Rock County Obituaries
Arends-Arp
Funeral services were held on Tuesday for Harold
A Arends, 60, of Hills, who died of a heart attack at his home Saturday May 22
Rev. Orval Byrd officiated at services held in the First Baptist church. Burial
was in the Eastside cemetery at Steen Engebretson Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements. Pallbearers were Hugo Goehle, Dean Deragisch, Ted Brower, Leonard
Lubben, Harold Story and Fred Nowka.
Mr. Arends was a lifetime resident of Rock county and had lived 27 years at
Hills. He was born at Steen. He was a road maintenance man for Rock county in
the Hills area.
Born May 13, 1905. he attended schools of the area md was married on October 7.
1926, to Mary Hartman at Des Moines, Iowa. He was the son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. George Arends.
Surviving him are his widow; three sons, Harold, Detroit, Mich.; Donald, El Toro
Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif.; Terry, at home; three daughters,
Mrs. Maurice Bly (Joyce), Des Moines, Iowa; Mrs. Roberto Colon (Dosetta) of
Sioux Falls, and Mrs. Keith Goembel (Marilyn), Sioux Falls Ten grandchildren and
three sisters, Mrs. Ella Aukes of Hills; Mrs. Elfrieda Moe of Minneapolis, and
Mrs Elmer Schneekloth of Wellsburg, Iowa, survive him. His parents and one
sister preceded him in death. Four children died in infancy.
May 27, 1965
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Funeral services for Ralph G Arends, 66,
Waverly, Minn, were held at Buffalo Monday, the Rev. Gerhard Meiners
officiating. Mr Arends, formerly of Rock county, died at the hospital in Buffalo
Friday morning, after a lingering illness.
Burial was at Eastside cemetery at Steen, with Cy Carpenter, Archie Bauman,
Frank Kriekmeyer, Harold Dahl, Howard Ellis, Henry Herbst, John Warner, Leonard
Pikel, Ray Grasdalen and Egbert Smit as casket bearers.
Born at Steen, Nov. 23, 1905, he attended school and grew to manhood in that
area. He later farmed before moving to Waverly.
Surviving him are his wife, three sons, Stanley, Luverne, Steven, of Denver and
Edwin of Fulda, 16 grandchildren, two brothers, Arend Arends, Steen, and John
Arends, Luverne and four sisters, Mrs Art Taubert and Fannie Arends, Luverne,
Mrs Vernon Borchers, Beaver Creek and Mrs. Albert Hanson, Rock Rapids.
His parents, one brother and one sister preceded him in death.
July 20, 1972
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Funeral services for Mrs. Mylda Armitage, who died at Escondido, Calif., Sunday, will be held at House of Prayer Lutheran church in Escondido, Thursday. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Escondido. Mrs. Armitage had lived in California since 1972 when she moved there with her brother, Sandy Myhre, and her sister in law, Mrs Hazel Myhre. Born in Luverne , she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs O S Myhre who founded the Myhre Art Gallery in 1892. This later became Myhre Studio. She attended high school in Luverne, then studied at Miss Woods' School in Minneapolis. Upon completing her education she taught school two years at Ladysmith, Wis. She then moved to Sioux Falls where she was a kindergarten teacher for seven years before he marriage to William Armitage in 1926. They lived at Wauwautosa, Wis.After her husbands death in 1951, Mrs Armitage returned to Luverne, where she did the color work at Myhre Studio for about 20 years. While living in Wisconsin, she served as president of the Milwaukee District and Regional Federated Garden Clubs. She was a charter member of The Moccasins in Luverne, and served several years as an instructor in flower arranging for that club. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. Mrs Armitage is survived by her brother, Sandy, her sister in law, and a nephew, Sandy Art Myhre, Minneapolis.
November 5, 1975
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The husband of former Luverne resident, who was known to many Rock countians, died last week. He was William J Armitage, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An insurance and real estate agent, and a former deputy banking commissioner. His rites were held last Thursday at Milwaukee. Burial was in the Forest Home cemetery there. Death came to Mr Armitage at Misericordia hospital. He died of diabetes. Had he lived until Oct 7, he would have been 52 years of age. October 7 also would have been the 25th anniversary of his marriage at Luverne to Mylda Myhre, daughter of the late, Mr and Mrs O S Myhre. While they had lived in Milwaukee, they had visited here every year, and Mr Armitage had gained a wide circle of friends in this community. From 1939 to 1942, while building and loan companies were being rehabilitated under a state program, Mr Armitage was a deputy commissioner of banking, Until his death, he carried on the business of the Armitage Insurance Agency which was founded in 1890 by his father, Frank H Armitage. He was also a partner of Ray P Hiller in the Hiller-Armitage Co., a real estate firm from 1940 to 1948. He was formerly secretary of the Citizens Mutual Building and Loan Association, now a part of the Consolidated Building and Loan Association, of which he was a director until the time of his death. At West Division high school in Milwaukee, from which he was graduated, he played football, and was selected as all city guard in 1917.
