Obit for ARENS, Matt Sr. (b.1877 d.1966), Nobles Co., MN

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From March ??, 1966 Wilmont Tribune or Worthington Daily Globe:



FUNERAL SERVICES HELD SATURDAY FOR MATT ARENS SR.

	

  Funeral services were held Saturday, March 19, at 11:00 a.m. from Our 

Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church for Matt Arens Sr., 88-year-old 

Wilmont man who died Tuesday, March 15, at 6:30 a. m. at a Worthington 

Rest Home of a heart condition. He had been in failing health about three 

weeks.

  Rev. Francis Kunz officiated at the services. Interment was in 

Calvary cemetery. Pallbearers were Jake Fath, Conrad Sasse, John Hoffman, 

Ed Bening, Herman Elsing and Ed Olson.

 Mr. Arens was born November 29, 1877 at Remsen, Iowa the son of Frank 

Arens and Justina Koob Arens. He attended grade school in Alton, Iowa. 

  On October 16, 1900, he was married to Theresa Hendel at Adrian. They 

farmed in Nobles County south of Wilmont and near Lismore until 1954. 

when he retired and moved into Wilmont.

  A member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Mr. Arens was Larkin 

Township assessor for 12 years, Clerk of Larkin township for 20 years, 

and a member of the A.S.C. committee about four years.

He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Henry Slater (Genevieve) of Wilmont; 

three sons, Alphons of Wilmont, Francis of St. Paul and Matthew of 

Mankato; 27 grandchildren, and 36 great grandchildren.

He was the last surviving member of his fami1y.

  He was preceded in death by his wife, January 1, 1954; one son, 

Phillip; three infant sons [Julius, Nicholas and Vincent]; one infant 

daughter, [Veronica] and one grandson [James]. 

	Relatives and friends form a distance attending the funeral 

services for Mr. Arens were Mr. and Mrs.[Henrietta Remackel] F. E. Arens 

and family of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. [Martha Ossefoort] Matt Arens Jr. 

and family of Mankato and Judy Arens of Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. 

[Eloise Hernandez] Joe Arens and son Matt of Anaheim, California; 

Mr. and Mrs. [Rita Arens] Bill Gaasch of Iona; Mr. and Mrs. [Barbara 

Jackson] David Arens of Jordan; Mr. and Mrs. [LaVae Kohlrusch] Bob Arens 

of North St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Nasers and son of Worthington; 

Bonnie Arens of Mankato; Mr. and Mrs. [Verdella Ann Deslauriers] 

Tom Slater and Joan Slater of St. Paul; Mr. and Mrs. [Marie Evelyn 

Slater] Don Schutz and family of Adrian; Ray Slater of Worthington; 

Mr. and Mrs. [Emma Cecelia Witmer] Clyde Moore of Des Moines, Iowa; 

Mr. Bob Eulberg and son, Jim of Hudson, Wisconsin; Mr. and Mrs. 

[Frances Ruth Ropp] Lloyd Dreier and family of West Bend, Wisconsin; 

Mr. and Mrs. [Mary Martha Slinger] John Arens of Woodstock; 

Mr. and Mrs. [Bernice Arens] Joe Duwenhoegger of Lismore; 

Mr. and Mrs. [Ida M. Ruffing] Louis Hendel and son, 

Bob and Mrs. Wayne Klooster and Kathy of Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. Glibert 

Metz of Lismore; Mrs. [Lorena Claseman] Ed Ossefoort or Worthington; 

Mrs. [Unknown] Louis Ossefoort and Ted Ossefoort of Woodstock; 

Mrs. Bonnie Sodeman, Harm Koens, Fritz Heideman and Mr. and 

Mrs. Ray Long of Worthington; Cletus and Alfred Johanning of Adrian, 

and Mr. and Mrs. [Unknown] Joe Hantern of Fulda.

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