Marlys Christianson

Marlys (Haugenoe)

Christianson, age 85,

passed away on June 4,

2022, at the Rolling Hills

Nursing Home in Belle

Fourch, S.D.

Funeral services will be

at 11 a.m. Saturday June

11, 2022, at Concordia

Lutheran Church in Cros-

by ND. Lunch will follow

at the Divide County

Senior Citizens. Burial to

follow at the Fortuna

Cemetery. Visitation will

be held Friday June 10,

2022, from 4:00 – 7:00

p.m. at Stakson-Martin

Funeral Home in Crosby

and one hour before the

service at the church.

Marlys Emily Haugenoe

was born to Millard and

Esther (Unhjem) Hau-

genoe on April 3, 1937, in

Crosby ND. Marlys grew

up in Crosby. She came

into this world, small but

mighty. Weighing only 3

¢ lbs., they kept her in

olive oil and gauze in a

box in the oven so her

spine would grow

straight. Marlys attended

school in the Country

then later in Crosby. She

had a beloved Rat Terrier

Dog named Timmy and a

German Shepard named

Bruno. After completing

school, she worked at the

Dime Store and Jerry’s

Bakery. For a short time,

she worked in the dietary

department at the hospital

in Minot ND but had to

return to Crosby to help

take care of her mother.

On October 29, 1964,

Marlys married Richard

Christianson. Together

they raised two children.

They lived in Fortuna un-

til 1976, when they built a

new house and moved to

the family farm. and con-

tinued to raise their two

children. Marlys was a

farm wife. She helped

move machinery, packed,

and prepared many

lunches for the field. She

loved to cook and bake.

She was well known for

her donuts, rosettes, ma-

ple bars and lefse. She

was always happy

cooking/baking for and

feeding people. Marlys

was an active member of

Faith Lutheran Church in

Fortuna, local Home Mak-

er Clubs, and later Fortu-

na Senior Citizens. In her

free time, you would find

Marlys looking through

cookbooks and magazines

for new recipes to try.

Marlys was preceded in

death by her husband,

Richard; parents, Esther

(Unhjem) and Millard

Haugenoe; two infant si-

blings, mother-in-law

Frances Christianson,

father-in-law Axel Chris-

tianson and several

brother-in- laws and

sisters-in-law.

Marlys is survived by

her children: Wayne

(Gail) Christianson and

DeeAnn (Scott)

Grundstad; Grandchil-

dren; Megan (Ethan)

Curtis, Cody Christianson,

Garrett (Kayla) Grundstad,

Seth Grundstad, Brooklyn

Grundstad and Dominic

Grundstad. She is also

survived by two

sisters-in-law: Carol Gal-

vin, Shirley (Allen) Wahl

and numerous nieces and

nephews.

Stakson-Martin Funeral

Home of Crosby is in

charge of Arrangements.