The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-01
John Arends,
Grandchildren
of County,Di
LEADER IN COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS BURIED AT
WATERBURY TUESDAY

Scores of former associates in
public office gathered with rela-
tives and friends of John Arends,
81, at funeral services for the
grand old man of Redwood
county" at st. Matthews Lutheran
church in Waterbury township
Tuesday afternoon. -
Rites at the church, conducted
by Rev. c. N. Andersen, followed
brief services at the Arends home,
Burial was at the church Genet
cry. Three sons, Anton, John
and George Arends and three
sons-in -law, Rev. William Sch
midi, William Raveling and Will
liam Werner acted as pall-bear-
ers. Mrs. Arends was unable to
attend the church services because
of illness but was up for rites at
the home.
Mr.. Arends died at $40 a. m.
Saturday at Union hospital, New
Ulm of Bright's disease. He had
been i'll since April 80 and was
taken to the hospital May Is.
A resident of Waterbury for 81
years, he was one of the best
known and most highly respected
public servants the county has
had. His public service included
"a years as member of the board
of county commissioners. He gave
up the office five years ago after
serving as chairman of the board
many years during which time
many progressive programs were
instituted.
He was charter member of St
Matthews church and its secre-
tary and deacon since its or
ganization in 1892.
Throughout the years of its op-
Grafton, he was secretary of the
Wabasso Farmers Grain and Fuel
company.
He also acted on the school
board of district 70 and had been
town clerk of Waterbury. He
was active many years as mem
Der of the Redwood county fair
board.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Arends, he was born October l
1856 at, Westermoor, Dorf, Coun-
-ty of Norden, Germany. Coming
to Danford, Illinois, he married
Eltye Wobben there December
%, 1882. The couple lived al
Danford until moving to Redwood
county in 1888.
Survivors are his wife and nine
children:l Anton Arends, John K
Arends and George Arends q
Waterbury, Carrie and Ella
Arends at home, Mrs. William
Schmidt of Welcome, Mrs. Will
liam Raveling of Lucan, Mrs. Will
liam Werner of Willow Lake and
Hannah Arends of Lamberton.
Persons who attend services at
the home were: Rev. and Mrs.
William Schmidt and daughter
Amanda of Welcome; Mrs. Bert
Besser and son of Duluth; Rev.
and Mrs. Carl Ringhand, Palmer,
Iowa; William Schmidt Jr. of st.
Paul; Mrs. Harry GraSsman,
Minneapolis; Herman Raveling,
Remsen, Iowa; Erwin Plenge,
Fairmont; Mr.. and Mrs. John
VAIL, Eldridge, North Dakota;
William Raveling, Lamberton; Mr..
and Mrs. S. A. Willhite and sons,
Everett and George, Lucan; Mr..
and Mrs. Tony Sluess, Walnut
Grove; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Fried
rich ST., Mr.. and Mrs. G. Friedrich
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Krengel,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Friedrich of
Morgan; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Friedrich and daughter Lorna of
Springfield; Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Loots, Christ, Paul and Onno
Johnson of Balaton; Mr.. and Mrs.
L. P. Larson, Wood Lake, Phillip
Raveling, Lucan; Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman MuetZel, Belview; Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Beckman, Will
low Lake; Mrs. August Rosenau,
New Ulm; Jacob Zimmerman, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Zimmerman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman
of Springfield; Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Shank, Morgan; A. P. Falk, E. H.
Bollum, Richard Cook, Henry
Radtke, George A. Barnes, A. r.
A. Laudon, c. H. Huhnerkoch, all
of Redwood Falls.