Dawson-Kearney County NeArchives Obituaries.....Soundy, Arthur D. April 1, 2010
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Lexington Clipper-Herald April 7, 2010
Arthur D. Soundy, 90, of Grand Island, formerly of Minden and Lexington, died 
Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island. 

Funeral services were Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at the Westminster United 
Presbyterian Church in Minden with the Rev. William Nottage-Tacey officiating. 

Burial was in the Minden Cemetery. 

Visitation was at the Layton-Craig Funeral Home in Minden on Monday.

Art was born on Feb. l, 1920 in Gothenburg to Arthur and Olga (Widholm) 
Soundy. In 1924 he moved to Minden, where he graduated from high school in 
1938. Art earned his bachelor of arts from Hastings College and his master’s 
degree from Kearney State College.

Art was a veteran of World War lI, serving from1942 to 1945 in the South 
Pacific and occupied Japan. Art returned to Nebraska and started his long 
career as teacher, coach, and administrator. His teaching career started in 
Springfield. While working as a high school coach and teacher in Farnam, he 
met and married Patricia Rowland. 

After six years teaching and coaching in Cozad, in 1960 Art became principal 
of Pershing Elementary in Lexington, where he remained until his retirement in 
1985. 

He was active in central Nebraska as an official at high school games and 
worked several decades throughout the Midwest as a crop adjustor. Throughout 
his school and working life, Art remained active in athletics. He was a good 
father and respected educator, who loved hunting and gardening.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia of Grand Island; stepdaughter, Pam 
(James) Palmer of Lincoln; two daughters, Susan Soundy (Roger) Williams of 
Nora and Ann (Jerry) Atkins of Grand Island; three sons, Steven (Linda) Soundy 
of Minden, Arthur John (Cathy) Soundy of Hopewell, N.J., and Timothy 
(Elizabeth) Soundy of Sioux Falls, S.D., as well as 18 grandchildren and six 
great-grandchildren. 

He is preceded in death by three sisters.


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