Obituary of Deborah Christensen

Deborah (Kunitz) Christensen of LaGrange, NY passed away peacefully at home on November 4, 2011. She was surrounded by loved ones. Debi was born June 25, 1964 and spent the last seven years living with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease). Debi was a people person, a shopper and a creative spirit. With a huge smile and a quick laugh right to the end, she often made a debilitating disease look to be a small inconvenience. She was a huge inspiration to many people, a strong and loving mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend. Although she worked for many years, her life was dedicated to her family and those that surrounded it. She was a volunteer in the Arlington School District, loved being a room mom for her children's classes and was an active Girl Scout leader. She leaves behind her husband Keith of 19 years, her beautiful daughters Rylee (16) and Skylar (13), Mother Sylvia Kunitz, brother Martin Kunitz and sister-in-law Laura Pilkington as well as a large extended family and many friends. She will be truly missed. Calling hours will be Monday, November 7th from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at Straub, Catalano & Halvey, 55 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590. There will be a memorial service at New Hackensack Reformed Church at 11am on Tuesday, November 8 at 1580 Route 376 in Wappingers Falls. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Debi's honor are preferred and could be made to ALS Association Greater New York Chapter c/o Straub, Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home, PO Box 131, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590; MDA, 7 Skyline Drive, 2nd Floor, Hawthorne, NY 10532 or Hospice, 374 Violet Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. To send the family a personal condolence or for directions to the funeral home, please visit our website at www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com.