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Obituary- Christiason, Ellen 1

Ellen ‘Marie’ Masters Christiason

Ellen ”Marie” (Foster) Masters Christiason went to our Savior’s home on Feb. 19, 2013. She was born Sept. 25, 1921, to Luther and Ruth Lucille (Thomas) Foster in Highland. Between 1942 and 2003, Marie lived in Rossville, Topeka, and Osage City. She has lived with her daughter, Geri, since 2003.

Marie married LeRoy Franklin Masters Aug. 19, 1939, in Highland. In November 1940, they had one daughter, Geri (Masters) Eakin Brubaker. LeRoy passed away in May 1968.

She married Arnold “Chris” Christiason Sr. in 1969; he passed away in 1986. Marie became a member of Eastside Baptist Church in Topeka in 1999, and was a former member of Mirian Chapter 14, Order of the Eastern Star, first joining in 1950 and holding several offices.

She retired from KP&L (now Westar) in 1982. She was an active volunteer working with Heartland Shares, E-Kan, ECAT, and American Red Cross. When she was 80, she organized and led a sewing group called Mission Towers Quilters who made lap robes, walker bags and clothing for area nursing homes and KNI. They also made quilts and blankets for babies being taken into foster care. Dubbed pie lady, Marie was best known for her homemade pies.

Marie is survived by her daughter Geri, a grandson Steve Eakin and wife Ede, a granddaughter Ellen Kay Magner and husband Barry L., and four great-grandchildren, Katie Eakin, Barry R., Julia and Cody Magner.

In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Donald and Richard Foster, and three granddaughters in infancy.

Funeral services were Feb. 23 at Penwell-Gabel Parker-Price Chapel, Topeka. Interment followed at the Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Care, 200 SW Frazier Circle, Topeka, KS 66606-2800.

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