Allene Lucille NELSON

1923 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Allene Lucille NELSON
  Birth	10 Jun 1923	Wisconsin
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Mar 2014	Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Burial	Bethel Cemetery, Jefferson Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  Notes	Living in Viroqua at the time of her mother’s death. Allene L. (Nelson) Christianson, 90, of Viroqua, died Thursday, Match 27, 2014, at the Bethel Home in Viroqua. Allene was born June 10, 1923, in the town of Kickapoo, rural Readstown, to Abraham and Anna (Anderson) Nelson. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith and confirmed at Kickapoo United Lutheran Church in Soldiers Grove. She attended Spring Valley Country School through the eighth grade. She graduated from Readstown High School, Class of 1941. After graduation, besides helping on the family farm, she worked various jobs including waitressing in Viroqua at the Oriole cafe and also worked in La Crosse painting radio dials to support the war effort. On Oct. 26, 1947, she married Alvin E. Christianson. They were married in a double-ring ceremony with her sister Mildred and Arvid Swenson at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Viroqua. The couple farmed side by side and raised their four children on the family farm in the town of Jefferson, rural Viroqua. Allene was a member of Bethel Lutheran Church, where she taught Sunday school for several years, Rebecca Circle and the WELCA. She was an avid scrapbooker and journal writer. Her favorite hobby was crocheting, where she had made many items for family and friends. Allene enjoyed visiting in person and on the phone with her sisters, cousins and friends. She was famously known to her grandchildren for her homemade strawberry jam, biscuits and chocolate chip cookies. Allene is survived by her daughter, Marsha (Mike) Ryan of La Crescent, Minn.; two sons, Marcus Christianson and Ryan (Nora) Christianson, both of Viroqua; daughter-in-law, Pat Christianson of Apple Valley, Minn.; grandchildren, Tara (Pete) Peterson, Dr. Lucas (Dr. Lee) Christianson, Nick (Heather) Christianson, Ben and Katy Christianson, Kim Ryan, Holly (Rex) Delgado, Ryanna and Carly Christianson; great-grandchildren, Robbie and Fernando Souza, Taysa Peterson, Wesley Christianson, Kaleb and Jace Delgado and Preston Ryan; and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Rodney; daughter-in-law, Sara Christianson; grandchildren, Wendy (Dan) Thicke; brother, Alvin Nelson; sisters, Mildred Swenson and Irene Nedland; and nephew, Blayne Nedland. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at the Bethel Lutheran Church, rural Viroqua. Pastor Pete Beckstrand officiated with burial following in the Bethel Cemetery.
  Person ID	I4634	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Abraham NELSON,   b. 22 May 1883, Wisconsin d. 8 Apr 1978, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Anna Carolina ANDERSON,   b. 15 Sep 1887, Franklin Twp, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 29 Apr 1973, Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1917
  Family ID	F3530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alvin Esias CHRISTIANSON,   b. 15 Aug 1924, Wisconsin d. 23 Feb 2011, Vernon County, Wisconsin (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	26 Oct 1947	Viroqua, Vernon County, Wisconsin
  	Immanuel
  Children	1. Rodney Wayne CHRISTIANSON,   b. 10 Sep 1948, Vernon County, Wisconsin d. 17 Dec 2010, Dakota County, Minnesota (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F3650	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2014