Patricia Christensen

Patricia N. (Brown) Christensen, age 83, of Delta Township, Lansing area, passed away on April 21, 2017 in Apache Junction, Arizona. The daughter of Roy & June (Patterson) Brown, Pat was born on November 8, 1933 in Greenville and was a 1951 graduate of Greenville High School. Surviving is her husband of 66 years, Marvin Christensen; her siblings, Sonia Hall, Andrea Packer, John Brown, Dennis Bigler and Vickey (Gary) St. Lawrence; two daughters, Trenna Bruce of Lansing, and Judy (Brent) Pennington of Greenville, South Carolina; a son, Jack (Connie) Christensen of Jackson; her grandchildren, Valerie (Brian) Ladson, Nicole Keiser, Jillaine (Jeremy) Zonts, Tara (Scott) Hanson, Alan (Sara) Christensen, Patrick (Stephanie) Vaughn, Dana Pennington, Ryan (Angie) Pennington; and fourteen great-grandchildren. Pat and Marvin traveled extensively through her life to all 50 States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Africa, and enjoyed spending winters in Arizona for the past 29 years. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Eagle Park Hall, 14331 Grange Road, Eagle. Honoring Pat's wishes, cremation has taken place and burial will be at East Montcalm Cemetery. Continuing with Pat's life long commitment to family, the family requests contributions be made to: The Doris Klassen Development Center, 408 E. Jameson St., Battle Creek MI 49014 All donations will be used to support development and educational tools for Cerebral Palsy children in Pat's memory and in honor of her great grandson, Austin Hanson. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Patricia Christensen, please visit our flower store.