Christine ""Tina Muriel Grodt

Christine was born January 27, 1951, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to Donald L. Jespersen and his wife Bettie (Hinton) Jespersen. Though her parents were from Rockwell City, Iowa, they moved frequently around Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and New Jersey while she was growing up. In 1966, Christine's father passed away, and her family relocated to West Des Moines, Iowa, where she graduated from Valley High School in 1969.

Christine was an accomplished musician; she had a trained operatic voice and she played piano, organ, and violin. She earned a bachelor's degree in music from the University of Iowa in 1973 and taught music in Iowa and Maryland schools. She served as a church organist and was a substitute teacher in Maryland and District 51. She had a passion for hand quilting and needlework.

On June 26, 1976, she married her longtime friend, J. Douglas Grodt, and moved to Maryland with him, where he worked as an electronic engineer for the U.S. Dept. of Defense. Two children were born to their union, Carolyn M. and Paul D. Grodt. After living in Maryland for 31 years, the couple retired to Grand Junction in 2007. The couple traveled extensively over the past 17 years, enjoying the culture, art, architecture, and music of many countries.

Christine was a member of the Redland's United Methodist Church, and was active in the Daughter's of the American Revolution, and P.E.O.

A viewing service for Christine will be held at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, with interment at Crown Point Cemetery. A public memorial service will be held at Redland's United Methodist Church on Wednesday, April 25, at 11:00 A.M.

Christine was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her sister, Connie Schoeneman (John) of Greenbriar, AR, her husband, Douglas, her children, Carolyn M. Lunking (David) and Paul D. Grodt both of Columbia, MD, and her grandsons, Simon P. and Henry D. Lunking.