Joanne Arndt
Aug. 21, 1960-May 24, 2017
Joanne Arndt, 56, Vel-
va, ND, passed away
Wednesday, May 24,
2017, at Trinity Hospital,
Minot, in the presence of
her loving family.
Joanne was born on Au-
gust 21, 1960, in Roches-
ter, NY, the daughter of
Kenneth and Nancy (El-
liott) Moulton. She was
raised and educated in the
Batavia, NY area.
Joanne was united in
marriage to Ronald Arndt
on May 21, 1982, in Bay-
town, TX. The couple
lived there for a few
months with their
daughter, Angel, before
moving to the Butte/Keif
area of North Dakota,
where Ron was born and
raised. She and Ron en-
joyed 11 years as husband
and wife before she was
widowed on July 4th,
1993. After a couple of
years, she met and started
dating Darrel Stolt, and
they remained long-time
companions until his
death on December 16,
2016.
Joanne worked as a bar-
tender at the Mint Bar for
several years, as a cashier
at the Country Corner, she
worked at Dot’s Pretzels
for a short time and also
dealt blackjack and called
bingo for the Velva Le-
gion. The majority of her
working years in Velva
were spent at the Cenex
C-Store. Because her work
was primarily with the
public, Jo was known and
loved by many.
She will be dearly
missed by: her daughter,
Angel (Michael) Tobin,
grandchildren: Addison
and Lauryn; brothers: Tim
(Kate) Moulton, Kenneth
Moulton, Scott (Nettie)
Moulton; sisters: Joyce
Lawrence, Susan (Robert
Burdick) Upright, Felicia
(Michael) Engel, Jennifer
(David) Brewer, Melissa
(Chuck) Chriscaden, and
numerous nieces and
nephews.
Joanne was preceded in
death by: her parents,
Nancy and Kenneth, her
husband, Ronald and her
long-time companion,
Darrel.
Per Joanne’s request,
memorials are preferred
toward an education fund
for her granddaughters,
Addison and Lauryn.
Memorial Service:
Wednesday, May 31,
2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Oak
Valley Lutheran Church,
Velva.
Friends may sign a re-
gister book one hour prior
to the service at the
church.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
www.thompsonlarson.com.
Thompson-Larson Fun-
eral Home, Velva