New Orleans and a resident of Metairie, Louisiana for many years. She will be deeply missed by her family and
friends. She was the widow of the late Bennie G. Christen. She was the beloved mother of George
B. Christen, Gayle B. Christensen and the late Melvin A. Christen. She was the loving grandmother of
George B. Christen, Jr., Christine Christen Russell, Gerald J. Flattmann Jr., Dr. Geoffrey J. Flattmann, and
Grady J. Flattmann. She was the great-grandmother of Katie Russell and Katelynn Russell, Zoe Flattmann,
Gerald J. Flattmann III, Theodore Flattmann, Zachary Flattmann, Quentin Flattmann, Zia Flattmann, Zeke
Flattmann, Elizabeth Jane Flattmann and Grey Juliet Flattmann.
Elizabeth M. Christen was the daughter of the late Ernest H. Miller and Josephine Heyden of New Orleans,
Louisiana. She was the sister of Esther Cunningham, the late Myrtle Bryant, Katherine Nunez, Irene Schwandt,
George Miller, Ronald Miller and Muriel Presuto.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the visitation at Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747
Veterans Memorial Blvd, near Clearview Pkwy., in Metairie, LA on Monday, July 25, 2011 from 9:00 AM to
11:00 AM. Funeral Mass will be held in the Leitz-Eagan Chapel following visitation.
Interment will be in Hope Mausoleum in New Orleans, LA.
Donations to the St. Anthony’s bread fund or poor box at your local Parish Church or Masses in remembrance
of Elizabeth are appreciated.
The online memorial and guestbook is available at www.leitzeaganfuneralhome.com.
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