Garth B. Christensen

Fairview, Idaho - - - - Garth B. Christensen

Fairview - Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother Garth B. Christensen, passed away peacefully on November 20, 2013 at his home in Fairview, Idaho. Garth fought valiantly for the past 32 months to defeat cancer with the only objective of staying alive to watch over his family. He was born on September 17, 1953 in Ogden, Utah to Leonard Junior and Mary Ruth Bybee Christensen. He married Janice Garrett on July 12, 1974 in the Logan LDS Temple.

Garth was who he was, just a down to earth, honest, generous man that will be missed greatly.

He was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of LatterA¬-day Saints and loved serving in various capacities alongside men and women whom he greatly admired. He loved the Savior and believed that if you put Him at the center of your life, everything else would fall into place. His life was spent in family, community and church service.

Garth was a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother who, never one for fan fare, quietly went about doing much good in the world. His greatest joy was his family. He liked to spend time with his wife, children, grandchildren and friends. He especially enjoyed taking them on the snowmobiles and four wheelers to the mountains and canyons in this area that he loved so much.

He grew up on a farm learning about the law of the harvest, perseverance and hard work at an early age, milking cows, hoeing beets, controlling weeds, watering the crops, digging post holes and building fence. He was a dedicated steward of the land and a tireless hard worker until his body failed him. He and his wife worked together owning and operating their farm with the help of their children.

Garth did what He done! He loved reading the writings of Louis L'Amour who properly researched and characterized the American West.

Garth is survived by his best friend and wife of 39 years, Jan (Janice Garrett Christensen) Fairview, Idaho his five children and their spouses, Cody and Janeal Christensen, Caliente, Nevada; Shanci Cram, Fairview, Idaho; Kit and Minnie Christensen, Fairview, Idaho; Cache and Amanda Christensen, South Willard, Utah; and Paige Christensen, Logan, Utah. He is also survived and dearly loved by 11 grandchildren: Marissa, Carlin, Chance, Jonas, Jazmin, Jaylen, Kathryn, Alexa, Jonathan, Lia and Logan Garth, as well as his father-in-law and mother-in-law Dick and Connie Garrett, Fairview, Idaho.
His siblings are Cheryl (Mark) Moosman, Burley, Idaho; Scott (Syndee) Christensen, Fairview, Idaho; Janeal (Al) Tremayne, Clarkston, Utah; Marilee (Kevin) Balls, Spanish Fork, Utah; Nancy (Bob) Funk, Smithfield, Utah. and his brothers-in-law Doug (Sue) Garrett, Kemmerer, Wyoming; and Sid (Jill) Garrett, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Garth was preceded in death by his father Leonard Junior Christensen and mother, Mary Ruth (Bybee) Christensen.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. in the Fairview LDS Chapel, 165 West 4800 South in Preston. A viewing will be held on Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Webb Funeral Home, 1005 South 800 East in Preston and Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.webbmortuary.com

A special thanks is extended to Dr. Ali BenA¬Jacob and his staff and to Dr. David Beckstead and his staff for their care and compassion. The family would like to give a special thanks the nurses with Hands of Hope Hospice (http://www.handsofhopehospice.com/) for the loving care they gave to their father.