Winona Christensen, 91, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away at her home on November 7th, 2024 following a lengthy illness. Winona was born May 22nd, 1933, in Fortescue, Missouri to parents Alton and Beulah Hinkle.
Winona graduated from Craig High School in the class of 1951, and went on to the Missouri Methodist School of Nursing where she obtained her Registered Nurse License in 1954. Winona met her husband Laurel Christensen and they were married in October 3, 1954 in St. Joseph, MO.
Winona was preceded in death by her parents, Husband, and brother Wendell Hinkle.
Winona is survived by her two children, Brooks Christensen, (Carmen), of Humble, TX and Charlotte Mitchell, (David), of Willard, MO, two grandchildren, John Mitchell (Jaci) of Bella Vista, AR, and Molly Grellner (Garrett), of Springfield, MO, and sister-in-law, Virginia Hinkle of St. Joseph, MO.
A memorial service will be under the auspices of Heaton-Bowman-Smith-Sidenfaden Chapel and will be announced at a later date with inurnment at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Joseph, Missouri.
