Anton "Tony" Arndt

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Obituary, courtesy of Dennis Belohlavy

Anton "Tony" Ahrndt, 87, of Hooper died Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at his home.
He was born Sept. 24, 1926, to Charles and Theresa (Kramer) Ahrndt in Scribner and grew up in rural Scribner. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1945. After being discharged from the army, he met and married Merrilyn Swanson on May 22, 1949. They made their residence in Hooper for their entire lives. For many years, Tony drove the gas truck for Farmers Co-op in Hooper. He then worked and retired from Fauss Construction.
Tony and Merrilyn owned Ahrndt's Variety Store for many years. He also loved construction, especially remodeling their own home. He was always willing to help anyone else with odd jobs. He loved fishing and his dog, Clyde. Tony loved spending time with family and friends, taking his family on vacations where many happy memories were made. He served on the Hooper Volunteer Fire Department, was an active member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and a member of Faith Methodist Church of Hooper.
He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and a jokester to all.
Survivors include: two daughters, Michele D. Richards of Hooper and Adrienne J. (and husband, Larry) Capek of Milligan; seven grandchildren, Blake and Beth Richards of Guthrie Okla., Toni Richards (and fianc? Chris) of Oakland, Casandra Richards of Choctaw, Okla.; Raegan and Dave Brown of Lincoln, Chelsey and Grant Anderson of Omaha, Jordan and Chris Krueger of Mound City Mo., Traci and Jordan Uldrich of Fairmont; 11 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Harry Hammrick of Reno, Nev.; sister-in-law, Christie Hammrick of Kankakee, Ill.; many nieces, nephews and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Merrilyn, and Clyde (family pet), brothers, Karl and Martin (and wife, Serena), sisters, Sophie (and husband, Lumir) and Minnie, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Del.
The memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Faith Methodist Church in Hooper. There is no visitation. Burial will be at a later date in the Bohemian National Cemetery in Milligan. Military honors by the American Legion Post 18 and V.F.W. Post 10535, both of Hooper, will be rendered at the church. Memorials are suggested to the church.

Anton married Merrilyn J. Swanson on 22 May 1949. Merrilyn was born on 3 Oct 1927; died on 18 Apr 1999; was buried in Bohemian National Cemetery (Milligan South), Milligan, Fillmore County, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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