Zella Z. Christensen, age 96, of Rodney, Iowa, died Monday, March 29,
1999, in Onawa, Iowa.
Services were held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 1999 at the Rodney United
Church of Christ in Rodney with Pastor Karen Handke and Pastor Dennis Mix
officiating. Burial was in Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland,
Iowa. Waneta Steinhoff was the pianist for the service and Jack Steinhoff
was the soloist.
Zella Zellena Christensen was born September 4, 1902, in Rodney, Iowa, the
daughter of John R. and Almira Sophea (Bennett) Patterson. She continued
to live most of her life in or around the Rodney area. In October of 1921,
she married Joseph Leo "Lefty" Werling at Mitchell, South Dakota. She
later married Carl Christensen.
Zella was an active member of the Rebekah Lodge, the Royal Neighbors of
America and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #651 of Oto, Iowa.
Those survivors left to cherish her memory include one son, James J.
"Jerry" Werling of Whiting, Iowa; one daughter, Margie Craig of Rodney,
Iowa; five grandchildren, James Craig of San Jose, California, Carmen
Carda and her husband, Frank of Sioux City, Iowa, Beth Ryan and Doug Craig
and his wife, Marsha, all of Mapleton, Ia
Zella Z. Christensen, age 96, of Rodney, Iowa, died Monday, March 29,
1999, in Onawa, Iowa.
Services were held 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 1999 at the Rodney United
Church of Christ in Rodney with Pastor Karen Handke and Pastor Dennis Mix
officiating. Burial was in Little Sioux Township Cemetery, Smithland,
Iowa. Waneta Steinhoff was the pianist for the service and Jack Steinhoff
was the soloist.
Zella Zellena Christensen was born September 4, 1902, in Rodney, Iowa, the
daughter of John R. and Almira Sophea (Bennett) Patterson. She continued
to live most of her life in or around the Rodney area. In October of 1921,
she married Joseph Leo "Lefty" Werling at Mitchell, South Dakota. She
later married Carl Christensen.
Zella was an active member of the Rebekah Lodge, the Royal Neighbors of
America and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit #651 of Oto, Iowa.
Those survivors left to cherish her memory include one son, James J.
"Jerry" Werling of Whiting, Iowa; one daughter, Margie Craig of Rodney,
Iowa; five grandchildren, James Craig of San Jose, California, Carmen
Carda and her husband, Frank of Sioux City, Iowa, Beth Ryan and Doug Craig
and his wife, Marsha, all of Mapleton, Ia