Obituary of Marvin L. Christiansen

Marvin was born in Tacoma, on December 27, 1925 to Olaf and Olga Christiansen and passed into the loving arms of our Lord Jesus Christ on March 15, 2008, surrounded by family and friends. He grew up in Tacoma and joined the US Navy in 1943. He was assigned to LST 45 where he took part in operations on the Asiatic-Pacific theatre. After being honorably discharged, he returned to Tacoma and married the love of his life, Barbara Joy. Together they spent 61 years together raising their daughters, Kathy and Janie. Marvin was a man of honor and dedication. He devoted his life to his girls, instilling in them strength and values. Summers spent boating on Puget Sound, camping, and attending music competitions created wonderful memories for the entire family. He is preceded in death by his parents, infant daughter Betty Ann, and brother, Wayne. He leaves behind to celebrate his memory, his wife Barbara, daughters Kathy Brown (Gibran) and Janie Jacobsen, grandchildren Wendy Porter (Tom), Christopher and Heather Brown, sister Shirley Shaughnessy (Jack), sister-in-law Terry Christiansen and his nieces and nephews. Visitation: 10:00AM-6:00PM Thursday March 20. Funeral Service: 1:00PM Friday, March 21, 2008 both at Piper-Morley-Mellinger Funeral Home. Interment to follow at New Tacoma Cemetery. The family would like to thank Pat and Michelle from Franciscan Hospice for the outstanding care given to Marvin. Arrangements entrusted to Piper-Morley-Mellinger Funeral Home 253-472-3353