Carroll "Tex" Arndt's Obituary
Carroll Gene "Tex" Arndt, age 82, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2011 at the Louis Stokes VA Medical Center in Cleveland, after a lengthy illness.
Born in Homerville, Ohio, he was a lifelong resident of Elyria, moving from Sullivan Ohio.
He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army. Gene went on to retire from General Motors in 1989, where he worked as an expediter. He continued to work as a security guard for Securitas Security Services until October 2010 following his retirement from G.M.
Gene was a member of the Magyar Evangelical United Church of Christ where he served as the Secretary of the Consistory at the Church. He was also a member of the American Legion, Post 12 in Elyria.
When he wasn't travelling, he enjoyed spending his time golfing, bowling, and listening to country music with a good glass of wine. But what Gene enjoyed most in life was spending time with his wife, children, grandchildren, and his many nieces and nephews.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Evelyn (nee Bakos); daughters Kathryn (Richard) Carter of Sandusky and Christine Van Keuren of Wellington; granddaughters Cynthia Van Keuren-Krieger of Avon Lake and Jessica Hartman of Elyria; sister Dorothy Barbaresso of South Dakota and brother Norman of Texas; mother-in-law Elizabeth Mittler of North Ridgeville; and many nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Carlos and Alta Arndt and sister Joanne Cochrane.
Friends may call Monday, October 3, from 4-8 p.m. in the David Bogner Family Funeral Home, 36625 Center Ridge Rd, North Ridgeville. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Rev. Alana Kelley will officiate. Entombment will be in Resthaven Memory Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made in Gene's name to the American Cancer Society or to the Magyar United Church of Christ, 6119 W. River Rd., Elyria, OH 44035.
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