Steven Christensen Jan. 5, 1952 – Feb. 5, 2010
NEW ULM — Steven R. Christensen, 58, of New Ulm died Friday at his home from brain cancer.
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NEW ULM — Steven R. Christensen, 58, of New Ulm died Friday at his home from brain cancer.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Burial will be in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Minnesota Valley Funeral Home in New Ulm and for one hour prior to the service at the church.
Steven Richard Christensen was born Jan. 5, 1952, in St. James to Richard and Ramona (Meyer) Christensen. They moved to Lake Lillian in 1956 where he attended kindergarten through 8th grade and then 9th and 10th grade in Willmar. In 1968, they moved to New Ulm and he attended and graduated from the New Ulm High School in 1970.
On Nov. 1, 1975, he was united in marriage to Kathy Bratsch at First Covenant Church in Willmar. Steven worked at Kraft in New Ulm from 1970 to 1972 and attended South Central Technical College in Mankato and graduated with a degree as an electronic technician. From 1972 to 1973, he worked at Control Data in Redwood Falls. He started working at 3M in New Ulm in July of 1973 and continued to work there until Nov. 1, 2009, when he retired due to failing health. Steven was registrar for the New Ulm Hockey Association for four years and had served as president of the association for one year. He was a member of Christ the King Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
Steven is survived by his wife, Kathy Christensen of New Ulm; daughters and sons-in-law, Tawnya and Jim Peterreins of Farmington, Jennifer and Kyle Kapolczynski, Tami and Josh Kamrath, all of New Ulm; sons and daughter-in-law, Chad and Lisa Christensen of Oconomowoc, Wis., Jared Christensen and his fiancée, Jayme Curry, of St. Cloud; grandchildren, Amber Christensen, Andrew Curro, Breishen Peterreins, Carter Peterreins, Parker Kapolczynski, Piper Kapolczynski, Dominick Kamrath, Paisley Kamrath, Tyla Kamrath; parents, Richard and Ramona Christensen of Willmar; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruth and Tom McNamara of Mankato, Mary and Jerry Griffin of Minnetonka; brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Jenifer Christensen of Westboro, Mass.
He was preceded in death by an infant sister and his maternal and paternal grandparents.
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