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Lee Arnold Lee Francis Arnold was born to Carl and Christina (Wiechman) Arnold on July 8, 1921 at Terril, Iowa. He graduated from Lake Park High School in 1939 and later furthered his education at the Aero Industries Technical Institute in Los Angeles, CA. He entered the military in 1942 and took basic training at Fresno, California and served in the Army Air Force until 1945. During the Korean Conflict he was recalled into service in 1950 under the volunteer reserve program and then discharged in August of 1951. On October 14, 1951 he was united in marriage to Dorothy Irene Pater and three sons, Randy, Steven and Scott were born to this union. Lee worked in maintenance and bookkeeping at Arco Dehydrating Co, Inc. in Lake Park from 1955 to 1997. Mr. Arnold died unexpectedly Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at Lakes Regional Heathcare in Spirit Lake. He was 82 years of age. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Lake Park and the Lake Park American Legion, Post 371. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and following his grandchildren’s activities. He is survived by two sons, Steven Arnold and his wife, Barb and their children, Thomas and Jennifer all of Spirit Lake and Scott Arnold and Candi Gibbons of Spencer, IA, daughter in law, Beth Lattner, of Ames, IA, grandsons, Brian and Jonathon Arnold. Survivors also include two sisters, Elaine Rensink and her husband, Lawrence of Ashton, IA and Dorothy E. Arnold of Sheldon, IA, two brothers and their wives, Allen and Mary Arnold of West Des Moines and Keith and Glory Arnold of Phoenix, Arizona and a special niece, Sheila Weeks of West Des Moines, IA. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy in September of 2000, and his son, Randy. IN LOVING MEMORY SERVICES CLERGY MUSIC
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