Ozbun, Teresa Lynne (Christensen)

Teresa Lynne (Christensen) Ozbun, 44, of Marion, formerly of Harlan, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at her home. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Marion. Teresa will then make her journey to her hometown of Harlan. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 18, at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan. Celebration of Life: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, at Peace Lutheran Church, Harlan. Graveside service and burial: Harlan Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Mark; three sons, Jesse, Joseph and Jamie Ozbun, all of Marion; two grandchildren, Blake and Isabele; mother, Mary (Arthur) Winter of South Dakota; brother, Rick Christensen of Indianola; sister, Elizabeth Winter and her children, Curtis, Luke and Terran, of Kentucky; and niece and nephews, Tessa Christensen, Matthew Bruck and Jeffery Christensen.

She was preceded in death by her father, Elwood Christensen; brother, Todd Christensen; mother-in-law, Barbara Ozbun; and both her and Mark's grandparents.

Teresa was born July 22, 1968, in Harlan, Iowa, the daughter of Elwood and Mary (White) Christensen. She graduated from Harlan High School in 1987 and married Mark Todd Ozbun on May 13, 1989, in Kirkman, Iowa. Teresa was a dietitian for Linn Manor Care Center in Marion for a number of years, and was most recently a kitchen aide for the Cedar Rapids School District for six years.

Teresa was comforted by her family, and prayed for by many, many wonderful, caring people who knew her and her loving, caring heart. She fought a brave, hard battle to beat this terrible disease called cancer, but sadly, her body was weaker than her heart.

Please sign the online guest book for Teresa at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.

Published March 15, 2013 in The Gazette