Miles Richard Christenson of Lewiston, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, entered his heavenly home on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, after an ugly battle with COVID-19, at the age of 81, in Boise.
He was born at the family home in Eagle Bend, Minn., on April 14, 1939, and moved to the Newberg, Ore., area at the age of 2. He attended all of his school years there, graduating in the class of 1958. Miles was proud of the fact that they now have the fourth generation starting first grade at the same school in the same Newberg area (Dundee, Ore.)
He married Vernelle âNellâ Hamnes in Oregon City, Ore., in 1961 and loved to tell everyone that he had been happily married for 59 years. He entered the United States Army in 1962 and after basic training in Fort Ord, Calif., he and his wife were stationed in Vicenza, Italy, for nearly two years. Miles loved telling the stories of their time in Italy and the experiences they had there. After his military service,