Clarence Oliver Arndt^{[1, 2]}

1917 - 2006  (88 years)

• Name	Clarence Oliver Arndt
  Born	30 Nov 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1956	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-167835
  Died	17 Jul 2006	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	20 Jul 2006	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I167835	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Alvin Arndt,   b. 27 Aug 1887, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1959  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Lillian May Dahmer,   b. Sep 1888, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1956, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Family ID	F187528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lorraine E. Cutting,   b. 1920,   d. 1986  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1940  [3]
  Children	1. John Arndt   2. Don Arndt   3. Janine Arndt
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F48337	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  ARNDT, Clarence - Passed away peacefully at Saint Luke's Place, Cambridge (Hespeler) on Monday, July 17, 2006, at the age of 88 years. Clarence, a son of the late Alvin and Lillian May (Dahmer) was born in 1917 in Kitchener and, in childhood, moved with his family to Glen Christie. He grew up with two brothers, Orval and Bob and sisters Myrtle (Owens, Koenig), Helen (Hagarty), Audrey (Beaver), Reta (Durnford) and Joyce (Sootheran). He married Lorraine Cutting in 1940. She predeceased him in 1986. They had three children, John (Joyce) of Kitchener, Don (Judy) of Mississauga, and Janine Shantz (Malcolm) of London. Clarence's family includes seven grandchildren, James, Laurel, Bryce, Trevor, Julia, Jennifer, and Andrew and seven great-grandchildren. For the past number of years, he has enjoyed the companionship of Grace Cutting while living at St. Luke's Place. When Hespeler United Church wanted to rebuild, Clarence was on the Building Committee of what would become Saint Luke's United Church. This committee had the foresight to erect a fully accessible church and attained enough property for the eventual development of St. Luke's Place. He was also a Sunday School teacher, serving as the superintendent for a period of time, and was an elder at Saint Luke's Church for many years. Clarence served in the RCAF during the War stationed at Camp Borden. Afterwards, he returned to Dominion Woollens and Worsteds, becoming a foreman of the finishing room, and eventually superintendent of Silknit. For a number of years, Clarence was elected to the Hespeler School Board. He was a longtime, active member of the Hespeler Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 272 and participated for many years in its Horseshoe League. He was a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows. In 2005, he bowled his last game after fifty-five plus years on various bowling teams. He played an excellent, serious game of golf and belonged to several local clubs. Euchre and cribbage were his favorite card games. Always a competitor, he showed no mercy to opponents in any of these activities. In the summer, Clarence's garden on Maple Street was a beautiful place. He tended his roses and vegetables with great care, and the Arndt verandah[sic] was often a meeting place for many families and friends. Clarence will be resting at the Lounsbury Funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Boulevard, Cambridge, where his family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today (Wednesday) with a Legion service to be held on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at Saint Luke's United Church. Those who wish may make a memorial donation to Saint Luke's United Church and the Canadian Cancer Society.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Orval B. Arndt. [S967] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Cambridge Reporter (1973-2003), Obituary of Audrey Doreen Arndt - Beaver - Feb 2001. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Clarence Arndt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Nov 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1956 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Jul 2006 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 20 Jul 2006 - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth