Christopher Grahn
Christopher Mark Grahn, age 34, of Fargo, N.D., (formerly of Colby) passed away unexpectedly on July 19, 2022, in Fargo, N.D.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Parish in Colby on Saturday, July 30, 2022. Father Joseph Redfern will preside with Father Samuel Martin concelebrating and assisted by Deacons Mike Schaefer and John Bourke. Interment to follow at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Colby. Family and friends are welcome on Friday, July 29, from 4-7 p.m. at Maurina Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford (with the rosary prayed at 6:30 p.m.) and Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Live stream will be available for those unable to attend on the Maurina Schilling Funeral Home Facebook page or after the service anytime on Facebook or the website.
Christopher was born on September 15, 1987, in Marshfield. He is the son of Dr. Timothy Grahn and Deborah (Dr. Michael) Schaefer. He attended schools in Colby, Aquinas High School in La Crosse, and graduated from Kolbe Academy in 2005. He studied at NDSU in Fargo, N.D., where he is a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. He graduated with a BS in electrical engineering in 2012. He was currently employed at Packet Digital in Fargo, N.D. as a software engineer where he did coding and troubleshooting hardware.
Christopher was known for his witty humor, generosity, kindness, tenderness and patience. He loved playing hockey year around, 4-5 nights a week. He was in several leagues including The Hockey Finders and Fargo Moorhead Adult Hockey Club. He was a member of The Amateur Radio Relay League and he enjoyed designing, building and operating ham radios and antennas. Christopher shared his incredible talents with computers by helping so many people get started and trouble- shooting countless problems for family and friends. He also enjoyed playing piano, reading, weight lifting, shooting sports and BWCA canoe camping. He was an avid fisherman, always looking for ways to improve his gear and catch that monster Northern! Christopher lived life with great passion. He is dearly loved by his family and friends. Christopher will be enormously missed and never forgotten by those he left behind: his father, Dr. TimothyGrahnof Fargo,N.D.;hismother,Deborah and step-father, Dr. Michael Schaefer of Colby; fiancé, Haley Baer of Fargo, N.D.; one brother, Travis Grahn of Green Bay; one sister, Elisabeth (Tom) Deichsel of Antioch, Ill., four step-brothers: David Schaefer (Brooke Johnson) of Minneapolis, Dr. Matthew Schaefer of Eau Claire, Ben Schaefer (Christine Killian) of Minneapolis and Zachary Schaefer of Minneapolis; one step-sister, Cristen (David) Burge of Brookston, Minn.; nephew, Asher Deichsel; nieces: Felicity and Augustina Deichsel; step-niece, Birdie Burge; step-nephew, Jordi Burge; step-grandmother: Dr. Jody Grande of New Hope, Minn.; step-grandparents, Bernard and Dorothy Schaefer of Fairfax, Va.; many beloved aunts and uncles and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents: Francis and Aileen Grahn, Duane and Corrine Grande, and his aunt, Francha Rugland.
In lieu of flowers, donations made to: Fargo Youth Hockey Association, H.A. Thompson & Sons Arena 831- 17th Ave. N. Fargo, ND 58102; Holy Cross Catholic Church, 2711 7th St E, West Fargo, ND, 58078 https://holycrosswestfargo.com/; YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties, 400 1st Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103 https://www.ymcacassclay.org/ or Help the Helpless, P.O. Box 270308, Vadnais Heights, MN 55127 lhttps://www.helpthehelpless.org/.
Friends may send online condolences to www. maurinaschilling.com.
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