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Raymond Norris “Ray” Arnesen

Birth	:	17 Jun 1944 Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	21 Jul 2015 Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Goodhue Cemetery, Codington County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.1295610, -97.3922430
Description	:	Raymond "Ray" Norris Arnesen, age 71 of Florence, SD, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Watertown, SD. Funeral Services will be Friday, July 24, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the New Helgen Lutheran Church in Florence, SD. Rev. Kathy Hibbert and Rev. Gary Anderson will officiate. Music will be provided by Sue Flisrand as organist with Erica Davis as soloist. The family is requested to meet at the church by 10:00 a.m. for a family prayer service. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Thursday... Read More	Raymond "Ray" Norris Arnesen, age 71 of Florence, SD, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Watertown, SD. Funeral Services will be Friday, July 24, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the New Helgen Lutheran Church in Florence, SD. Rev. Kathy Hibbert and Rev. Gary Anderson will officiate. Music will be provided by Sue Flisrand as organist with Erica Davis as soloist. The family is requested to meet at the church by 10:00 a.m. for a family prayer service. Visitation will be at the Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. and in the church on Friday prior to services. Burial will be at Goodhue Cemetery in rural Florence, SD. Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Schuchard, Bob Lenards, Harvey Ihlen, and the Egeland Township Board Members: Pete Bisgard, Bobby Rumpza, Jerry Engstrom, and Bill Drake. Active pallbearers will be Tylan Rogge, Tom Arnesen, Lorne Rogge, Loren Arnesen, Nathan Shuller, and Chad Lambert. Ray was born on June 17, 1944, in Watertown, SD, to Lawrence and Margery (Maxwell) Arnesen. He graduated from Florence High School in 1962. He then started farming with his father, and joined the South Dakota National Guard. On November 19, 1966, Ray married Marilyn McLaughlin at Grace Lutheran Church in Watertown. He continued farming until 1998. Ray started working for Kuecker Brother’s Farms of rural Webster, SD. He then began working for the Codington County Highway Department. He later went to work at DC Machining (JMS Precision) where he retired due to health issues. He was a member of Egeland Lutheran Church in rural Waubay, where he served on the church board, and he was currently a member of New Helgen Lutheran Church in Florence. He was also a member of American Hereferd Association, the South Border Trap Shooting Team, and the Egeland Township Board where he served as supervisor. He was the 2011 Carp Master of the Year. Ray enjoyed fishing and playing cards, especially Smear. He loved attending his grandchildren’s activities and driving around checking crops with his dog. He enjoyed being a jokester and having fun, Ray always had a joke for everyone, and the grandkids always knew where to find his beans (M&M’s) in his shirt pocket. Ray is survived by his wife, Marilyn Arnesen of Florence; one son, Jeff Arnesen of Aberdeen, SD; one daughter Sue (Lorne) Rogge of Florence; three grandchildren: Miquette, Tylan, and Breanna; three great-grandchildren: Aiden, Chance, and Aria; two brothers: Dan (Sandy) Arnesen of Aberdeen, Steve (Sue) Arnesen of Florence; and two sisters: Linda Peterson and her special friend Gary Zubke of Florence, and Lorraine (Randy) Shuller of Watertown. He is preceded in death by his parents; and one infant sister, Eileen.

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Raymond Norris “Ray” Arnesen's memorial is located at: Goodhue Cemetery, Codington County, USA.
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Raymond Norris “Ray” Arnesen death on 21 Jul 2015 in Watertown, Codington County, South Dakota, USA
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Latitude: 45.1295610
Longitude: -97.3922430

Family Members:

Parent

Lawrence A Arnesen

(1921 - 1992)

Margery Naomi Maxwell Arnesen

(1921 - 2007)

Siblings

Eileen Helen Arnesen

(1948 - 1948)

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