Steven C. "Pete" Christensen Obituary (2013

Funeral services for Steven C. “Pete” Christensen age 51 of Blair will be held at 10:30AM Thursday,January 2nd, at Grace United Methodist Church in Kennard. Burial will be in the Kennard Cemetery. Visitation will be held Wednesday beginning at 2:00PM at Campbell Aman Funeral Home in Blair, with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM. Mr. Christensen died December 29th, 2013 at his home in Lakeland south of Blair. Steven C. “Pete” Christensen was born on November 21st, 1962 in Blair, to Charles D. and Lola A. (Crone) Christensen. He grew up in Kennard and graduated from Arlington High School in 1981. After graduation he was employed with Collins Mill in Kennard, full time after working there during high school part time. He later worked for the Ft. Calhoun Stone Company and Brumko in Elkhorn. For the last 26 years he was employed with Nebraska Machine Products in Omaha. On April 3rd, 1993 he was united in marriage to Barbara Adams in Blair. After the couple wed they made their home south of Blair. Pete was always there for his family and friends, if help was needed, he was there. He loved woodworking, Louie L’Amour, John Wayne movies, taking his family fishing, and fishing trips to Minnesota. Pete had a countless number of friends and never once met a stranger. He is survived by his wife Barbara of Blair; children David Beacraft of Blair, John Beacraft of Omaha, Jason Beacraft of Herman, Joseph Christensen of Blair, and Jessica (Bryan) Ehret of Blair; grandson Riku Axel Ehret; parents Charles and Lola Christensen of Kennard, sister Cathy (Chad) Gusman of Wahoo, brother Kent (Connie) Christensen of Omaha, sister Patty (Dan) Sanderson of Wahoo, grandmother Viola Crone of Blair, grandfather Charles A Christensen of Blair; mother in law Joan Adams of Herman; brothers in law, Nels (Sam) Christensen of Herman, Ed (Crystal) Adams of Blair, David (Ivy) Adams of Daily City, California, and Larry Adams of Midland, Texas; and aunts, uncles, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by grandparents Alton Crone, Mary Christensen and father in law Kenneth Adams