Zacharias, Arlene Mary Ann (Goeser) (1940 - 2024)

ZACHARIAS, GOESER, HOLTZ, HESS, PATTEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 6/15/2024 at 17:18:52

Name of deceased: Arlene Mary Ann Zacharias (nee Goeser)

Aged: 83 yrs, 4 mo, 24 days

Residence: Persia, IA (formerly of Westphalia, IA)

Born: Dec. 20, 1940; Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Died: May 14, 2024; Persia, Harrison County, IA

Funeral services: Wednesday, May 22, 2024; Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Valley View Cemetery, Persia, IA

Survived by: Sisters, Theresa (spouse, Denny) Holtz of Walnut, IA and Karen Hess of Dunlap, IA; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Lawrence and Marie (nee Patten) Goeser; husband, Herman Zacharias; siblings, Marvin, Gary, and Allen

Education: attended grade school and high school at St. Boniface Catholic School in Westphalia, IA, and graduated with the Class of 1960

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Herman Zacharias; date and location not provided

Employment: Arlene worked wherever she could for the city of Persia, IA: she loved mowing at the city park and the Valley View Cemetery, and even after she retired, she kept an eye on the city park and cemetery; also served as an EMT for many years and helped work on the old school in Tennant, IA when it was being converted into a furniture manufacturing facility.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved being outdoors; loved being an aunt and entertaining her nieces and nephews; mechanically inclined, she loved riding and taking care of her motorcycle

Sources: pauleyjones.com