ERNEST “OLD ERN” F. ARNDT
AGE: 92
ADDRESS: 232 N. Main Street, Medford, WI
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 11:52 AM Saturday, October 13 at his residence in the city of Medford under the loving care of his family and Aspirus Comfort Care Hospice
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: Memorial services will be held at a later date
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: June 27, 1920 in the Township of Hammel
EDUCATION: Township of Hammel elementary school & he attended Medford High School
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: August 30, 1947 at Zion Ev. Lutheran Church, Stetsonville to Ruth Niemuth and they recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: He was a diary farmer, mink rancher, and ginseng grower in both WI and MN over his working years. He enjoyed working with tools and invented a number of tools that were used in the mink & ginseng industry. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, watching sports & his grandchildren.
MEMBER OF: First Baptist Church, Medford where he served as trustee deacon and co-chairman of the bldg. committee and the finance committee for many years. Wisconsin Fur Breeders Assn., Wisconsin Ginseng Growers Assn. Past president of the Medford Mink Club & the North Central Mink Assn. He had been a delegate to the National Board of Fur Farmers of both clubs. He was a onetime member of the Town of Hammel Wildcats baseball team along with his brothers Paul & Jerry
SURVIVING SPOUSE: Ruth Arndt of Medford
SURVIVING CHILDREN: Sons – Bryan (Paula) Arndt of Medford & Bradley Arndt of St. Paul, MN
CHILDREN DECEASED: Granddaughter – Melody Arndt; Grandsons – Steven Dunn & Christopher Balla
GRANDCHILDREN: Leslee (Tyler) Reed , Paul (Mae) Arndt, Kyle (Amanda) Arndt, Jon (Rose) Arndt, Jennifer (Darrell) Gatling, Natalie Arndt, Janelle Arndt, Jason Balla, Michelle Dunn
GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: Daisy, Alex, Tatiana, Zachery, Kenya, Rayya, Michael, Mikayla, Christopher
DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: 3 Brothers – Paul, Gerald and Alvin in childhood
DECEASED FATHER: Otto Arndt DECEASED MOTHER: Bertha Dodzweit
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