Nita Rae (Hayden) Christensen, 87, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Casper.

A memorial service begins at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Sanctuary at City Park Church (formerly First Presbyterian Church) at 804 S. Wolcott St., in Casper. Following the service, at approximately 2 p.m., a reception will be held next door at Grace Reformed Church at 834 S. Wolcott St.

Nita Rae was born July 24, 1938, in Gillette, to Glenn and Zaida (Rippey) Hayden. She grew up on the family ranch southeast of Gillette. She graduated from Gillette High School in 1956 and married her high school sweetheart David Christensen on Aug. 10, 1957. After time in New York and then Laramie, the couple moved to Casper in 1963 where she resided until her death.

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