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Dean Christensen Obituary
Dean DeVerre Christensen, born on Jan. 29, 1940, passed away on June 10, 2021, at the age of 81.
Dean is survived by his first wife, Betty Schulte; children, Donald (Ruth Pryor) Christensen, Dawn (Chris) Bohnert, Robin (Jeff Sittig) Christensen, Christian (Kimberly) Christensen and Patrick (Stephanie Conley) Christensen; second wife, Linda Cuellar; stepsons, Anthony (Jennifer Moss) Hailey and Michael (Stephanie) Hailey; grandchildren, Donald Jr., Christian II, Jessica, Ashley, Zachary, Stephanie, Andrew, Oran, Olin, Daemon, Evan, Molly, Aiko and Sophia; great-grandchildren, Luke, Gabrielle, Jude, Oliver, Dean, Jameson, Archer, Cohen, Natalie, Ellie, Kayson and Keagan; sister, Chris Gillies; and two nieces and two nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ole and Luella (Parsons) Christensen; brothers, Allen, Wayne and Gene Christensen; and three nephews and a niece.
Dean was born and raised in Ludington, Michigan, where he enjoyed fishing, hunting and roller skating. He invested most of his career from signalman to engineering for the railroad. He enjoyed inventing and all types of repair work. He was always willing to help others and enjoyed spending time with his family. He also enjoyed cooking, sewing and crocheting. Dean had a very dry and witty sense of humor, enjoyed laughter and was a great storyteller.
Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at 1 p.m. at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway, Chesterton, IN, 46304. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 17, 2021, from 11 a.m. until time of service at 1 p.m. Burial will take place in Custer, Michigan.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.ee-fh.com.
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