Mass of Christian Burial for Donald Milton Christopherson, 78, of Regent, ND will be Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. at the St. Henry's Catholic Church in Regent. Fr. Todd Kreitinger will officiate and burial with Full Military Honors will follow at the Regent Cemetery. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 12, at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Mott, ND and one hour prior at the church in Regent on Thursday morning. A Rosary/Wake service will be at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at the church in Regent.


DONALD MILTON CHRISTOPHERSON was born on September 5, 1927 at Park River, ND. He was the son of Milton and Mary (Bosworth) Christopherson. "Christy", as he became known, grew up in Regent, ND and graduated from High School in 1945. The summer after he graduated, he joined the Merchant Marines for one year and later enlisted in the U. S. Army for 18 months, serving in Europe and Korea. After his discharge he worked for his dad at Christy's Grocery Store in Regent. On June 18, 1951 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Filkowski. Christy took over the store in 1964 and worked there until April of 1989. Don also delivered mail on a rural route for the Regent Post Office from 1989 until his retirement in 2002. His favorite past-times were hunting and golfing.


"Christy" Christopherson passed away on Monday, July 10, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Mott, ND.


Grateful for having shared in his life are his wife of 55 years, Dorothy Christopherson, of Regent, ND; daughter, Ruth Christopherson, of San Diego, CA; sons, Bruce (Carolyn) Christopherson, of Maple Grove, MN, Mark (Jessica) Christopherson, of Blaine, MN and David Christopherson, of Bismarck, ND; six grandchildren; four great grandchildren and many friends. Preceding him in death were his parents and one daughter, Donna.