OBITUARY FROM NW INDIANA TIMES, JUNE 27, 2014:

Elin Christianson (nee Ballantyne), age 77 of Hobart, passed away June 25, 2014. She was a graduate of Hobart High School Class of 1954, received her B.A. from The University of Chicago in 1958, and her M.A. in 1961. Elin was the editor of The Hobart Herald from 1953 to 1955. She was the head librarian at the J. Walter Thompson Company from 1964 to 1968. Beginning in 1968, Elin was a library information services consultant and was an adjunct lecturer for the Indiana University and University of Chicago Library Schools. She was the editor of the Library Quarterly from 1988-1990. Elin was the author of numerous professional monographs and articles. For 42 years, Elin worked as an advocate for preserving the history of Hobart. She was president of the Hobart Historical Society from 1980-2013 and was instrumental in the effort to save Pennsy Depot. Elin was a member of the Lake County Historic Preservation Coalition. In 2013, she received the Hubert Hawkins History Award. Elin was a Past Matron of Hobart Chapter 314 Order of the Eastern Star, where she had been actively involved since 1981.

She was a loving wife, mother, sister, and aunt. Elin was preceded in death by her parents: Donald B. and Dorothy May (nee Dunning) Ballantyne; brother, Alexander Ballantyne. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years, Stan; daughter, Erica (Joseph) Davis; son, David (Yuko) Christianson; sisters: Dorothy Eastwood and Brianne (Clarence) Lowery; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends are invited to meet with Elin's family on Saturday, June 28, 2014 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Burns Funeral Home, 701 E. 7th Street, Hobart, IN. A funeral service will follow immediately at 5:00 p.m. Donations may be made to The Hobart Historical Society. www.burnsfuneral.com.

This information was obtained from: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nwitimes/obituary.aspx?pid=171506273.