Kristine Anne (Pearson) Wilson, 59, of Fort Collins, Colo., formerly of Annandale, died peacefully Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at Spring Creek Care Center, Fort Collins, Colo.
A memorial service was held on Sunday, April 12, at Faith Lutheran Church in Eaton, Colo.
Kristine is survived by her mother, Alice and step-father, Johne Wolfe; sister, Victoria Ohm of Fort Collins, Colo.; brother, Mark Pearson of Duluth; uncles, Lloyd Pearson of Ely, Maynard (Debbie) Nilson of Annandale, Maurice (Jeanne) Nilson of Olathe, Kan. and David Nilson of Deer River; aunts Phyllis Bronson of Orlando Fla., Floss Nilson of Hutchinson, Rosemary Nilson of Loveland, Colo. and Marilyn Nilson of Annandale; godmother, Elaine Gunderson (Engen) of New York Mills.
She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents; uncles, Bill Bronson, Arvid, Paul, Roger, Stanley and Harold Nilson and godfather, Arnold Gunderson.
Kristine was born Nov. 20, 1955, in Minneapolis to J. Lynne Wilson and Alice Pearson. She was baptized and confirmed, and married to Mitchell Wilson at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Annandale.
She had a lifetime appreciation and involvement in art. Many benefitted from her gifts as a talented artist. In addition to art, Kris’ two passions which drove her life were gardening and reading. She was an accomplished gardener who firmly believed in amending the soil to leave it in better shape than when she found it. At the age of four she discovered the joy and power of the printed word, which resulted in life-long learning. Kris was a very caring and copassionate person and as she said, "I am myself, not my disease!"
Having dealt with epilepsy for 40 years, her body was donated to North American SUDEP Registry which seeks to help identify risk factors and mechanism leading to sudden unexpected death in people with epilepsy. Memorials may be made to SUDEP.