CHRISTIANSEN, Kent M.

Kent M. Christiansen, 67, of Tempe, a retired professor of education at Arizona State University, died Dec. 27, 1996. He was born in Moreland, Idaho, and was an Air Force veteran. Survivors include his wife, Margaret Blood Bird; daughters, Maureen Collette, Mary Ann Lane, Karen White, Jane Raley, Susan and Carolyn; sons, Stephen and John; mother, Thelma Park; sisters, Ruth Russell, Margene Rich and Rayola Twiggs; brothers, James and Park; and 24 grandchildren. Visitation Monday, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1050 W. Grove Parkway, Tempe. Services Tuesday at the church. Contributions: Mission Fund '96, Tempe Third Ward, 1221 W. Howe St., Tempe, AZ 85282 or Mesa Family History Center, 41 S. Hobson Road, Mesa, AZ 85204. Meldrum Mortuary and Chapel. The Arizona Republic Monday, December 30, 1996.