September 27, 1951
Capt. W. H. Armstrong died
suddenly at his home in this city Friday morning at 12:20, following an attack
of heart trouble. While Mr Armstrong had not been in robust health for the last
few months, he had suffered from no particular ailment. He was around his home
as usual Thursday and retired at the usual hour that evening. He awoke about 11
o'clock and complained of experiencing difficulty in breathing. He became
unconscious about half an hour later and remained in this condition until death
came shortly after midnight.
The funeral was held from his home on Kniss avenue at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon, the services being conducted by E. H. Moreland, first reader of the
local Christian Science society, with musical selections by the Amphion male
quartette. At the close of the service the body was taken in charge by the Ben
Franklin lodge No. 114, A. F. & A. M., of which the deceased was a member, and
escorted to Maplewood cemetery, where it was laid to rest with full Masonic
honors. Mr Armstrong was also a member of John A. Dix post, G.A.R. and the
members of the post also attended the funeral in a body.
William H. Armstrong was born at Carrollton, Ill., in 1840. At the outbreak of
the Civil war he enlisted in an Illinois company of infantry and served until
the close of the war. When the war closed he held the commission of Captain of
the 61st Illinois volunteers, having won frequent promotion during the war for
gallantry in action. At the close of the war he returned to Carrollton, where he
was married to Miss Georgia Wright, who died about four years later. Two
children were born to this union, both of whom survive. They are W. W.
Armstrong, president of the National Copper Bank of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. A.
B. Cochran, of Philadelphia. In about 1870, Mr Armstrong moved to Darlington,
Wis., where he was admitted to the bar and took up the practice of law. In 1874
he was united in marriage to Miss Harriet Gray at Darlington, who with the three
children born of this union survives. The children are Fred Armstrong, of
Citronelle, Ala., Miss Anna of this city, and James of San Francisco. Mr.
Armstrong continued to reside in Darlington for several years, and during that
time he served as a member of the Wisconsin legislature for two terms. From
Darlington he moved to Kansas and was one of the founders of the village of
Irving, where he engaged in the lumber business for a number of years. In 1894
Mr Armstrong moved with his family to Luverne and had since made his home here.
For the last several years he held the office of justice of the peace, and his
death creates a vacancy in that office as his last term would not have expired
until April of next year.Among the relatives from out of town in attendance at
the funeral were W.W. Armstrong of Salt Lake; Fred Armstrong of Citronelle; Mrs.
Bevan Oldfield, a sister of Mrs Armstrong, of Garden City, Kansas, and C. S.
Montgomery, a brother in law of Mrs Armstrong, of Omaha.
Rock County Herald
April 16, 1916
The ashes of Harriet M. Armstrong, an old
time resident of Luverne, who died Dec 26 at Palo Alto, Calif. were interred in
the Maplewood cemetery Monday. The ashes were brought here this week after
cremation at Palo Alto, and were interred at the side of the deceased's husband
Capt. William Armstrong, who passed away in Luverne in 1915.
Mrs. Armstrong was 89 years old at the time of her death. She is survived by her
sister, Mrs. Addie D. Gray, also well known to Luverne people, and by two sons,
Fred and James Armstrong, and her daughter, Mrs. Anna James. Both Mrs. James and
James Armstrong are graduates of the Luverne high school and spent the early
years of their lives here.
Mrs. Armstrong was active in the Christian Science church, having been a
practitioner for nearly 60 years and was widely known in California in her work.
Rock County Herald
Feb 20, 1942
Mrs T. O. Arneson passed away
at the DeVail hospital early Tuesday morning, December 2nd, 1930, at the age of
63 years. She was taken ill October 30th, and was taken to the hospital November
1st. Her death was due to a lung infection and heart trouble.
