Phyllis Jean Modl 94, went to Heaven to be with the Lord, on Dec. 16. She passed away passed peacefully at Aicota Health Care Center, Aitkin, with family by her side.
Phyllis was born on Feb. 10, 1926, to Andrew and Margaret Christenson in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. She married Eugene Modl in 1945. They were blessed with 63 years of marriage.
Phyllis worked numerous jobs as a care taker to the elderly, cleaning homes and motels, Memorex Inc. and waitressing. After retiring, Phyllis and Gene were caretakers at Sherwood Forest Campground in Garrison. She also volunteered for Meals On Wheels in Brainerd.
Her life was her family. She loved them with all her heart. She loved to serve the Lord, and loved her church family. She loved to travel with her husband in the winter months in their motor home. She met many friends along the way who she stayed in contact with over the years. Her passion was writing poems and daily journals for many years. Her hobbies included knitting, crocheting, sew
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,