Emma Jean (Christiansen) Fitzgerald, 99, of Manhattan, formerly of Columbus, died peacefully Saturday, February 25 at the Via Christi Village in Manhattan.
Born April 29, 1923 in rural Columbus, Jean was the daughter of George William Christiansen and Alice Irene (Mitchell) Christiansen She was the second of eight children.
She grew up on the family’s dairy farm, attending rural schools and later Hi…