Apple Valley, Utah – Ronald James Christensen, 71, passed away September 23, 2020. He was born in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, the youngest of four children to Elmo Knight Christensen and Alice McBride Christensen on March 24, 1949.

He married Elsie Shelley Christensen November 10, 1979 in Elfrida, Arizona. On November 5, 2016 Ron and Elsie were sealed for time and all eternity in the Manti Temple.

Ron and Elsie had four daughters and he loved watching his family get bigger with each marriage and each grandchild. His favorite thing in the world was being around his family and the more it grew the happier he was. He had a love for his family that was immeasurable.

Ron drove a semi-truck for most his life and while he missed his family, he enjoyed being out on the road. He owned and was the sole operator of Gold Star Heavy Haul. Over the 50 years he spent driving, Ron logged more than 5 million miles behind the wheel.

Ron is preceded in death by his father, Elmo; his mother, Alice; brother, Dale, and sister, Barbara. He is survived by his wife, Elsie; his daughters: Dixie (Kevin) Farnsworth, Shelley (Rich Kemp) Pollock, Alberta Renee (Lance) Christensen-Hannig, Audrey (Justin) Cannon; his brother, Gordon; 20 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ron-christensen ..

A visitation will be held Monday, October 5, 2020 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Metcalf Hurricane Valley Mortuary, 140 North Main Street, Hurricane, Utah.

Graveside services will be held Tuesday, October 6, 2020 10:00 a.m. at the Hurricane City Cemetery, 255 East 600 North, Hurricane, Utah.