Conrad Christianson

Conrad (Connie) Chris-

tianson, 97, Bismarck,

died Thursday, September

28, 2017, at CHI St. Alex-

ius Medical Center in

Bismarck.

Conrad was born Janu-

ary 17, 1920, on the fami-

ly farmstead east of Glen-

burn, North Dakota, the

son of Morris and Ida

Christianson. He was

raised in the Glenburn

area, attending Glenburn

public schools. After gra-

duating from Glenburn

High School in 1938 he

began farming. On No-

vember 4, 1945, he mar-

ried Agnes Geneva Mo-

gard in Deering, North

Dakota. Conrad and Agnes

farmed in the Glenburn

area until their retirement

in 1987 and were active

members of the Glenburn

community. In 2012 they

moved to the Touchmark

retirement community in

Bismarck to be closer to

two of their daughters.

Conrad was a member

of Our Savior’s Lutheran

Church prior to its disso-

lution in 1969 and then a

member of Trinity Luth-

eran Church in Glenburn.

He was actively involved

in Our Savior’s, serving

on the Church Council

and the Cemetery Board

and participating in the

church bowling league.

In his early days, he en-

joyed playing basketball

and baseball. After he re-

tired he actively pursued

the game of golf. An in-

volved member of the

Glenburn Senior Citizen’s

Center, he enjoyed play-

ing cards and billiards

with other center mem-

bers. After retiring, Con-

rad and Agnes enjoyed

traveling throughout the

United States as well as

England, Scotland, Wales

and Norway. They also

often visited their daugh-

ters in various parts of the

United States.

Conrad had a keen

sense of humor and en-

joyed teasing, always with

a twinkle in his eye. His

family will always re-

member his smile and

wink as he pulled off

another prank. He was a

devoted husband and very

loving father, grandfather

and great-grandfather.

Surviving family in-

cludes: Wife of 71 years,

Agnes; three daughters,

Candace Christianson

(Chris Conley), Bismarck,

Gloria (Charles) Fuller,

Colorado, and Sandra

(John) Erickstad,

Bismarck; four grand-

daughters, Stefani (Ryan)

Wiest, Colorado, Danielle

Fuller (Michael Tid-

marsh), Colorado, Jessica

(Greg) Bledsoe, San Diego

and Jennifer Erickstad

(Gary Hutton), San Diego;

five great-grandsons,

Grant, Mason and Drew

Wiest, Calvin Fuller-

Keany and Beckett Bled-

soe; two brothers, Tilfred

(Maxine) Christianson

and Donald (Sally) Chris-

tianson; and one sister,

Myrtle Snustad.

Conrad was preceded

in death by his parents,

Morris and Ida Christian-

son; three brothers, Irwin,

Lester and Ralph; and one

sister, Georgia.

Funeral: Friday, Oc-

tober 6, 2017, at 11:00

a.m. at Trinity Lutheran-

Church, Glenburn, ND.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot,

ND.

Visitation: Thursday

from 4 to 7 p.m. followed

by a Vigil Prayer Service

at Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot, ND.

Memorials: In lieu of

flowers, the family re-

quests donations to Our

Savior’s Lutheran Ceme-

tery Association in rural

Glenburn or the Trinity

Cancer Care Cottage.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at (www.

thompsonlarson.com).