Arlene Perry

Minot

Arlene Perry, 98, Minot, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in her home.

Arlene was born October 18, 1925, in rural Parshall, ND to George and Pearl Hove. She attended Parshall High School and graduated in 1943. She continued her secondary education at Minot State Teacher’s College, where she earned her standard teaching certificate.

Arlene taught at Model High School in Minot and then for a time in Williston. She moved to Great Falls, MT in 1952 to continue her teaching career. While in Great Falls, she met her future husband Joe in 1952.

Arlene was united in marriage to Joseph Perry on June 28, 1953, in Raub, ND. They went back to Great Falls, where they made their first home. Following marriage, Arlene worked as a substitute teacher in the school system, and later started a job at Sears, working in catalog sales. She retired after 18 years of service to the company.

Arlene attended Faith United Methodist Church, where she has been a member since 1971. She enjoyed doing volunteer work and especially loved traveling. Her most memorable trips came in college when she took two tours which included New York, Washington DC, and Cuba. Arlene also appreciated her travels from coast to coast and border to border with her husband and children during Joe’s military years. She will be dearly missed by her family, friends, and fellow church members.

Arlene is survived by her loving husband of over 70 years, Joe Perry, of Minot; children, Douglas (Pam) Perry of San Angelo, TX, Steve (Carolyn) Perry of Burlington, ND, and Donna (Gerard) Aarhus of Palmer, Alaska; eight grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, a step-grandson and numerous nieces and nephews.

Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, brother Robert Hove and sister-in-law, Marlys.

Celebration of Life: April 15, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. in Faith United Methodist Church, Minot.

Interment: Parshall Community Cemetery, Parshall, ND

Visitation: April 14, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot, with a prayer service to follow immediately after.

Memorials are preferred to Faith United Methodist Church.

Please access the Thomas Family Funeral Home website to read the full obituary, and for a link to the service livestream.

Memories and condolences can be shared at www.thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com

Published by The Minot Daily News, April 12, 2024.