Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Sturgeon , Arlo Owen  August 15, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Sturgeon, Arlo Owen     
1931 - 2005 
 
Arlo Owen Sturgeon 
Services: Wed., Aug. 17, 11:00 a.m. 

Celebration of Arlo's life is August 17, 2005, 11:00 a.m., at Lancaster United 
Methodist Church, 918 West Ave J with Rev. James Ledgerwood officiating. Arlo 
Owen Sturgeon was born in an Iowa farmhouse near Alta, Iowa Feb 8, 1931. 
Though this 56 farm-boy loved a good scrap, his fights were on the side of the 
underdog epitomizing the Good Samaritan caring for those cast aside by 
society. He fought the good fight throughout his 74 years right up to his 
death on August 15, 2005, after his final battle with open-heart surgery and 
subsequent complications. Arlo lettered in football and track in high school 
and college. He served in the US Air Force at Las Vegas and Alaska. Three 
months after leaving the Air Force Arlo found the love of his life, Donna and 
they were married on January 9, 1955. The couple just celebrated their 50th 
wedding anniversary January 9th. Loving a challenge, Arlo immediately began an 
aggressive pursuit of education resulting in both a Bachelor and Master of 
Arts degrees in Psychology from the University of Northern Iowa. 
Simultaneously, he began a family of three boys Tony, Randy and Marty growing 
to four grandchildren and one grandchild. Arlo's life passion was for the 
underdog, for any unable to speak for or protect themselves. He served and 
taught Iowa Civil Rights for 12 Years, was a practicing Licensed Educational 
Psychological and Marriage Family and Child counselor, worked as a school 
psychologist, was Director of Special Services, Elementary Principal at West 
Boron and Bailey Elementary Schools. He served on numerous boards up to the 
time of his hospitalization serving his community in a variety of loving and 
giving ways. 

Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 8/17/2005.  


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