Christine Klungness was born in Romsdal, Norway, September 7th, 1867, and came
to America at the age of 18 years, and lived at Beaver Creek, Minnesota, until
the time of her marriage. She was untied in marriage to Thomas O. Arneson on
November 16th, 1889, at Valley Springs, S.D., and lived there four years. Most
of the remaining years of her life had been spent in Garretson.
To this union three children were born, who, with the husband, survive. They are
Gusta, Mrs John Sjobakken, of Adams, Minnesota; Clara, Mrs Herbert Tuck, of
Aneta, N.D., and Clarence, of Hollywood, Calif. She is also survived by an
adopted daughter, Helen; one brother, Ingebright Klungness, and one grandson,
John Oliver Sjobakken, Jr.
Funeral services will be held at the Lutheran church in Garretson Friday
afternoon, December 5th, at 2:00 o'clock.
The members of the family have the sincere sympathy of everyone in their
bereavement.
Dec 12, 1930
Garretson News
Rock County Herald
Funeral services were held at the Palisade
Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon of last week for Mrs Anna Arneson, 71, former
Beaver Creek township resident, who died at her home in Sioux Falls on Sept 6.
Mrs Arneson had lived in Sioux Falls for the past 18 years.
Officiating at the rites was the Rev. Harry R. Gregerson, of the East Side
Lutheran church in Sioux Falls.
Anna Reinsaas Arneson was born in Norway, February 3, 1874, and came to the
United States at the age of 19, settling with her parents in Rock county. She
was married in Beaver Creek township on July 20, 1894 to Lewis Arneson, and they
lived on a farm four miles north and two and one half miles west of Beaver Creek
until they moved to Sioux Falls.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs Thomas Tokheim and Esther Arneson, both
of Sioux Falls, and Mrs Ralph Engebretson, of Garretson; two sons, Oscar and
George Arneson, of Sioux Falls, eight grandchildren and two brothers living in
Norway.
Sep
20, 1945
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Perry A Arnette, one of this
community's best known and generally esteemed residents, passed away Saturday
morning at 11:10 o'clock at one of the Mayo hospitals in Rochester, where he had
been recieving treatment for nearly a month. His death followed a lingering
illness caused by a complication of ailments.The remains arrived in Luverne
Sunday morning over the Omaha and were accompanied by Mrs Arnette, Dr. and Mrs
E.A. Blake, the latter a daughter of the deceased, who had been at Rochester
during the last hours of his illness, returned to Luverne by motor Saturday
night.
Funeral services were held Wednesday morning at 10:00 o'clcock from St.
Catherines church, with requiem high mass being conducted by Rev. Fr. M.E.
O'Connor as celebrant, assisted by Rev. Fr. Glenn, of Worthington, deacon: Rev.
Fr. Tennessen, of St. Kilian, sub-deacon, and Rev. Fr. Dudenz, of Lismore,
master of ceremonies. The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. Fr. Glenn.
D.W. Danforth, Celestine Busch, Charles Merrill, C.W. McDonald, C.E. Zeiner, and
F.F. Michael officiated as pallbearers. Internment was in St. Catherine's
cemetery.
Mr Arnette was born February 2nd, 1874, at Geneseo, Ill., where he spent the
first fifteen years of his life. Coming to Rock county in 1892, he located on a
farm in Martin township, which he operated for twenty-three years.
Mr Arnette was united in marriage to Miss Kathryn Lynch in February, 1901, in
Luverne. Mr and Mrs Arnette continued to reside on the farm until 1915, when
they retired and took up their residence in this city.
Two children were born to this union, both of whom, with Mrs Arnette, survive.
They are Mrs Margaret Blake, of this city, and George, of Los Angeles, Calif.
One sister, Mrs. P.W. Kempster, of Prophetstown, Ill, and a brother, Dr. Floyd
Arnette, of Los Angeles also survive.
Since his retirement from active farming, Mr Arnette had devoted his attention
to his farm land interests in Rock county and in addition had taken.......Rest
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July 14, 1933
Rock County Herald
Mrs Catherine Cohoven Arnold,
mother of J C Arnold, who resides a few miles northwest of this city, died
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home of her son, after a lingering
illness resulting from a complication of dieseases and old age.
Funeral services will be held at the Baptist church in this city Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Catherine Cohoven was born in New York City June 19,
1827. In company with her sons, J.A. and W.C. Arnold, she removed to Rock
county from Cooksville, Ill in the spring of 1890. and had since resided at the
home of the latter. Mrs Arnold is survived by two sons and two daughters, W.C.
