Arnold Gene WENDEL

WENDEL, GEALOW, MILLER, LEERHOFF

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/16/2015 at 21:35:07

March 14, 1929 --- June 11, 2015

Arnold G. Wendel, age 86, passed away Thursday June 11, 2015 at the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. Funeral services for Arold G. Wendel will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday June 17, 2015 at the Nazarene Church in Clarion. Pastor Dana Wendel will officiate. Burial will take place in the Belmond Cemetery Wednesday at 1:30 P.M. where graveside rites will be provided by the Belmond Honor Gaurd. Visitation for Arnold G. Wendel will be from 10:00 A.M, until service-time Wednesday June 17, 2015 at the church. Dugger Funeral Home 111 Luick Lane South in Belmond is in charge of arrangements.

Arnold Gene, the son of Ralph R. and Mildred Gealow Wendel was born March 14, 1929 near Belmond on the family farm. He grew up there and attended school at country school and Belmond Community School. Arnold graduated from Belmond High School in 1947. Arnold was united in marriage to Betty Miller on February 10, 1951 in Texas. Arnold joined the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and served his country until 1954. Upon his discharge, Arnold and Betty made their home on the farm south of Belmond, where he continued farming with his father. In 1991, the couple and their family moved into Belmond. Arnold entered the Rehabilitation Center of Belmond in 2011.

Arnold farmed the majority of his life, but, overall, he was a natural salesman. Arnold sold Alpine Air Purifiers, Pamiline Cattle Oilers and automobiles over the years. He also worked as a draftsman. Arnold belonged to the United Methodist Church in Belmond and later the Nazarene Church in Clarion. Arnold and Betty were very influential in building the new church of the Nazarene building in Clarion in 1979.

Arnold is survived by his wife, Betty, children, Curtis and wife, Dawn of Olathe, KS, Dana and wife, Meiricca of Clarion, Sue Leerhoff and husband, David of Clarksville, daughter-in-law, Diane of Belmond, eleven grandchildren, Angel, Tina, Linda, Eric, Anthony, Nathanael , Christy, Noah, Joseph, Megan, Elizabeth, eleven great grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and son, Bruce in 2014.

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