Keith Evard Crist
February 6, 1947 ~ June 10, 2014
Keith Evard Crist, age 67 of Forest Lake, passed away at his home on June 10, 2014. He is preceded in death by his wife, Ellen Crist; twin daughters, Tamera Crist and Theresa Crist; parents, Keith and Florence Crist; and siblings, Clell Crist and Kenneth Crist. Keith is survived by son, Evard; siblings, Sandie (Anthony) Beltran, Jan (Fred) Rahier, Reuben (Barbara) Kirkland, Donna (Daniel) Mays, and Karen (Junior) Cassabone; other relatives and friends. A celebration of Keiths life will be held at 11AM Sat, June 28th at the Forest Lake VFW Post 4210, 556 12th ST SW, Forest Lake, with a gathering of family and friends one hour prior to the service. Burial with military honors will take place at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Wyoming. In lieu of flowers, Keiths family prefers memorials be given to Forest Lake VFW Post 4210.
I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. Death is something that humans were never meant to experience, the pain that we experience when we lose a loved one is something that is simply unnatural. Psalms 37:29 says 29 “The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.” God’s original purpose for humankind was to live forever in a paradise earth with no sickness or death. An “abundance of peace” as psalms 37:10 brings out. Though the world we love in is horrible and we experience pain on a daily basis there is some good news, the bible promises something truly amazing at revelation 21:4 it says “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” So death, sickness, pain and every kind of sorrow will be wiped out but what about those who have already died? John 5:28,29 says of those ones “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.” So these ones will be resurrected to an earth filled with peace. For more information on this subject please visit http://www.jw.org and fill out the online request for a free bible study. Here’s the link: https://www.jw.org/en/free-bible-study/
Keith was a man with a heart of gold. He was always willing to help anyone with anything. He will be so greatly missed.
we will miss a great friend-keith was the most generous person out there. god bless gene and Vicki wichelmann
we lost a good friend-keith was by far the most generous person out there. god bless
I will miss you Uncle Keith.. I remember as a young girl, I always looked forward to seeing you. You were kind to us kids and treated us with love. Your hugs are legendary! R.I.P
Lisa
Keith was such an amazing person and will be missed by many people. He was such a selfless person and would do anything for anyone at the drop of a hat. Rest in Paradise my friend.
Our hearts are sadden with the news of Keith’s passing.Keith was truly an amazing man. He had a heart of gold and would help anyone in need. He will be missed by all.
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Keith’s military service to our nation and his years of Legion service helping out wherever and whenever needed.