Arnold, of Decorah, Ia., J.C. Arnold of this county, Mrs W.A. Johnson, of
Litchfield, Mn., and Mrs Alman Chapman, of Rossville, Ga. Mrs M.M. Berry, of
Colo, Ia., a sister of the deceased, and Mrs. F.M. Bunn of Pipestone, a niece,
are here to attend the funeral. The Herald extends sincere sympathy to the
bereaved relatives in their deep sorrow.
April 15, 1904
Rock County Herald
Cecelia Arp
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian
Church in Luverne for Mrs Cecelia Arp, 84, a Rock county resident since 1892,
who died at her home Sunday noon.Rev. Donald Lyon officiated at services.
Internment was in Ashwood cemetery at Kanaranzi. Her pallbearers were, Loren
Meyer, Elmer Meyer, Charles Zoellner, Harold Sindt, Jay Meyer and Bob Meyer.
Engebretson Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mrs. Arp died of a heart
condition very suddenly.
Born Cecelia Meyer at Davenport, Iowa, she lived there until 1892 when she moved
to Rock county, having lived here since. She was born Novemeber 22, 1880.
She was married to Henry Arp of Davenport, Iowa, in June of 1900. One son, Henry
C. Arp, died August 14, 1963. Two brothers, Walter Meyer, and Ralph Meyer
survive her. Two brothers are deceased as are two sisters Mrs Arp was a member
of the First Presbyterian Church of Luverne.
August 5, 1965
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Henry Charles Arp
Last rites for Henry Charles Arp were held at the Methodist Church in
Luverne last Saturday. Mr Arp passed away at Community Hospital in Luverne last
Wednesday of emphysema and a heart attack.
The Rev. Thomas Griffith officiated and internment was at Ashwood Cemetery at
Kanaranzi. Engebretson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers
were Lester Wiese, Glen Wiese, Charles Zoellner, Joe Meyer, Elmer Meyer, and
Harold Sindt.
Mr Arp was born in Kanaranzi township Sept 2, 1899. He attended District 25
school and Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls. He was married to Ruby A
Wiese in Luverne Jan 12, 1927. They had no children. During his lifetime he
lived almost 30 years on a farm and lived in Luverne eight years. In addition,
he worked for the A.S.C. Mr Arp held offices in the Kanaranzi school board and
the Kanaranzi Elevator board. He is survived by his wife and mother, Mrs.
Cecelia Arp, Luverne.
Aug 22, 1963
Star Herald
Last rites for Mrs Julius D
Arp, 69, of Luverne were held at the Johnson Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon, the
Rev Orrin H Moore, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiating.
Internment was made in Maplewood cemetery here, with John Piepgras, Herman Hemme,
Leonard Wulf, Peter Glaser, Carl Bergfreth and Ernest Kiebach as pallbearers.
Mrs. Arp died at her home here at 3 p.m. last Thursday, January 30. She had been
in poor health for seven years.
Ida Knaack Arp was born January 5, 1878 at Durant, Iowa. She grew to young
womanhood in that community and on February 3, 1903 she was married to Julius D
Arp at Davenport. Soon thereafter, they moved to Rock county, settling on a farm
in Springwater township. They lived there until 1908 when they moved to Rose
Dell township, residing there 10 years before moving to Luverne where they lived
at 801 West Warren Street until 1943. Since that time they had lived in the
Cameron Apartments on Main street. Mr and Mrs Arp were the parents of two
children, Ted H Arp of Jasper, and Miss Alta Arp of Minneapolis, Mrs Arp is
survived by her husband , her children, a brother, Theodore Knaack Jr., Madison,
S.D. and two sisters, Mrs Mons K Kjorlaug, Minneapolis and Mrs Ray L Budde,
LeMars, Iowa. Among those in attendance at the funeral were Mr and Mrs Theodore
Knaack, Mr and Mrs Mons K Korlaug and Mr and Mrs Ray L Budde.
February 6, 1947
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Mrs Lena Arp passed away Saturday morning, July
15th, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry Tagge of Hartley Iowa. She had
been confined to her bed only a few days, her death being due to
senility.Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Tagge home. The
Rev. Thone of Hartley Ia., was the officiating clergyman. Mr and Mrs Henry Tagge,
Mrs Lena Moeller of Spencer, Ia., Mr and Mrs Herman Fitzer, of this city, Mr and
Mrs Christ Fitzer of Luverne township, Mr and Mrs Frank Thone, of Beaver Creek,
accompanied the remains to Durant, Ia., where burial was made on Tuesday.
