Donna Jean Christianson

Donna Jean Christianson
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from the 66A district
In office
April 14, 1969 (1969-04-14) – January 4, 1971 (1971-01-04)
Preceded byMarvin E. Christianson Sr.
Personal details
Born
Donna Jean Andrae

(1931-10-17)October 17, 1931
Pekin, Illinois
DiedMay 11, 2015(2015-05-11) (aged 83)
Fairmont, Minnesota
Resting placeHalstad, Minnesota
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse
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(m. 1950; died 1969)​

Donna Jean Christianson (née Andrae; October 17, 1931 – May 11, 2015) was an American politician, farmer and homemaker.[1]

Born in Pekin, Illinois to Wilbert and Viola (née Strope) Andrae, she was a potato farmer, billing agent, and homemaker in Halstad, Minnesota. She married Marvin Christianson in February 1950.[2] Her husband Marvin served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1967 until his death in 1969 from cancer. Christianson was elected in a special election succeeding her husband in the Minnesota House of Representatives. Christianson was a Democrat.

Christianson died of cancer on May 11, 2015 and had lived in Fairmont, Minnesota.[3] Her funeral was held at Grace Lutheran Church, Fairmont, and she was buried in Halstad.[4][5]

  1. ^ Donna Jean Christianson in the U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current
  2. ^ in the U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current
  3. ^ Donna Jean Christianson in the Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017
  4. ^ "Christianson, Donna Jean "Donna Jean"". state.mn.us.
  5. ^ "In Memory of Donna J. Christianson". lakeviewfuneralhome.net. Retrieved May 15, 2015.