Richard Arndt

Richard Allan Arndt,

74, of Stanley, died Sa-

turday, June 17, 2017, in a

Minot hospital. His fun-

eral service will be Fri-

day, June 23, 2017, at 11

a.m. at Our Savior’s Free

Lutheran Church, Stanley.

Burial is at Fairview

Cemetery, Stanley. Visita-

tion is Thursday, June 22

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at

Springan Funeral Home,

Stanley.

Richard was born on

August 24, 1942, on the

family farm in Brookbank

Township, Mountrail

County, North Dakota, to

Carl and Marie (Blum)

Arndt. He was the sixth

sibling of ten. He attended

the country school

Springdale School #2 for

eight years, and then at-

tended Stanley High

School. While in high

school, he played a guard

and lineman in football.

He received the Outstand-ing Lineman award as a

senior. He graduated from

Stanley High School in

1962.

He served in the United

States Navy from 1964 to

1968. While in the Navy,

he was stationed in Nor-

folk, Va. He was a BT3

(Boiler Tender 3rd class)

on the USS DuPont (DD

941). He served on three

Mediterranean cruises

and saw twenty four

countries, including

Rome, Italy; Monte Carlo,

Monaco; Turkey, and

Nice, France. He also saw

fighting in Vietnam the

last six months that he

was in the Navy. While in

the gulf of Vietnam, the

DuPont was struck by

gunfire. He was honorably

discharged from the Navy

on January 10, 1968.

He returned to Stanley

after being discharged

from the Navy where he

worked on the family

farm and raised cattle. He

farmed with his dad until

his dad’s death. He then

purchased and took over

the family farm. He was a

full time grain farmer and

rancher. He also worked

at Solberg Implement

Case dealership in Stanley

in the winter months.

He married Karen Holm

on November 19, 1982, in

Stanley. They had two

daughters, Athenais and

Alexandra, who they

raised on the family farm

south of Stanley. He con-

tinued farming until 1997

when he sold the land

and started working for

Marshall Craft Farms. He

continued working for

Marshall for seventeen

years. He fully retired in

2011.

He became a grandfa-

ther for the first time on

December 1, 2007, to Jay-

den Foss. He loved watch-

ing Jayden play tackle

football and wrestle in pee

wee wrestling for Velva.

His grandchildren were

his pride and joy and

loved attending their ac-

tivities. His other hobbies

included playing softball

for the Belden Bombers,

collecting belt buckles

and model antique cars,

and always looked for-

ward to deer hunting sea-

son. He was an avid foot-

ball and baseball fan,

especially the Minnesota

Vikings and Minnesota

Twins. One of his

highlights was attending

his first Minnesota Vik-

ings football game in

2009, and Minnesota

Twins game in 2012. He

was a member of Our

Savior’s Free Lutheran

Church in Stanley; Ameri-

can Legion Post 134 for 42

years; and the Byron Kul-

land chapter of the Viet-

nam Veterans.

Survivors: wife of 34

years, Karen; daughter

Athenais Padgett of Minot

(fiance Matt Detillier),

daughter Alexandra (Dus-

tin) Klimpel of Velva;

grandson Jayden Foss of

Velva, granddaughters

Brinley Padgett of Minot,

Kaymee Klimpel and Car-

ly Klimpel of Velva; and

one granddaughter due in

October; brother-in-law

Bud Mahnke of Benedict,

ND; nieces Angela Canovi

of Kansas City, Mo., and

Rebecca (Mike) Evans of

Kansas City, Mo.; nephew

Chris Mahnke of Kansas

City, Mo.; numerous

cousins; and longtime

friends Marshall Craft and

Jim Enge, both of Stanley.

He was preceded in

death by his parents, Carl

and Marie Arndt;

father-in-law, Oscar

Holm; mother-in-law,

Martha Holm; and

sister-in-law, Bonnie Mah-

nke.

Online condolences

may be shared at

www.springanfuneral

home.com.