Lena Arp was born on August 8th, 1840, at Schleswig Holstein Germany. She was
united in marriage in 1862 to Peter Arp, who preceded her in death sixteen years
ago. Three years after her marraige, Mrs Arp emigrated to America with her
husband, and settled first in Scott county, Ia. Here she lived until after the
death of her husband in 1906, when she moved to Hartley, Iowa, and made her home
with her daughter, Mrs Henry Tagge. She had often made extended visits here and
was well known to many of the people of Rock county.
Mrs Arp was the mother of several daughters, one of whom died in 190(3?). Those
who survive are: Mrs Emma Tagge, Hartley, Ia., Mrs Amelia Miller, Sunbury, Ia.,
Mrs Frank Thone, Beaver Creek, Mrs Leno Moeller, Spencer, Ia., and Mrs Herman
Fitzer and Mrs Christ Fitzer, of Luverne. She also leaves one sister, Mrs Gulei
of Walcott, Ia., twenty grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
July 28, 1922
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Bertha K, Arp
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran
Church for Mrs. Bertha K. Arp, 77, of Luverne. The Rev. Alfred Schmalz will
officiate and internment will be in Ashwood Cemetery near Kanaranzi. Serving as
pallbearers will be Albert Schaefer, George Kiebach, Ernest Kiebach, Gus
Schadwinkel, Claus Thode, and John Schewitz. Engebretson Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Arp died at her home here at 200 Mead Court, at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, after an
illness of six months.
Born at Scwarzbach, Germany, April 10, 1880, Bertha Moeller grew to young
womanhood there, and was married on August 14, 1902, to Peter J. Arp, at Hage,
Germany. They came to the United States in 1911, and lived on a farm near
Kanaranzi until moving to Luverne in 1934. Mr. arp died May 27, 1936 Surviving
Mrs. Arp are three sons, Warner, Spokane, Wash.; Ernest, Luverne, and Reinhart,
whose address is not known; alsi three brothers, William and Karl; in Germany,
and August, of New Auburn, Minn., and one sister, Mrs. Richard Wiese, of
Woodstock, Minn.
Rock County Star Herald, Luverne MN, 16 May 1957, pg 6.
Minnie Arp
Funeral services will be held this afternoon, Thursday, at 2 p.m. , for Mrs.
Minnie Arp, Hardwick. Mrs Arp passed away at Community Hospital in Luverne
Monday after a long illness. She was 74.
Services will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, with the Rev.
John Klemp offciating. Engebretson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Internment will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Pallbearers are: Melford Kravig, Harold Roos, Elvin Raschke, Elmer Anderson, Art
Braa, and John Steffen.
Mrs. Arp, the former Minnie Rath, was born in Lyon county Iowa, July 10, 1889.
She was married to Leonard Arp at Rock Rapids, January 3, 1912. They moved to a
farm in Rock county in 1912, and to Hardwick in 1954.
She was preceded in death by her husband May 15, 1961.
Children surviving are: Mrs. Walter (Norma) Rolfs, Kenneth; Mrs. Eldra (Eunice)
Claussen, Hardwick; Mrs. Robert (Helen) Erickson, Luverne; Loryn Arp, Edgerton,
and Mrs Alvin (Elaine) Boomgaarden, Magnolia. She is survived by 18
grandchildren.
Sisters surviving Mrs. Arp are; Mrs. Wm. (Louise) Stuerman, Rock Rapids; Mrs.
John (Anna) Arp, Pipestone; Mrs. Geo. (Martha) Koll, Alvord, Ia.; and Mrs. Allic
(Clara) Heikens, Nashua, Montana.
April 30, 1964
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Otto C Arp
Death came Saturday afternoon to Otto C Arp, 76, Hardwick, who died after 12
week illness at the Luverne Hospital. He suffered with pneumonia.
Last rites for Mr. Arp were held at Zion Lutheran Church at Hardwick yesterday,
with Rev. John Hubertz, pastor, officiating. Internment was in Maplewood
cemetery at Luverne. Virgil, Harlan and Dale Carstensen, Robert Erickson, Leon
and Ardell Walgrave, grandsons of the deceased were the pallbearers. Honorary
pallbearers were John and Henry Stamman, Ernest and Henry Hemme, Lewis Bakke and
Peter Jessen. Arrangements were by the Johnson Funeral Home.
