Arnie married his second sweetheart, Virginia Mathson of Austin, on June 27th, 2014 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They spent the past seven years traveling around the United States and enjoying precious time with their family and friends, both longtime and newly found along their journeys. Virginia and Arnie cherished spending time in their truck, towing their travel trailer from location to location on one grand adventure. When Arnie's health issues required a more established presence in a warmer and drier southern climate, they chose to relocate from Austin to Alamogordo, New Mexico. Arnie loved their frequent outings into the Sacramento Mountains and Lincoln National Forest above the Tularosa Basin, especially when they were able to watch wildlife and observe God's scenic creations together. Almost to the very last, Arnie loved scrambling on rocks and nature trails, and being outside as much as possible.
Arnie was a life-long witness for Christ and looked forward to reunions in glory with those that had gone before him. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Sadie DeBoer; his in-laws, Sidney and Lillian Felty; his wife, Jean; his brother, Burton; and his step-grandson Joshua Mathson. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, his sisters, Marie DeBoer and Jane (Don) Errett, his sister-in-law, Kay DeBoer; his children, Melissa (Stephen) Alcorn and Dustin (Shanon) DeBoer; his step-sons, John (Kim) Mathson, Kirby (Tammi) Mathson, and David (Ranae) Mathson, as well as 27 step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
Arnie married his second sweetheart, Virginia Mathson of Austin, on June 27th, 2014 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. They spent the past seven years traveling around the United States and enjoying precious time with their family and friends, both longtime and newly found along their journeys. Virginia and Arnie cherished spending time in their truck, towing their travel trailer from location to location on one grand adventure. When Arnie's health issues required a more established presence in a warmer and drier southern climate, they chose to relocate from Austin to Alamogordo, New Mexico. Arnie loved their frequent outings into the Sacramento Mountains and Lincoln National Forest above the Tularosa Basin, especially when they were able to watch wildlife and observe God's scenic creations together. Almost to the very last, Arnie loved scrambling on rocks and nature trails, and being outside as much as possible.
Arnie was a life-long witness for Christ and looked forward to reunions in glory with those that had gone before him. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Sadie DeBoer; his in-laws, Sidney and Lillian Felty; his wife, Jean; his brother, Burton; and his step-grandson Joshua Mathson. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, his sisters, Marie DeBoer and Jane (Don) Errett, his sister-in-law, Kay DeBoer; his children, Melissa (Stephen) Alcorn and Dustin (Shanon) DeBoer; his step-sons, John (Kim) Mathson, Kirby (Tammi) Mathson, and David (Ranae) Mathson, as well as 27 step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren.
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