This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Nelson, Christiansen, Hartvigsen Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Eg.2ADE/361 Message Board Post: Idaho State Journal, 12/06/01 BLACKFOOT — Edna Anna Christiansen Nelson, 93, of Blackfoot died Wednesday, December 5, 2001, at the Bingham Memorial Extended Care Facility from causes incident to age. She was born on June 26, 1908, in Hyrum, Utah, the daughter of Moses and Mary Hartvigsen Christiansen. Her early childhood was spent in Cherry Creek, Idaho, on the family farm. She graduated from Downey High School in 1926. On November 5, 1927, she married Norman Nelson. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple on August 27, 1940. She was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many positions, and had served as a visiting teacher since 1940. She was a charter member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers in Aberdeen and Blackfoot. She had worked as a retail clerk for the Merc Store, and worked at the Smith Bakery. She loved her family and was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. Edna was an excellent seamstress, enjoyed her rose garden, traveling and bird watching. She is survived by her children, Colleen (Don) Apgood of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Norma (J.C.) Park of Blackfoot, Idaho, Keith (Jean) Nelson of Ogden, Utah, DeVon (Sharon) Nelson of Ogden, Utah, Kent (Marilyn) Nelson of Grants Pass, Ore., Wayne (Susan) Nelson of Blackfoot, Idaho; brother, John (Lena) Christiansen of Downey, Idaho.; sisters, Nellie Christensen of Downey, Idaho, Eva Filler of Alpine, Utah, and a half-sister, Merle Barsalou of Idaho Falls, Idaho; 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, a brother, Elvin Russel Christiansen, sister, Myrtle Mary Jensen, one grandchild and one great-grandchild. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 8, 2001, at the Blackfoot Ninth Ward LDS Chapel on Mt. Putnam Drive, with Bishop Michael Virtue conducting. The family will meet with friends for one hour prior to the services on Saturday at the church. Interment will be in the Weston Cemetery under the direction of the Hawker, Hill Funeral Home, Blackfoot.