Van Gerpen, Arnold "Arnie" D. (1938-2018)

VAN GERPEN, BURMA, VOLDAHL, MATHESON, KUCHENBECKER, HALLETT, PETERSON, SMIDT, ULLMANN, VILLA, WEGNER, WIRTJES, BOEHM, HASSEBROCK, LANGPAP, LELAND, LARSON

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 12/13/2018 at 18:37:41

Arnold "Arnie" D. Van Gerpen
March 22, 1938 - November 19, 2018

Arnold “Arnie” Dean Van Gerpen, age 80, of Lake Mills, formerly of Rake, Iowa, died on Monday, November 19, 2018, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.

A son of Henry and Alice (Burma) Van Gerpen, Arnold was born on March 22, 1938, in Buffalo Center, Iowa. Baptized and confirmed at the Reformed Church in Buffalo Center, he attended school in Rake.

On July 19, 1955, Arnie married Julienne “Jane” Voldahl at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Forest City. Eventually, Arnie and Jane made their home in Rake. There, they raised their family, grew Arnie’s Pump Service, and also found time to hunt and fish. The couple moved to Lake Mills five years ago when Arnie officially retired.

Survivors include his wife, Julienne “Jane,” of Lake Mills; four children: Beth (Randy) Matheson and Sara (Kenneth) Kuchenbecker, of Rake, Bruce (Lori) Van Gerpen, of Buffalo Center, and Barry (Denise) Van Gerpen, of Ypsilanti, North Dakota; thirteen grandchildren: Jessica Hallett; Shannon Peterson; Heather Smidt; April Ullmann; Adam, Allison, Christopher, Jennifer, Jeremiah, and Scott Van Gerpen; Jessica Villa; Chance Wegner; and Alicia Wirtjes; twenty-five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elaine Boehm, of Buffalo Center. and Lila Hassebrock, of Johnston, Iowa; and five sisters-in-law: Lou Ann Van Gerpen, of Garner, Betty Langpap, of Lake Mills, LaVonne (Gene) Leland, of Lake Mills, Arlene Larson, of Mankato, Minnesota, and Sharon Voldahl, of Temple, Texas; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Mark Van Gerpen; two grandsons, Justin and Terry Van Gerpen; and two brothers, Pete and Harold Van Gerpen.

The family of Arnie Van Gerpen wishes to thank the amazing staff at Mills Harbour Assisted Living for the continual care, concern, and grace shown to our family. You went above and beyond the scope of your job descriptions in order for us to keep Dad in his home as long as possible. Thank you!

And we appreciate the help and guidance we received from the caregivers at Hospice of North Iowa. You have made this transition bearable.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, November 23, 2018, at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake with Pastor Douglas Rokke officiating. Visitation is scheduled for one hour before the service at the church on Friday. Inurnment will follow at a later date.

Mittelstadt Funeral Home, Lake Mills, Iowa, 2018.

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