Lawrence ARNESON

1921 - 2014  (92 years)

• Name	Lawrence ARNESON
  Birth	12 Aug 1921	Shoshone County, Idaha
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	15 Oct 1921	Idaho
  	ELCA records of Trinity Lutheran in Coeur d’Alene
  Death	29 Apr 2014	Idaho
  Burial	Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens, Lewiston, Nez Perce County, Idaho
  Notes	Lawrence (Larry) Arneson, 92, passed away April 29, 2014, at Clearwater Valley Health and Rehab in Orofino. Larry was born to Adolf and Laura (Nigard) Arneson on Aug. 12, 1921, in East Fork Pine Creek, Kellogg, Idaho. He grew up in Kellogg until graduating from high school. Larry's father one day said, "I guess we should go to Moscow and enroll you in college." Larry argued that the family could not afford to send him to college, but his father told him not to worry, they would find a way. This always stayed with Larry. Larry enrolled at the University of Idaho and pursued a degree in forestry. He loved the outdoors and working with the land. He was an active member of the 1941 summer camp, along with Frank Dillion, Dick Campana and Bob Stillinger. In March 1943, he was called away from UI and into service, stationed at the U.S. Army special training camp in Laramie, Wyo. There, he met and later married his wife, Eleanor. Larry and Eleanor married on a three-day pass in Kentucky in 1944. During World War II, Larry served his country in the European theater with distinction in the 285th Engineering Battalion with a rank of sergeant, acting as a foreman construction engineer. After the war, Larry and Eleanor returned to Moscow, where he then finished his degree. In 1948, Larry went to work for Potlatch Corporation, where he worked for 371/2 half years. He spent that career as a forest engineer responsible for the transportation system in the Headquarters region. They lived and made their home at Headquarters from 1948 to 1975, and then moved to Kamiah. Eleanor passed away in 1999. Larry later married Anne Graft of Kamiah in 2010. Larry was a life member of the American Legion and member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5407 in Kamiah. Always remembering his father's words, Larry was a proud UI alumni, member of their Gold Circle Gift Society and sponsor of the Lawrence and Eleanor Arneson College of Natural Resources Scholarship, doing for others what his father did for him. Larry is survived by his wife, Anne Arneson of Kamiah; sons Robert Arneson of Beaverton, Ore., Alan Arneson of Orofino, Mark and Jan Arneson of Maryville, Ill., Dennis and Debbie Arneson of Woodstock, Ga.; daughter Connie and Tony Nelson of Shelby, N.C.; stepdaughter Arlene Thomas; niece Gayle of Spangle, Wash.; seven grandchildren, Jay, Cory, Libby, Dennette, Deyna, Bryon and Tara; and three great-grandchildren. Larry was preceded in death by his first wife, Eleanor Arneson; parents Norman and Laura Arneson; and sister Norma Cooke. There will be a graveside funeral service at 10 a.m. Monday at the Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens cemetery in Lewiston.
  Person ID	I29746	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Adolph Norman ARNESON,   b. 18 Feb 1890, Oslo, Norway d. 9 Apr 1965, Idaho (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Laura NYGAARD,   b. 23 Sep 1886, Helgøya, Næs, Hedmark, Norway d. 14 Sep 1952, Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F20662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Alice WELTY,   b. 30 Jan 1922, Page County, Iowa d. 22 Oct 1999, Nez Perce County, Idaho (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1944	Kentucky
  Family ID	F20663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2024