Grace Christen

1902 - 1996  (93 years)

• Name	Grace Christen  [1]
  Birth	8 Jul 1902  [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Grace Elydia Lemke  [3]
  Name	Grace Elydia Lemke  [2]
  Reference Number	18667
  Burial	1996	Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [2]
  Death	26 Jun 1996	Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I18667	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Edward Christen,   b. 26 Aug 1872, Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 2 Nov 1956, Roseau, Roseau, Minnesota, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Maria Hodel,   b. 25 Feb 1877, Wisconsin, USA d. 13 Mar 1904, Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 27 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F6761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Theodore Ernst Lemke,   b. Jan 1897, Minnesota, USA d. 1997, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 99 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1923	Stearns, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Verna Grace Lemke,   b. 23 Sep 1924, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 22 May 2017 (Age 92 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Howard Otto Lemke,   b. 27 Sep 1927, Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 28 Oct 1996, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, USA (Age 69 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Elmer Theodore Lemke,   b. 11 Nov 1929, Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 5 Nov 2015, Minnesota, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Eleanor Irene Lemke,   b. 12 Oct 1931, Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA d. 7 Feb 2014, Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 20 Nov 1923 - Stearns, Minnesota, USA Burial - 1996 - Albany, Stearns, Minnesota, USA Death - 26 Jun 1996 - Stearns, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	10 Photos
  	50th Wedding Anniversary - Grace (Christen) and Theodore Lemke - 20 Nov 1973
  	Christen, Grace - Memorial Card
  	Aunt Rose Hodel, Aunt Lena Hodel, Grace Christen Lemke, Henry Huberty, and Uncle Adolph Hodel Rosalie Bertha Hodel 1880-1967 Lena Ida Hodel 1879-1971 Grace Elydia (Christen) Lemke 1902-1996 Henry Huberty Adolph Frank Hodel 1885-1974
  	Irene, Father Ed, Grace Christen about 1904
  	Grace - 1902 Baby Photo
  	Christen Sisters Left to right: Irene (Christen) Salzl; Ruth (Christen) Katzner; Grace (Christen) Lemke
  	Grace Elydia Christen - Confirmation Confirmed at Ebenezer Evangelical Church (now part of Our Savior's Lutheran Church) in Albany MN
  	Wedding Portrait - Grace Christen and Theodore Lemke - 20 Nov 1923 Back Row: Groom, Theodore Ernst Lemke, and best man, Robert John Lemke (Brother) Front Row: Bride, Grace Elydia Christen, and maid of honor, Irene Rose Christen (Sister)
  	New House Kitchen - Ted & Grace
  	Grace and Irene Christen 4 Nov 1905

  
  

• Sources

  [S193] Ancestry.com, WEB: Minnesota, Marriages from the Minnesota Official Marriage System, 1850-2019, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Minnesota Association of County Officers; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Minnesota Official Marriage System. [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S108] Ancestry.com, Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;), Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017.