His Obituary: Ames Tribune, Ames, IA - Mar. 15, 2017
Arden Quam, 88, of Ames, passed away March 13, 2017, at Mary Greeley Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m., on Friday, March 17, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Ames. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, March 18, also at Ascension Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at 1:15 p.m. at Mamrelund Cemetery, east and north of Randall.
Arden Roger Quam was born March 28, 1928, to James and Stella (Teigland) Quam in Elmore, Minn. Arden graduated from Randall High School in 1945 and served in the 24th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army during the post-war occupation of Japan from 1945-48. Arden and Judith Skaar were married Feb. 18, 1950, at Bethel Lutheran Church in Story City. He farmed north of Randall until he retired when he and Judy moved to Ames. Arden was a long-time member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Ames and American Legion Post No 37. After he retired from farming, Arden worked many years as a school crossing guard and driving for the Story County Council on Aging (now HSS). Arden always enjoyed practicing with and attending all his children’s school sports and church events. In his later years, he especially enjoyed attending his beloved grandchildren’s church, school and sporting activities.
Arden is survived by his wife, Judy and his children, Steven (Cyndy) Quam, of Urbandale, Sharon (William) Waldman, of Waukee, and Sandy (Neils) Johnson of Ames; nine grandchildren, Scott Quam, Seth (Amy) Quam, Shaun (Carly) Quam, Sam Quam, Erik (Brittni) Tripp, Hannah (Jeff) Aukes, Emily Tripp, Alleah (Daniel) Stafford and Tyler Johnson; 12 great-grandchildren; his brother, Delbert (Darlene) Quam, of Story City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Rev. Ernest Quam and Luther Quam; and his sister, Lyla Hauge.
Source: ancestry.com
