On Tuesday, April 9, 2024 our beloved son, Ethan Jon Crista, departed this life and flew to heaven.
Ethan was born in Anchorage, Alaska on April 17, 2002 to Jonathan and Brenda Crista. Ethan touched the lives of many people throughout his life through music and song. He was an amazing sketch artist, enjoyed camping and being outdoors under the open skies.
His journey began in Seward, Alaska attending pre-k and kindergarten and loving the outdoors. In 2008, a family move brought him to Pomeroy, Washington, Dodge Junction where he attended elementary school and found his deep love for animals and gardening. In November of 2010, the family moved to Terry, Montana where he attended Jr High school. Ethan attended 4 years at DCHS in Glendive, Montana where he was involved in Band and was a brilliant musician. His favorite instruments where the trombone, clarinet and saxophone. Ethan moved to Chickasha, Oklahoma in September of 2022 starting a new chapter in his life and graduated from Chickasha Adult Learning Center. Ethan was active in the Chickasha community volunteering at the food bank and passionately involved in Drug awareness prevention. Ethan was a born again Christian and was active in the Souls of Light Church.
Ethan is survived by his parents, Jonathan G. Crista and Brenda G. Vanness-Crista; sister Lillian Joyce Crista and youngest brother Tomas George Crista residing in Chickasha, Oklahoma and his oldest brother Tyler Crista of Kenai, Alaska; paternal grandparents Michael and Melody Crista of Sierra Vista, Arizona and maternal grandparents George and Margaret Vanness of Pomeroy Washington; numerous aunts and uncles; and other extended family and friends.
Those who knew Ethan knew of his vivacious personality, unique outlook on life, and his deepest desire to help and be a friend to everyone.
A Celebration of Life Ceremony will be held at Ferguson Funeral Home on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:00pm and is open to all. If you are not able to attend Ethan’s service, it will be available to view on YouTube the following day, Ferguson Funeral Home – YouTube.
The service and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
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Beautiful young soul gone to soon! 🙏 RIP! I’m glad we got to see Ethan last summer! It makes my ❤️ happy that he found Jesus! He will be missed! With love from his aunt Brenna & uncle Ben! Praying for you guys! Stay strong!
Ethan was an amazing friend of mine he will forever be missed. Im happy to hear that he got close to God. May he fly high. He will be missed. Love and prayers to all his friends and family.
Ethan was such a kind and pure soul! I’m so thankful to have gotten to know him and be friends with him. His presence will be missed by so many of us! My thoughts and prayers goes out to anyone who was lucky enough to have known him. ♥️
I met Ethan in Glendive he was so funny and kind when we moved to Glendive he always had my husband and I laughing went out of way to speak to us invite us to hang out. His smile was contagious and heart of gold he will be truly missed
I cherish the time I spent with Ethan, I love and miss him so much. Sending love and strength, Ethan will live on in all of us.
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I’ll always be missing my bestie, and the time he so lovingly spent with me during some of the most difficult moments in my life. He is more selfless and loving in ways that I’ll never be able to express in the way I wish that I could. He taught me many things, but what really sticks is how important it is to be you. He taught me that there is no shame in being ourselves and it should never be held back. He taught me to be everyone’s hype-man, and always have something nice to say. He showed me that we all feel pain, and that it’s better shared with others because we are not alone. I smile more, I dance my butt off around everyone if I feel like it, I crack more jokes,and I hold the hands of the people I love when they are down. Ethan opened me up, and in his memory I will never close the door to my soul, he showed me how much better it feels not to close it. I ache for the beauty put to rest and the pain it causes his family and friends. But his gorgeous soul still dances through the trees and sings through the wind. Rest in peace my elven prince, I can’t wait to see you again some day, where your head is held high wearing a crown, and your heart is no longer heavy with sorrow. God bless Ethan and his family everywhere, I pray the sorrow is always followed with happy remembrance💕