Christenson-50 Years
Ron and Sue (Strausz) Christenson were married on June 13, 1965 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Yakima, Wash.
They lived in Cowiche, Wash. for 33 years where they raised apples and cattle. The couple both graduated from Highland High School and so did all of their kids. After selling the ranch in 1982, Ron was a field rep for several fruit companies for 28 years. Sue was a stay at home mom and later did several clerical jobs such as school secretary and dentist office manager. The couple moved to Yakima, Wash. in 1998. They are both retired and enjoy traveling on tours and with their R.V.
They celebrated on June 6 with a 23 passenger limo outing to Gasperetti’s and around town with all their kids and grandkids. They will also celebrate with a tour to the Cape Cod area in in September.
THe couple has five children, Kim (Jim) Lovelace, Rick Christenson, Erik (Erika) Christenson, Kelli (Chad) Estes, and Phil (Stephanie) Christenson. They also have 10 (soon to be 11) grandchildren and one great-grandchild on the way.