Correna (Cory) Kay Christenson, 38, Sharon, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, March 6, 2013 at the University of 
Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.
Cory was born Oct. 17, 1974 in Elkhorn to Everette and Marjorie (Lund) Christenson. She was a 1993 graduate of Delavan-Darien High School. She furthered her education by attending Gateway Technical College in Kenosha where she studied horticulture. She was employed at Pesche’s Greenhouse in Lake Geneva for the past 21 years and was with the Sharon Community School in the daycare center for 12 years. Cory took care of two of God’s greatest gifts, children and flowers. She was also a member of the Norsemen of the Lakes Lodge of the Sons of Norway, and a life long member of Christ Lutheran Church in Sharon.
Cory is survived by her parents, Everette and Marjorie of Sharon; sister, Carissa (Robert) Rollins of Shorewood; nephews, Mason and Nicholas Rollins of Shorewood; aunts and uncles, Muriel Lund-Michel of Park Ridge, Ill., Mark (Dorothy) Christenson of Lake Mills; Ken (Pauline) of Waterloo, Dixie (Jimmy) Ripley of Elkhorn and Cindy (Jeff) Dutton of Darien. She is also survived by many cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ken and Elma of Walworth and Melvin and Lorraine Lund of Stoughton.
Services for Cory will be 10:30 a.m. March 12, 2013 at Christ Lutheran Church in Sharon. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. March 11 at Toynton Funeral Home in Walworth. Interment will be in the Brick Church Cemetery in Walworth.
Memorials may be directed to: Memorial Fund; Christ Lutheran Church; Sharon, WI 53585; or the Carbone Cancer Center; 600 Highland Ave; Madison, WI 53792
Many thanks to the special doctors and nurses at the UW Hospital Hematology and Intensive Care Units for making Cory’s last days as comfortable as possible.
