Anita
Anita Marie Currie Christensen
d. February 20, 2014
1936~2014
Our treasured mother, grandmother and dear friend, Anita Marie Currie Christensen passed away Thursday, February 20th, just eleven days after her 78 th birthday.
Mom was born February 9, 1936 to Mary Belle Thompson and John "Jack" Currie in Vancouver, Washington. At the age of 16, Anita began what would become a life-long career as a meat-wrapper. She worked at several stores over her lifetime, the longest and most recent being 20+ years at Reams in Springville, whose employees were her second family. She was an extremely hard-worker and was, in fact working just days before being admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for heart complications. The focus of her life was always her family, including hurrying home to care for her youngest granddaughters, Amanda and Emily.
Anita was a dedicated servant to her Heavenly Father, family and community. She loved making pies, baking thousands of them over the years. As a band mom she traveled from coast to coast, making delicious scones and thousands of suckers in order to raise funds to help band members make the trips. She attended countless softball, baseball, basketball, volleyball and soccer games, supporting and cheering on her grandchildren.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Anita was a teacher in the Primary and loved seeing the bright happy faces of the children. She was always ready with a hug or two for each child. She was a participating member, for several years of the Springville Kiwanis. Anita loved the outdoors, especially camping where many games of Yahtzee were played and countless fish were reeled in. We are excited for her to rejoin her very special dad at a favorite fishing hole.
Anita is survived by her daughters, Atina (Paul) Wilson, Spanish Fork; Jina Tibbetts, Springville; daughter-in-law, Sharron Christensen, Salem; sons, Randy (Lisa) Christensen, Payson; Michael (Ruth) Christensen, Provo, Sister-in-law Deanna (Gordon) Hodgson; Springville, 31 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Harold Swanson; husband, Eldon Earl Christensen, toddler sister, Patricia Evelyn Currie and one son, Steven Lynn Christensen.
The family would like to sincerely thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for their compassionate and respectful care and support of both Anita and her family members.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 350 North 400 East, Springville, UT. Viewings will be held on Sunday evening, Feb 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E 200 S, Springville and Monday one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
Our treasured mother, grandmother and dear friend, Anita Marie Currie Christensen passed away Thursday, February 20th, just eleven days after her 78 th birthday.
Mom was born February 9, 1936 to Mary Belle Thompson and John "Jack" Currie in Vancouver, Washington. At the age of 16, Anita began what would become a life-long career as a meat-wrapper. She worked at several stores over her lifetime, the longest and most recent being 20+ years at Reams in Springville, whose employees were her second family. She was an extremely hard-worker and was, in fact working just days before being admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for heart complications. The focus of her life was always her family, including hurrying home to care for her youngest granddaughters, Amanda and Emily.
Anita was a dedicated servant to her Heavenly Father, family and community. She loved making pies, baking thousands of them over the years. As a band mom she traveled from coast to coast, making delicious scones and thousands of suckers in order to raise funds to help band members make the trips. She attended countless softball, baseball, basketball, volleyball and soccer games, supporting and cheering on her grandchildren.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Anita was a teacher in the Primary and loved seeing the bright happy faces of the children. She was always ready with a hug or two for each child. She was a participating member, for several years of the Springville Kiwanis. Anita loved the outdoors, especially camping where many games of Yahtzee were played and countless fish were reeled in. We are excited for her to rejoin her very special dad at a favorite fishing hole.
Anita is survived by her daughters, Atina (Paul) Wilson, Spanish Fork; Jina Tibbetts, Springville; daughter-in-law, Sharron Christensen, Salem; sons, Randy (Lisa) Christensen, Payson; Michael (Ruth) Christensen, Provo, Sister-in-law Deanna (Gordon) Hodgson; Springville, 31 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, stepfather, Harold Swanson; husband, Eldon Earl Christensen, toddler sister, Patricia Evelyn Currie and one son, Steven Lynn Christensen.
The family would like to sincerely thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Utah Valley Regional Medical Center for their compassionate and respectful care and support of both Anita and her family members.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the LDS Chapel at 350 North 400 East, Springville, UT. Viewings will be held on Sunday evening, Feb 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Wheeler Mortuary, 211 E 200 S, Springville and Monday one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in the Springville Evergreen Cemetery.
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