Columbia: The funeral service for Taylor William Christianson, 22, of Columbia will be 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Columbia, with Pastor Craig Grams and Pastor Tyler Poppen officiating.
Burial will follow at St. John's Cemetery in Columbia.
Taylor died Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at his home in Columbia.
Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., in Aberdeen.
Friends are welcome to join the family at the Christianson farm following the visitation on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013.
Taylor was born May 20, 1991, to Mark and Joleen (Speidel) Christianson in Aberdeen. He grew up on the family farm near Columbia. He spent his summers playing midget baseball in Westport. Taylor graduated from Frederick High School in 2009.
After graduating high school, Taylor attended Skills USA in carpentry; winning at state and going on to nationals. He worked multiple construction jobs. He was working with Harv's Construction and on his own construction company, TC Construction.
Taylor was someone who would give you the shirt off his back, no questions asked, and he always said "hi" with a great big smile! He participated in city league basketball. He enjoyed helping friends work on derby cars and loved derbying. He thoroughly enjoyed LEGOS and was a diehard Packer fan, just like his Grandpa Gus.
Grateful for having shared his life are his parents, Mark and Joleen Christianson; brothers: Christian, Micah and Levi, all of Aberdeen; maternal grandmother, R. Jean Speidel of Aberdeen; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Preceding Taylor in death were his paternal grandparents, Elmer and Esther Christianson; and his maternal grandfather, Gottlieb "Gus" Speidel.
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