Christiansen Construction Company-Cherokee, IA

07/02/2025

The Cherokee office along with our Pender, NE office will be closed July 3 & 4th, 2025 in observance of the July 4th holiday. We hope everyone has a great and safe holiday.

01/23/2025

12'x28' storage units for rent, $100/month. Please call 712-225-5179 or 402-385-3027 for more information.

12/23/2024

Merry Christmas from our crew! Our Cherokee office will be closed December 25 & 26, 2024. We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season!

08/19/2024

The Christiansen Construction offices in Cherokee, IA and Pender, NE will be closed Thursday, August 22, 2024 so that our employees can attend safety training. CCC strives to reduce incidents and injuries by providing employees with the knowledge and tools they need to stay safe on the job.

07/02/2024

Our office will be closed July 4 and 5th, 2024 in observance of the holiday.

03/05/2024

12/14/2023

We are working thru the winter. We want you on our team!

11/21/2023

Our office will be closed Thursday, November 23, 2023.

11/07/2023

The offices in Cherokee, IA and Pender, NE will both be closed tomorrow, November 8, 2023 for safety training of our employees. We want to ensure our employees have the knowledge and skills to respond appropriately to any emergencies.

06/29/2023

Our office in Cherokee, IA and the office in Pender, NE will be closed Monday, July 3 and Tuesday, July 4. We hope everyone has a safe 4th of July.

05/25/2023

Our office will be closed tomorrow, May 26 and Monday, May 29 in observance of Memorial Day

04/18/2023

Funeral services for Kordell J. Kruse, 62, of Aurelia will be held 10:30 A.M. Friday, April 21, 2023 at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Michael Agnew officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Visitation will be held Thursday from 4:00 until 7:00, with the family present, at the church. A memorial fund has been established.

Kordell Jay Kruse was born April 11, 1961 the son of Wayne Kenneth and Eldoris Irene (Dykstra) Kruse at Rock Rapids, Iowa. He graduated Central Lyon High School and then attended North West Iowa Community College in Sheldon for three years studying carpentry. His first and only job was with Grundman Hicks Construction in Cherokee which later became Christiansen Construction where he was still employed. He was in the process of retiring to care of his family and grandchildren.

On September 2, 2001 Kordell married Carolyn Lewis in Las Vegas, NV. Kordell loved to ride Harley motorcycles, and drive and take care of his 1980 black Corvette. He liked to spend his spare time remodeling houses, and looking out for and taking care of his family, friends, and co-workers.

Kordell died Sunday, April 16, 2023 at UnityPoint Health St. Luke’s in Sioux City.

Preceding Kordell in death were his parents, daughter Ashley Kruse on December 28, 2011, mother-in-law Alice Lewis in January 5, 2023, and son-in-law Juan Murillo on March 9, 2023.

Survivors include: his wife Carolyn Kruse of Aurelia, daughter Alyssa Kruse and her children Bentley, Gabriela, and Layla Murillo all of Aurelia, one sister, Judy and husband Gary Borman of Rock Rapids, father-in-law Jerry Lewis of Aurelia, three brothers-in-law; Robert Lewis and his fiancé Vickie Pelsor of Aurelia, Michael and wife Jennifer Lewis of Carpenter, IA, and Chad and wife Malinda Lewis of Larrabee, IA, and nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.