Christian Finne, 98, Little Compton

Posted 12/6/17

Christian Finne died on November 6, 2017, at the age of 98 in Granite Bay, California, in the care of his daughter, Grace Kamphefner. He is also survived by his sons Nils and Diderik, of Seattle, …

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Please log in to continue

Log in

Register to post events


If you'd like to post an event to our calendar, you can create a free account by clicking here.

Note that free accounts do not have access to our subscriber-only content.

Day pass subscribers

Are you a day pass subscriber who needs to log in? Click here to continue.


Christian Finne, 98, Little Compton

Posted

Christian Finne died on November 6, 2017, at the age of 98 in Granite Bay, California, in the care of his daughter, Grace Kamphefner. He is also survived by his sons Nils and Diderik, of Seattle, Wash., and Alexandria, Va., respectively. Christian had five grandchildren. His entire family misses him terribly.

Christian was born in Oslo, Norway on May 10, 1919. After spending his youth in Oslo, Christian attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, where he received his degree in electrical engineering at the height of World War II.

He met his future wife, Grace Werring during the summer of 1950; they were married at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in Brooklyn, NY, in January of 1951. The couple settled in northern Virginia, spending alternate summers in Norway and Little Compton until they purchased their home on Sakonnet Point in 1977. They were married 63 years.

Christian worked for many years in international development for the World Bank in Washington, DC, specializing in hydroelectric energy. Christian lived an active life and was fond of tennis, golf, skiing, and sailing. He and Grace could often be seen taking a morning swim on Lloyd’s Beach before breakfast. He spent more than 35 years at his cherished house on Sakonnet Point.

A memorial service and celebration of Christian’s life will be held in Little Compton on Friday, July 6, 2018, at St. Andrews by the Sea.

2024 by East Bay Media Group

Barrington · Bristol · East Providence · Little Compton · Portsmouth · Tiverton · Warren · Westport
Meet our staff
Jim McGaw

A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.