C. William "Bill" Christian

Memorial services for C. William "Bill" Christian, age 92, of Norfolk, Nebraska will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 2, 2026, at Our Savior Lutheran Church. Reverend Lee Weander will officiate.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.

Home for Funerals in Norfolk is in charge of arrangements.

Bill died Sunday, December 21, 2025, at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk.

Clifford William Christian, son of Walter C. F. Christian and Dorothy (Boschult) Christian, was born December 15, 1933, at the old Lutheran Hospital in Norfolk. He attended school in Norfolk, graduating from the old Norfolk Senior High in 1951.

He married Zona Walters in December of 1952. The couple lived in Norfolk in a house that Bill built, along with the help of his parents and friends. They were blessed with four children.

Bill graduated from Norfolk Junior College and then went on to obtain a degree in business from University of South Dakota in Vermillion, where he became the University photographer.

After graduating from USD in 1962, Bill moved back to Norfolk and purchased the local photography studio, which he owned until 1986. He then went to work for Improved Living, Inc., providing housing to patients with mental illness.

Zona passed away in 1991. On February 14, 1992, Bill was united in marriage with Carol Olsen.

Over his many years in Norfolk, he was very involved in giving back to his community. Bill was a longtime member and president of Our Savior Lutheran Church, a member of the JCs, a board member and President of the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, and Governor, Vice President, and President, of the Sertoma Club, for which he was awarded the Distinguished President Award for building a club in McCook, Nebraska. Bill also developed a food bank in Norfolk.

His humanitarian work extended past the borders of the U.S., with his photography leading him to missionary work with the Lutheran church initially in Pakistan and then traveling around the world three different times.

Bill and Carol moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 2004, returning to Norfolk in 2020.

Bill is survived by his wife, Carol; children, William "Bill" (Janet) Christian, David (Wendy) Christian, Robert "Bob" (Laurie) Christian, and Anne (Rob) House; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Dorothy; and wife, Zona.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed towards Our Savior Lutheran Church.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.homeforfuneralsinc.com.