Christenson, Phillip A. "Phil" Phil was born in Prairie Farm, WI to Carl and Mabel Christenson on May 1, 1920. He is survived by wife Dorothy of 67 years, daughter Jill (Patrick) Laughlin of Lynxville,, WI, son Tom (Dawn) of Edina, and daughter Anne (Tom) Wilder of Chanhassen, MN, sister Ina Olsen of Edina, grandchildren Grady and Meghan Laughlin, Kyle and Lia Christenson. Preceded in death by infant son Bruce and brother Joey. Phil was a long time employee of 3M Company (33 years), and member of Normandale Lutheran Church, Edina. Phil served in the US Army during WWII and the Korean War. Memorial service on July 22 at 2:00 pm at Normandale Lutheran Church, 6100 Normandale Road, Edina, MN 55436. Private interment at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery. Special thanks to Grace Hospice. Memorials preferred in lieu of flowers to Normandale Foundation (normluth.org/foundation), Wounded Warriors Project (woundedwarriorproject.org), or Minnesota Conservation Volunteer Fund (dnr.state.mn.us).