He was born in Vandala, MT on January 5, 1917 to Matt and Elizabeth Waltari.
At age two he moved to North Dakota where he attended school. He married Vieno Halone on January 12, 1938 in Rolla, ND. There they farmed until 1959 when they moved to Washington. He married Sevia Huston on June 28, 1981 in Seattle, WA. They resided in Sun City, AZ for four years returning to Edmonds, WA. Arne was a member of Aposalic Lutheran Church of Seattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Vieno Walteri; two sons Rodney and Richard Waltari; and an infant daughter.
Survivors include wife Sevia; son Arne Rudolph (Margaret) Waltari of Anacortes, WA; daughters, Joan (John) Hefter and Diane Burger of Wenatchee, WA; step daughter Cheryl Huston of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Brad Hefter, Alan (Angela) Hefter, Carla Skirvin, all of Palmdale, CA, Debra (Jeff) Engley of Vancouver, WA, Julie Walteri, Susan (Jeff) Wagner, both of Bothell, WA, and Aaron and Kristi Burger of Wenatchee, WA; 11 great grandchildren; sister Bertha Lipke of Somerset, KY; sister-in-law Kathleen Waltari of Kirkland, WA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 10:00am at Purdy & Walters of Lynnwood (Floral Hills Cemetery).
Published in The Herald (Everett) on Nov. 18, 2003
He was born in Vandala, MT on January 5, 1917 to Matt and Elizabeth Waltari.
At age two he moved to North Dakota where he attended school. He married Vieno Halone on January 12, 1938 in Rolla, ND. There they farmed until 1959 when they moved to Washington. He married Sevia Huston on June 28, 1981 in Seattle, WA. They resided in Sun City, AZ for four years returning to Edmonds, WA. Arne was a member of Aposalic Lutheran Church of Seattle.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Vieno Walteri; two sons Rodney and Richard Waltari; and an infant daughter.
Survivors include wife Sevia; son Arne Rudolph (Margaret) Waltari of Anacortes, WA; daughters, Joan (John) Hefter and Diane Burger of Wenatchee, WA; step daughter Cheryl Huston of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren, Brad Hefter, Alan (Angela) Hefter, Carla Skirvin, all of Palmdale, CA, Debra (Jeff) Engley of Vancouver, WA, Julie Walteri, Susan (Jeff) Wagner, both of Bothell, WA, and Aaron and Kristi Burger of Wenatchee, WA; 11 great grandchildren; sister Bertha Lipke of Somerset, KY; sister-in-law Kathleen Waltari of Kirkland, WA; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 10:00am at Purdy & Walters of Lynnwood (Floral Hills Cemetery).
Published in The Herald (Everett) on Nov. 18, 2003
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