Genevieve Arndt

Genevieve Mary Arndt, 97, of Austin, Minnesota died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Comforcare Good Samaritan in Austin. She was born October 31,1915, the ninth of ten children to the Irish family of Dan and Katie (Shugrue) Gorman, in Thunder Hawk, South Dakota. The family moved to Austin, Minnesota when Genevieve was a young girl. There, she completed her education and took a job at the Hormel plant. On September 22, 1934 she married Emil A. Arndt and they raised five children. Emil died February 29, 1984 and Genevieve began working as a foster care worker for Mower County. She continued this work until her retirement at age 84. Genevieve was preceded in death by her husband, two sons; Emil (Duke) Arndt and Donald, six brothers and three sisters. She is survived by sons: Larry Arndt of Brownsdale, Minnesota, David (Eddie) Arndt of New Orleans, Louisiana, daughter Beverly (Ron) Dotzenrod of Rochester, Minnesota, 9 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great grandchildren.

Service Information

Cemetery

Calvary Cemetery
4th Drive SW
Austin MN 55912

Visitation

Friday, June 14 2013
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Mayer Funeral Home
600 2nd Street NW P.O. Box 27
Austin MN 55912

Service

Friday, June 14 2013
11:30 AM

Mayer Funeral Home
600 2nd Street NW P.O. Box 27
Austin MN 55912