This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Christie, Sears, White, Keman, Lisko, Patch, Neil, Wagner, McDonald Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QFB.2ACE/1557 Message Board Post: Robert Nelson Christie (Bob), age 75, of Hastings died Sunday May 15, 2005 at Pennock Hospital in Hastings. He was born June 23, 1929 in Hastings, the son of Frederick N. and Thelma M. (Sears) Christie. Bob graduated from Hastings High School in 1947. He worked at E. W. Bliss Co. over 20 years, owned and operated his own Machine Shop for two years, also worked for Diamond Machine for several years, drove truck for Simpson Industries and retired in 1994. He married Carol L. White on October 30, 1947. Bob enjoyed car racing, bowling, fishing, deer hunting, softball and restoring old tractors. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Carol L. Christie of Hastings; eight children; Michael Christie of Texas, Lawrence (Kevin) Christie of California, Katherine (Ron) Keman of New Mexico, Susan (Paul) Lisko of New Mexico, Rex (Donna) Christie of Hastings, Joyce (John) Patch of Woodland, Frederick Christie of Muskegon, Gary (Val) Christie of Grand Rapids; 20 grandchildren; 15 great g! randchildren; brother, William (Pauline) Christie of Hastings; sisters, Betty Neil of Fremont, Beverly (Don) Wagner of Nashville, Nancy (Jerry) McDonald of Hastings; several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings, Rev. Walter W. Winebrenner officiating. Burial will be at Irving Township Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Research. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. (The Hastings "Reminder" May 17, 2005) Transcriber has no family connection