Laurence Dean Arendt

Larry was born June 18, 1935 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Harold and Alfretta Arendt. When Larry was 2 years old his family moved to Sweet Home, OR and later moved to the farm where he and his wife lived for the last 54+ years. He passed peacefully at Brookdale Memory Care facility in McMinnville, OR on July 9, 2023 after a short battle with Alzheimer's. He "celebrated" his 88th birthday in Newberg Providence Hospital. Larry graduated from Newberg High School in 1953 and shortly thereafter joined the Army. He was a Nike Guided Missile instructor and had MANY great stories about his life there. While in the army he married Judy Baker and they had four children: Debbie, Larry, Ron and Jeff. They later divorced. He married his present wife, Linda, in 1969 and together they had two children: Lorin and Luke. It seems like he was always working (before retiring).....he was manager at Hiway Market in Canby for six years, worked for Tom Ray Company writing orders and delivering to the stores for 31 years, retired briefly and missed being with people and went to work for MSI doing resets in Safeway stores and then went on to delivering shelving for the resets. He spent many, many years traveling on the Oregon highways. His favorite trips were up the Columbia Gorge as the scenery seemed to always change. When he finally retired for good, he grew and sold Christmas trees. Larry was an avid outdoors guy. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, rock hounding, camping, sitting by a campfire, and gardening. He also enjoyed bowling, painting, watching Seahawk games with Linda and making wreaths at Christmas time. He was very active with many organizations as well, whether just for fun or specifically to be involved in the community. Here are a "few" of them: Canby Lions Club, Oregon Hunters Association, Rocky Mountain Elks, Canby Rod and Gun Club, Macksburg Rod and Gun Club, Mid-Willamette Valley and Angling Club (of which he was a founding member), Clackamette Mineral and Gem Club, The American Legion, and he had been an assistant scout master for 10 years. He was fun to be with and always had a smile, a joke, or a story to tell. He loved to be around his family and friends or to just in the yard, or by a campfire, with Linda and their dogs. Larry was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marjorie, brother Harold, brother Jim, and great grandson Landon. He is survived by his wife Linda, daughter Debbie, sons Larry (Debbie), Ron (Sharon), Jeff (Kristina), Lorin (Daniel) and Luke (Stacey), his beloved dogs Shad and Chamois, 17 grandkids, 25 great-grandkids, and many nieces and nephews. He will be forever loved and missed by many! Graveside service will be held at Champoeg Cemetery on Saturday, July 22nd at 11:00 am.

Laurence Dean Arendt

June 18, 1935 - July 9, 2023