Tom B. Christenson

BYRON:A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Tom Brian Christenson passed away on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 at Saint Marys hospital in Rochester after his struggle with cancer. He was born on May 1st, 1962 to Dale and Patty (Larsen) Christenson. Tom graduated from John Marshall High School and attended Trade School at VoTech in Rochester. Tom worked at Mayo Clinic for 32 years as a Mechanical Engineer Technician. On September 25th, 1998 he married Lisa Clapper in Rochester and made their home in Byron all of their married years. Tom enjoyed spending time with his children, family and friends. He enjoyed the great outdoors, farming, blacksmithing, purchasing antiques from the flea markets, tractor pulling, snow mobiling and never went a day without wearing his "TC" hat. In addition to his wife, he will be greatly missed and survived by eight children; Alma, Milo, Michaela, Shawn, Trevor, Shane, Elijah and Chaz of Byron. His parents Dale and Patty Christenson, of Rochester; father-in-law Richard Clapper and mother-in-law Carolyn Clapper, of Iowa; a brother Mike (Sandy), of Minneapolis; a sister Bonnie (Mark) Har, of Crystal Minnesota; 12 grandchildren;7 nieces and 6 nephews; 4 sister-in-laws and 4 brother-in-laws. The service for Tom Brian Christenson will be held on Friday, July 24th, at 11:00 a.m. at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes in Rochester.Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes on Friday, July 24, 2015 Interment will follow at Center Grove Cemetery in Douglas, MN. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to a charity of the donors choice. We would like to thank all the staff at Saint Marys hospital for their support and compassion during Tom's difficult journey.