Otto C Arp was born at Kiel, Germany, October 21, 1874. He came to Tama county
Iowa, in 1903, moved to Denver township in Rock county, where he farmed for many
years. He attended the public schools of Tama, Iowa.
He was married at Luverne on February 27, 1907 to Martha Kolcheen. They became
the parents of the following children: Mrs. Ed (Minnie) Carstensen, Jasper; Mrs
Irvin (Doris) Erickson, Ellsworth; Mrs. Harold (Ella) Walgrave, Jasper; Herbert,
at home; Mrs. Wilbur (Emma) Stamman, North Canton, Ohio; Richard Arp, Luverne;
and Mrs. Theo (Margery) Gundvoldson, Egan, S.D. Surviving are Mrs. Arp, the 7
children, 19 grandchildren, two brothers, Henry, Free Soil, Mich., Herman of
Trosky, and one sister, Mrs Emma Lorenzen, of Pipestone.
Mr Arp was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick.
1951
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Paul Arp
Funeral services for Paul Peter Arp, 79, Sonoma, Calif., were held Thursday,
Jan. 7, at the Holm Funeral Home with the Rev. Donald Lyon officiating, with
full military honors.
Burial was at Maplewood cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert Sanny, Irvin Nath,
Paul Nath, Johannes Nath, Norman Nath, and Willy Nath.
Mr. Arp died in his California home on Jan. 3 following a two year illness.
Mr. Arp, a former resident of Luverne, had lived in California for many years.
His sisters, Mary, a long time resident of Luverne, moved to California last
year to live with him. He died on Thursday of last week.
He was born at Davenport, Ia., on Feb 1, 1891. As a child he moved to a farm
near Kanaranzi where he attended country school. He later attended Douglas
school in Minneapolis and continued his education at Macalester College. In
1916, he was graduated from the Southern University of California as a
pharmacist.
That same year, he opened a drug store with a partner in Orange, Calif. He
enlisted in the service in 1918 and served in France during WW 1. On June 18,
1920, he married Lillian Mary Sullivan at Chicago, Ill., and they settled in
California, where he again worked as a pharmacist. For the past 50 years he has
been
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Jan 14, 1971
Star Herald
Ted Arp
A well known former Rock countian, Theodore H. Arp, 52, died Saturday at
Salinas, Calif.
Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Miller Funeral Home in Sioux
Falls. Internment will be in Maplewood cemetery here. The Rev. Wesley J.
Drummond, minister of the First Presbyterian church, Luverne, will be in charge.
Pallbearers will be C.H. Sanderson, Jasper; Robert Palmer, Pipestone; J.W.
Galvin, A.J. Moen, Al Butts, and Fay Snyder, all of Sioux Falls.
Death came to Mr. Arp in the Salinas Memorial Hospital in Salinas where he had
been a patient for two months. Prior to that he had been confined in a Sioux
Falls Hospital from time to time. He suffered with a heart condition.
Born in Springwater township, Rock county, Minn., June 10, 1905, Mr. Arp was the
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Julius Arp. He was graduated from Luverne high
school and Nettleton Business College. He was employed at the former Luverne
National Bank here, later at the Hardwick State Bank before buying the bank at
Ihlen a number of years ago. Later, he became associated witht he Jasper State
Bank, of which he was president at the time of his retirement in June 1949.
He moved that year to Sioux Falls, and had resided there until moving to
Salinas, Calif., this summer.
He was married to Curtes Edith Talley April 4, 1936, and was preceded in death
by her on August 16, 1954. He married Fern Iverson at Reno, Nev., March 8, 1957,
and is survived by her, and one sister, Alta A. Arp, of Minneapolis.
Mr. Arp was well known in sports circles, particulary in the fields of trap and
skeet shooting and bowling.
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge at Jasper, the Consistory at Sioux Falls,
and Ozmun Temple of the Shrine in St. Paul.
Oct 10, 1957
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William Byron Arp
Funeral services will be held at 1;30 at the home and at 2 p.m. in the Zion
Lutheran church in Hardwick Friday for William Byron Arp, two month old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Verlyn Arp, of near Hardwick. The baby died at the Luverne hospital
at 6 a.m. Wednesday. He had been ill for just one day. Death was attributed to a
stomach ailment.
Officiating at the services will be the Rev. John Hubertz, and internment will
be in Maplewood.
The baby is survived by his parents, one sister, Carol Jean, age three, and his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Scott, Hardwick, and Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Arp,
Beaver Creek.
December 1949
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