From Deseret News archives:
Eileen Christensen dies
Besides her general Primary service, from 1962-63, she had also served as a member of the Primary General Board for 11 years and as a mission president's wife in the Central British Mission. She was also one of the originators of the LDS Church's Golden Gleaner program.
Born in Preston, Idaho, she graduated from Carlin High School, Nev., at age 15 and was valedictorian. She also attended Weber State and graduated from the University of Utah, where she was elected to Phi Kappa Phi and Delta Kappa Gamma. She did graduate work at both Brigham Young and Utah State universities.
Mrs. Christensen had been employed by the Granite School District as a librarian and had participated in the "Story Time" series on KUED-TV for many years. She had also served as media director for the Jordan School District.
Active in the community, she had been a secretary and first vice president to the Days of '47 organization, was a volunteer with the Jordan Credit Union and had been International President of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She had also been a volunteer for Alta Hospital and the Utah Symphony.
She was named Utah's mother of the year in 1982.
Her other LDS Church callings included Relief Society president, Primary president and stake Young Women's president. She had also written Primary lessons for the church, as well as being a member of the Children's Friend magazine editorial board.
Elder Mark E. Petersen had called her as the supervisor of West European LDS primaries during the mission in England, with her first husband, Joy F. Dunyon. He died in 1980 and she married Gordon M. Christensen in 1990. He died in 1995.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 29, 11 a.m. at the Farmington 21st Ward Chapel, 729 W. Shepard Lane, Farmington. Friends may call starting at 9:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
