Peggy Ann Christian
Monday, September 2, 1940
Date of Death:
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Age:
76 years old
Visitation
Date: Monday December 12, 2016
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Second Visitation
Date: Tuesday December 13, 2016
Time: 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: East St. Olaf Lutheran Church [ view map ]
Funeral Service
Date: Tuesday December 13, 2016
Time: 11:00 am
Location: East St. Olaf Lutheran Church [ view map ]
Monday, September 2, 1940
Date of Death:
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Age:
76 years old
Monday, September 2, 1940
Date of Death:
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Age:
76 years old
Peggy Ann Christian
Peggy Christian, 76, of Rochester, Minnesota, passed peacefully in her home on December 8, 2016. Peggy was born on September 2, 1940, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Morgan and Orpha Johnson.
Peggy graduated high school in Tracy, Minnesota, in 1958. Peggy and Duane Christian married in 1958 and lived in the Philippines where Duane was stationed in the Navy. They returned to the United States in 1960 where Peggy worked as a homemaker, beautician, seamstress, and had a career as a registered nurse in Rochester, Minnesota.
Survivors include her husband, Duane Christian; daughters Lorraine (Mike) Pierce, Janet (Dave) Jostes, Teresa Christian, Diane (William) Connelly, Karen Christian; grandchildren Christofer Pierce, Anthony (Christy) Mollert, Cody Mollert, Daniel Connelly, Michael Connelly, Abigail Connelly, Jack Connelly; two great-grandchildren, Avary and Jayce; siblings Eileen (Dennis) Sparks, Eunice (David) Engen, Vernon (Lorri) Johnson; four nieces, one nephew. She was preceded in death by her daughter Sally Christian, parents Morgan and Orpha Johnson, and sisters Phyllis Johnson and Ruby Hinz.
Visitation will be at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, Minnesota, on Monday, December 12, 2015, from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral will be at East St. Olaf Church in Byron, Minnesota, on Tuesday, December 13, 2016, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Paul Thompson officiating.
Condolences
The family of Peggy Ann Christian has received the following condolences.
Sympathy and prayers to your family. I fondly remember Peggy as my Girl Scout leader. She was always encouraging. God bless
Karen and Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Sincerely,
Perry and Beth Schneider
Karen and family,
I am so saddened to hear of your loss. May your memories sustain you and your family find peace at this difficult time. My sincerest sympathies. God Bless.
I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to Peggy's family. There's such a sense of helplessness when someone we love dies. I'd like to share some scriptural thoughts that really helps me. Prayer is so valuable at this time but it's not that prayer simply makes us feel better. 2 Cor.4:7 says that God can give us, "... power beyond what is normal ", to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget, but it means we recover. The reason we recover is because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28, "...all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out ". Jesus was referring to the resurrection; this is our hope that helps us recover and gives us power to go on. 2 Cor. 1:3 describes our Creator as, "... the God of all comfort ". One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort (Ps. 83:18) be your comfort now during this time of sorrow.
Please accept our deepest and heart felt condolences from the Box family. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Our hearts go out to you in your time of sorrow. Peggy will remain in our hearts forever.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Duane and family! Love the Jim Christian family