Chris passed away April 19, 2012 at the age of 37, at Regions Hospital from complications related to a 6 month battle with Leukemia.

He was a 1993 graduate of St. Croix Falls High School and graduated with a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine from Northwestern Health Science University, Bloomington MN. Survived by his father Charles (Linda) Lifgren, St. Croix Falls, WI; mother Susan Newell, Tucson, AZ; sister Andria (Shawn) Ellingson; niece and nephew Lauren and Zachary Ellingson, all of Ada MN.

A luncheon will be held at 12 noon Sunday, April 29, at the CHISAGO CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, 10825 Lake Blvd., Chisago City, MN, with a program to be held in Christopher’s honor at 1:30pm followed by an afternoon of remembrance until 4 pm at the Anderson Funeral Home .