Died at the Friendsview Manor health center. Son of Daniel and Bertha (Henske) Arensmeier. On June 30, 1934, he married Carol Kiser at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Salem. The couple had lived in the Friendsview retirement community since their 52nd wedding anniversary on June 30, 1986. He was a lifelong Gideon, having joined shortly after becoming a Christian 71 years ago. He served as the president of the Oregon State Gideons on at least two occasions, and served as California State Secretary of the Gideons during WWII. He served four years in the Navy during WWII and used his GI Bill after the war to learn flying and gain his commercial and instructor’s licenses. He flew for most of the rest of his life, logging his last flight sometime in the 1980s. He was employed in finance and banking all of his life, ending his career as vice president and dean of financial affairs for the Western Chiropractic College in Portland. Survivors include: wife Carol of Newberg; sons, Daniel of Denver and Timothy of Sonoma, CA; brother Frank of Portland; sisters, Irene Reynolds of Portland and Naomi Mitchell of Redmond; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Died at the Friendsview Manor health center. Son of Daniel and Bertha (Henske) Arensmeier. On June 30, 1934, he married Carol Kiser at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church in Salem. The couple had lived in the Friendsview retirement community since their 52nd wedding anniversary on June 30, 1986. He was a lifelong Gideon, having joined shortly after becoming a Christian 71 years ago. He served as the president of the Oregon State Gideons on at least two occasions, and served as California State Secretary of the Gideons during WWII. He served four years in the Navy during WWII and used his GI Bill after the war to learn flying and gain his commercial and instructor’s licenses. He flew for most of the rest of his life, logging his last flight sometime in the 1980s. He was employed in finance and banking all of his life, ending his career as vice president and dean of financial affairs for the Western Chiropractic College in Portland. Survivors include: wife Carol of Newberg; sons, Daniel of Denver and Timothy of Sonoma, CA; brother Frank of Portland; sisters, Irene Reynolds of Portland and Naomi Mitchell of Redmond; five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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