christopherson Daughter: Gladys and husband Ed Helgeson Grandchildren: Bruce and Helen Christopherson Richard and Donna Christopherson Barbara Christopherson Patricia and Lowell Lundy Michael and LeAnn Helgeson Great Grandchildren: Chad and Ryan Christopherson Rochell Lundy Krista Helegson She was preceeded in death by her husband Gustav. Special Music: "The Old Rugged Cross" "Nearer My God to Thee" Congregational Hymns: "Amazing Grace" "I Know of a Sleep in Jesus' Name" Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota
Saturday, August 8, 1987, 2:00 p.m. Bergen Lutheran Church Stony Run Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
Bergen Lutheran Cemetery Stony Run Township Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
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