Individual Details
Elmer Bernard Arceneau
(November 18, 1935 - July 1, 2008)
Elmer Arceneau, 72
St. Martin, November 18, 1935 -- July 1, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2008 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Elmer Arceneau, age 72, who died Tuesday at the St. Cloud Hospital. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Friday and from 9:00 -- 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Parish Hall in St. Martin. Parish prayers will be at 8:00 p.m. followed by the St. Joseph Society, Knights of Columbus, St. Martin Lions, Albany American Legion. Arrangements were entrusted with the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond.
Elmer was born in St. Martin, MN to John and Theresa (Blonigen) Arceneau. He married Lucille Dirkes on September 5, 1960 in Seven Dolors Church, Albany. Elmer loved and cherished his family. He served in the United States Army from 1957-1959 in Germany and Lebanon. Elmer and Lucille farmed North of St. Martin. He enjoyed baseball, softball, fishing, traveling, and mowing grass in retirement! He was a member of St. Martin Parish, St. Joseph's Society. Knights of Columbus, St. Martin Lions, Albany American Legion, and a former member of the St. Martin Baseball Team (1956-1962).
Survivors include his loving wife, Lucille; children, Mary (Fred) Overman, Doris (Melvin) Schlangen, Alice (Alvin) Schlangen, Jeffrey (Sheela), Judy (Ron) Harley, Dennis (Diane), Brian, Glen (Lori), Kenny, Linda (Dale) Schroeder, Daniel, James (Lori), Neil (Angela); 23 grandchildren; brother, Bernard (JoAnn); sisters, Margaret Hellmann, Anna Mae Schneider; sister-in-law, Lola Arceneau; brother-in-law, Donald Herzog.
He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Lucille; brothers, Alois, Norbert, Edwin and Clarence; sisters, Hildegard Lemke, Jenny Blommel, Dorothy Wenker, Betty Herzog and Della Feldewerd. Memorials preferred.
St. Martin, November 18, 1935 -- July 1, 2008
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 5, 2008 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, MN for Elmer Arceneau, age 72, who died Tuesday at the St. Cloud Hospital. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Relatives and friends may call after 4:00 p.m. Friday and from 9:00 -- 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Parish Hall in St. Martin. Parish prayers will be at 8:00 p.m. followed by the St. Joseph Society, Knights of Columbus, St. Martin Lions, Albany American Legion. Arrangements were entrusted with the Wenner Funeral Home in Richmond.
Elmer was born in St. Martin, MN to John and Theresa (Blonigen) Arceneau. He married Lucille Dirkes on September 5, 1960 in Seven Dolors Church, Albany. Elmer loved and cherished his family. He served in the United States Army from 1957-1959 in Germany and Lebanon. Elmer and Lucille farmed North of St. Martin. He enjoyed baseball, softball, fishing, traveling, and mowing grass in retirement! He was a member of St. Martin Parish, St. Joseph's Society. Knights of Columbus, St. Martin Lions, Albany American Legion, and a former member of the St. Martin Baseball Team (1956-1962).
Survivors include his loving wife, Lucille; children, Mary (Fred) Overman, Doris (Melvin) Schlangen, Alice (Alvin) Schlangen, Jeffrey (Sheela), Judy (Ron) Harley, Dennis (Diane), Brian, Glen (Lori), Kenny, Linda (Dale) Schroeder, Daniel, James (Lori), Neil (Angela); 23 grandchildren; brother, Bernard (JoAnn); sisters, Margaret Hellmann, Anna Mae Schneider; sister-in-law, Lola Arceneau; brother-in-law, Donald Herzog.
He was preceded in death by his parents; granddaughter, Lucille; brothers, Alois, Norbert, Edwin and Clarence; sisters, Hildegard Lemke, Jenny Blommel, Dorothy Wenker, Betty Herzog and Della Feldewerd. Memorials preferred.
Events
| Birth | November 18, 1935 | St. Martin, Stearns Co., MN | |||
| Marriage | September 5, 1960 | Albany, MN - Lucille Dirkes | |||
| Death | July 1, 2008 | St. Cloud, Stearns Co., MN |
Families
| Spouse | Lucille Dirkes |
| Child | Mary Arceneau |
| Child | Doris Arceneau |
| Child | Alice Arceneau |
| Child | Linda Arceneau |
| Father | John Christ Arceneau (1894 - 1968) |
| Mother | Theresia Blonigen (1898 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Hildegard Marie Arceneau (1919 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Genevieve Arceneau (1923 - 2005) |
| Sibling | Alois Arceneau (1924 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Norbert J. Arceneau (1925 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Anna Mae Arceneau |
| Sibling | Clarence Arceneau (1929 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Louise Arceneau (1930 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Margaret Arceneau |
| Sibling | Edwin Arceneau (1934 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Olivia Arceneau (1937 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Bernard Arceneau |
| Sibling | Delphine C. "Della" Arceneau (1941 - 2004) |