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Kathryn Campbell Christianson

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Kathryn Campbell Christianson, age 52, of Bend, Oregon, died Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Bend. She was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the daughter of Breckinridge Campbell and the late Frances Gibson Carruthers Campbell . Kathryn graduated from Forman School in Litchfield, Connecticut, before attending college at Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida majoring in Interior Design. She later received her certificate of accomplishment in professional bartending. In 1996 she met her future husband Michael marrying in 1999 settling in Bend, Oregon. Kathryn was an accomplished designer of furniture, and interiors of homes. She loved hockey, watching her favorite team the Los Angeles Kings winning the Stanley Cup. Kathryn also was a member of the Christian Motorcycle Association, making many trips with her husband on their Harley. While in California she was a member of Sam Dimas Church in Sam Dimas, California, as well as the Christian Ministry in California and Oregon. Kathryn is survived by her husband, Michael Christianson of Bend, Oregon, three children, Taylor Smith, B.J. Christianson, Mattea Christianson all of Bend, Oregon, 3 grandchildren, her father, Breckinridge Campbell of Little Rock, and her constant companion and love, her Shih Tzu named Madison. Kathryn is predeceased by her mother, Frances Gibson Carruthers Campbell who died in 2006, and brother Breckinridge Campbell, II, who died in 1989. There will be a graveside funeral service today, Friday, March 29, at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Memorial Park, Little Rock, officiated by Reverend Karin Akin. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com. Memorials in lieu of flowers maybe made to The Foundation for Aids Research, 120 Wall Street, 13th floor, New York, NY 10005-3902.

Published March 29, 2013

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