DONALD L. CHRISTENSEN
Donald L. Christensen, age 71, of 2212 Clark St., Manitowoc, died late
Sunday morning, Dec. 11, 2005, surrounded by his loving family at St.
Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc.
Concelebrating the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Thomas
Wojciechowski and Don's nephew, the Rev. Robert Stegmann, with burial
to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Donald was born Sept. 14, 1934, in Manitowoc, son of the late Roy and
Elizabeth Kohlbeck Christensen. Don was educated at Manitowoc Public
Grade Schools and attended Lincoln High School. He served his country
in the U.S. Navy. On April 14, 1956, he married Marlene Check at St.
Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Don was employed at Manitowoc
Shipbuilding Company, as a painter and sandblaster for 31 years,
retiring from the Manitowoc Company in 1997. He was a member of the
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Local 499,
where he served as president and union steward. He loved painting,
boating, fishing and playing sheepshead (especially when he won).
Don enjoyed traveling, especially going to the U.S. Navy Blue Angel
Air Shows. Don was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish,
where he served as an usher, and was a former member of St. Paul
Catholic Church, where he served as a communion distributor and an
usher. He also coached little hoopers basketball.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was also preceded in death by an infant twin brother: Daniel
Christensen; three brothers: Kenneth Kohlbeck; Victor Kohlbeck; and
Norbert (Harriet) Kohlbeck; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Frank
and Anna Check Sr.; goddaughter: Elizabeth Check; Jack Konop, Robert
Kleman and Leatrice Check.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Deja & Martin Funeral
Chapels of Two Rivers on Tuesday evening (TONIGHT), from 4 to 8 p.m.,
where a prayer service, led by Deacon Alan Boeldt, will be held at
7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc, on Wednesday morning, from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of Mass at 11 a.m.
Don loved God, life and family. He was a cheerful and witty guy. He
will be sadly missed by all, especially his grandchildren, whom he
dearly loved. You'll be in our hearts forever.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 13, 2005"
Donald L. Christensen, age 71, of 2212 Clark St., Manitowoc, died late
Sunday morning, Dec. 11, 2005, surrounded by his loving family at St.
Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc.
Concelebrating the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Thomas
Wojciechowski and Don's nephew, the Rev. Robert Stegmann, with burial
to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Donald was born Sept. 14, 1934, in Manitowoc, son of the late Roy and
Elizabeth Kohlbeck Christensen. Don was educated at Manitowoc Public
Grade Schools and attended Lincoln High School. He served his country
in the U.S. Navy. On April 14, 1956, he married Marlene Check at St.
Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Don was employed at Manitowoc
Shipbuilding Company, as a painter and sandblaster for 31 years,
retiring from the Manitowoc Company in 1997. He was a member of the
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Local 499,
where he served as president and union steward. He loved painting,
boating, fishing and playing sheepshead (especially when he won).
Don enjoyed traveling, especially going to the U.S. Navy Blue Angel
Air Shows. Don was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish,
where he served as an usher, and was a former member of St. Paul
Catholic Church, where he served as a communion distributor and an
usher. He also coached little hoopers basketball.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was also preceded in death by an infant twin brother: Daniel
Christensen; three brothers: Kenneth Kohlbeck; Victor Kohlbeck; and
Norbert (Harriet) Kohlbeck; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Frank
and Anna Check Sr.; goddaughter: Elizabeth Check; Jack Konop, Robert
Kleman and Leatrice Check.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Deja & Martin Funeral
Chapels of Two Rivers on Tuesday evening (TONIGHT), from 4 to 8 p.m.,
where a prayer service, led by Deacon Alan Boeldt, will be held at
7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc, on Wednesday morning, from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of Mass at 11 a.m.
Don loved God, life and family. He was a cheerful and witty guy. He
will be sadly missed by all, especially his grandchildren, whom he
dearly loved. You'll be in our hearts forever.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 13, 2005"
DONALD L. CHRISTENSEN
Donald L. Christensen, age 71, of 2212 Clark St., Manitowoc, died late
Sunday morning, Dec. 11, 2005, surrounded by his loving family at St.
Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc.
Concelebrating the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Thomas
Wojciechowski and Don's nephew, the Rev. Robert Stegmann, with burial
to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Donald was born Sept. 14, 1934, in Manitowoc, son of the late Roy and
Elizabeth Kohlbeck Christensen. Don was educated at Manitowoc Public
Grade Schools and attended Lincoln High School. He served his country
in the U.S. Navy. On April 14, 1956, he married Marlene Check at St.
Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Don was employed at Manitowoc
Shipbuilding Company, as a painter and sandblaster for 31 years,
retiring from the Manitowoc Company in 1997. He was a member of the
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Local 499,
where he served as president and union steward. He loved painting,
boating, fishing and playing sheepshead (especially when he won).
Don enjoyed traveling, especially going to the U.S. Navy Blue Angel
Air Shows. Don was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish,
where he served as an usher, and was a former member of St. Paul
Catholic Church, where he served as a communion distributor and an
usher. He also coached little hoopers basketball.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was also preceded in death by an infant twin brother: Daniel
Christensen; three brothers: Kenneth Kohlbeck; Victor Kohlbeck; and
Norbert (Harriet) Kohlbeck; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Frank
and Anna Check Sr.; goddaughter: Elizabeth Check; Jack Konop, Robert
Kleman and Leatrice Check.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Deja & Martin Funeral
Chapels of Two Rivers on Tuesday evening (TONIGHT), from 4 to 8 p.m.,
where a prayer service, led by Deacon Alan Boeldt, will be held at
7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc, on Wednesday morning, from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of Mass at 11 a.m.
Don loved God, life and family. He was a cheerful and witty guy. He
will be sadly missed by all, especially his grandchildren, whom he
dearly loved. You'll be in our hearts forever.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 13, 2005"
Donald L. Christensen, age 71, of 2212 Clark St., Manitowoc, died late
Sunday morning, Dec. 11, 2005, surrounded by his loving family at St.
Vincent Hospital, Green Bay.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc.
Concelebrating the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Thomas
Wojciechowski and Don's nephew, the Rev. Robert Stegmann, with burial
to follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Donald was born Sept. 14, 1934, in Manitowoc, son of the late Roy and
Elizabeth Kohlbeck Christensen. Don was educated at Manitowoc Public
Grade Schools and attended Lincoln High School. He served his country
in the U.S. Navy. On April 14, 1956, he married Marlene Check at St.
Mary Catholic Church, Manitowoc. Don was employed at Manitowoc
Shipbuilding Company, as a painter and sandblaster for 31 years,
retiring from the Manitowoc Company in 1997. He was a member of the
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades Local 499,
where he served as president and union steward. He loved painting,
boating, fishing and playing sheepshead (especially when he won).
Don enjoyed traveling, especially going to the U.S. Navy Blue Angel
Air Shows. Don was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish,
where he served as an usher, and was a former member of St. Paul
Catholic Church, where he served as a communion distributor and an
usher. He also coached little hoopers basketball.
(Survivors omitted for privacy)
He was also preceded in death by an infant twin brother: Daniel
Christensen; three brothers: Kenneth Kohlbeck; Victor Kohlbeck; and
Norbert (Harriet) Kohlbeck; father-in-law and mother-in-law: Frank
and Anna Check Sr.; goddaughter: Elizabeth Check; Jack Konop, Robert
Kleman and Leatrice Check.
The family will greet relatives and friends at Deja & Martin Funeral
Chapels of Two Rivers on Tuesday evening (TONIGHT), from 4 to 8 p.m.,
where a prayer service, led by Deacon Alan Boeldt, will be held at
7:30 p.m. Visitation will continue at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Parish-Marshall Site, Manitowoc, on Wednesday morning, from 9:30 a.m.
until the time of Mass at 11 a.m.
Don loved God, life and family. He was a cheerful and witty guy. He
will be sadly missed by all, especially his grandchildren, whom he
dearly loved. You'll be in our hearts forever.
Herald Times Reporter, Dec. 13, 2005"
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