Grimm, Arlene Loie (1923-2015)

GRIMM, TWEETEN, SWENSON, TRIPKOSH, BENTZ, LUTGEN, LEUTWYLER, DEWITT, DUNSWORTH

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/11/2015 at 14:39:51

Arlene Loie Grimm
December 31, 1923 - April 15, 2015

Arlene Loie Grimm, of Davenport, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

Arlene, a daughter of Bennie and Clara (Swenson) Tweeten, was born on December 31, 1923, in Mount Valley Township, just outside Forest City, Iowa. On September 1, 1946, she married Vernon C. Tripkosh, who preceded her in death in 1960. She, then, married Robert Bentz, but they later separated. In 1969, she married Robert E. Grimm in Mason City, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 2005.

A certified beautician, Arlene worked for a few years at the former Peterson Harned Von Maur Department Store in Davenport before moving to Mason City, Iowa, where she lived for twenty-five years. A former member of the Davenport Moose Club, she loved flowers and Polka music, and she enjoyed sending cards to people for all occasions.

Her survivors include: two daughters, Sherry (Mark) Lutgen, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and Sue Leutwyler, of Davenport, Iowa, her son, Steve Tripkosh, also of Davenport, Iowa; two grandchildren, Wade (Mesi) Lutgen, of San Diego, California, and Amy (Brian) DeWitt, of Charlestown, Indiana; two great grandchildren, Kendall and Brielle DeWitt; two sisters-in-law, Darlene and Delores Tweeten; and a niece, Dolly (Ira) Dunsworth, of Davenport, Iowa; as well as several other nieces and nephews across the country.

Arlene was preceded in death by her husbands; three brothers, Lehman, Orville, and Walden Tweeten; a sister and brother-in-law, Kathryn and Melvin Dunsworth; and a sister-in-law, Wanda Tweeten.

Dearly loved, she will be missed by all.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Runge Mortuary and Crematory with burial to follow at Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will greet friends one hour prior to the service at the mortuary.

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