Margaret L. Christensen

The death of Mrs. Margaret L. (Poulsen) Christensen, wife of the late Vinal
W. Christensen, occurred peacefully on Wednesday May 25, 2005 at the Saint
John Regional Hospital, with her family by her side. Born 1905 in New
Denmark, NB she was the daughter of the late Albert and Jacobine (Jensen)
Poulsen. Margaret was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
She resided in Saint John since 1980. She was one of the Founding Members of
the New Demark Historical Society. She loved spending time with her loving
family and was very active in community affairs. Margaret took pride in her
beautiful flower gardens.
She is survived by sons Gerald Christensen (Evelyn) of Prince George, BC and
Ivan Christensen of Rocky Mountain House, AB; daughters Thelma Toner
(Darrold) of Canfield, Ont, Glenna Hitchcock of Saint John and Joanne
McDonald (Ian) of Regina, SK; 19 grandchildren; 38 great grandchildren; six
great great grandchildren; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband and parents she was predeceased by her daughter Sylvia
Taun; brothers Arthur and Jack Poulsen; sisters Alice Osterberg, Lillian
Poulsen and Mabel Crockett; half brothers Bert, Harry and Freddy Poulsen.

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