Larry was born August 24th, 1942, to Albert and Iva Christensen in Saginaw, MI. Throughout his life, Larry loved camping with his kids, fishing, boating, wild life, and his dogs. Entertaining and cook outs with his friends and family was a passion of Larry’s. He was always so proud of his kids and grandkids. Larry worked as a millwright at G.M.
Larry is survived by: his loving wife of 18 years, Barbara Christensen; his children, Jim (Kathy) Christensen of Freeland, Steven (Cori) Christensen of Arizona, Rodney Christensen of Saginaw, David Griffus of Saginaw, Dana Christensen (Tom Blake) of Saint Clair, Mark (Sandra) Christensen of Sterling Heights, Jason (Jennifer) Christensen, and Brian of Warren; step-children, Amy (John) Heiser of Byron Center, and Ryan (Shannon) Berlin of Holland; 16 grandchildren; and 1 great grandchild.
Larry is preceded in death by: his parents Albert Christensen (1903-1990) and Iva (King) Christensen (1900-1977); siblings, twin Jerry Christensen (1942-2018), Shirley Dowd (1932-2013), Donna Furlo (1927-2014), June Griffus (1926-1988), Betty Mehl (1924-2013), Darwin “Ed” Christensen (1922-1992), and James Christensen (1921-2013).
A visitation for Larry will be held Thursday, June 1, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at Lakeshore Memorial, 11939 James St, Holland, Michigan 49424, followed by a funeral service from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The family would like to give a special thanks to all of the workers at Hospice of Holland.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Hospice of Holland and Harbor Humane.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.lakeshorememorial.com for the Christensen family.
