Dr. Christopher Jennings Moller

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Dr. Christopher J. Moller, 82, of Brookings died Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at The Neighborhoods in Brookings.

Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings. Burial will be in the West Nidaros Cemetery, Rural Crooks. Visitation will be from 4-6:00 PM Friday at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Baltic, and one hour before the service at the church.

Christopher Jennings Moller was born June 3, 1931 in Dell Rapids to Christopher and Jennie (Iverson) Moller. He grew up four miles west of Baltic and attended the Willow Creek Country School and graduated from Lyons High School. He attended St. Olaf College and SDSU before entering the United States Marine Corps. After his service, he attended USD and graduated from USD Medical School. He completed his medical school training at Northwestern Medical School in Chicago. Chris interned at Minneapolis General and worked as a general practitioner in Dell Rapids before entering the Ear, Nose and Throat residency program at the University of Nebraska Medical School in Omaha. After completing that program he practiced in Mitchell and Mankato. He retired in 1996 and moved to Brookings in 1999.

During his career he worked for two months in Vietnam—treating civilian patients—under the American Medical Association Volunteer program. He also volunteered for two one-week shifts at a Presentation Sisters clinic in Mexico.

Chris married Florence Nielson June 17, 1958 at Benton Lutheran Church, rural Crooks.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Florence, Brookings; children, Eric Moller (Nannette), Fullerton, CA: Katherine Magee, Sioux Falls; Jennifer Moller, Luverne, MN; Margaret Moller (David Conrad ), St. Cloud, MN: ten grandchildren, Christopher, Michael and Alexander Moller, David and Thomas Wimer, Kristin Moller, Vance Magee (Kimberly Stars), Adam Magee, Maybelle and Donald Conrad, and six great grandchildren, Izabella and Ramone Moller, King, Lennox and Cashiz Harwood, and Kierra Magee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Christopher and Jennie Moller.

Memorial may be directed to Feeding Brookings and the Harvest Table.