Lyle Otto Arp

 

Lyle passed away Wednesday morning at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. 

VisitationFRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2009AFTER 4:00 PMOHDE FUNERAL HOMEMANNING, IOWA

Funeral Service

Saturday, June 13, 2009, 10:30 am

First Presbyterian Church, Manning, Iowa

Rev. Marshall Brown, Officiating

 

Hymns

On Eagles Wings?

 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling?

Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore?

Congregation

Connie Siepker, Organist

 

Casket Bearers

Dan Arp     Marc Arp

Gary Knueven     Ray Hagedorn

Bill Lahndorf     Bruce Dentlinger    

 

Interment with Military Honors

American Legion Emil Ewoldt Post 22

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517

Manning Cemetery, Manning, Iowa

 

   Lyle Otto, son of Henry and Catherine (Passick) Arp, was born June 13, 1921, at Manning, Iowa.  He graduated from Manning High School in 1940 and lived his entire life in Manning.  Lyle participated in basketball and football, earning four varsity letters in each sport.  His senior year, Lyle was given the Outstanding Athlete Award.  He attended Iowa State University for two years and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving for a little over a year during WWII.  Lyle received a medical discharge and returned to Manning.

   On August 2, 1942, Lyle was united in marriage with Dorothy Sutherland at the First Presbyterian Church in Manning.  Two children were born to this union, Ronald Gordon and Janet Louise.  He worked for a time at the Manning Creamery.  Lyle then worked at the First National Bank from 1944 to 1990, serving as president for 27 years.  After retiring he continued to serve as chairman of the banks board of directors.  Lyle was honored as a member of the Iowa Bankers Association 50-year Society.

   Lyle was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and served as treasurer for 25 years.  He also served on the board of directors of the Manning Plaza Nursing Home, Manning General Hospital, and Manning Development Corporation.  For 36 years, Lyle also served as treasurer of the Manning Community School board.  He belonged to several Masonic bodies, including Manual Lodge No. 450 of Manning, Scottish Rite Bodies of Sioux City, Amity Chapter 93 R.A.M., Godfrey Commander No. 44 K.T. of Audubon, and Za-Ga-Zig Temple Shrine of Des Moines.  Lyle was also a 50-year member of Salona Chapter O.E.S., American Legion, and the Iowa State University Alumni Association.  He was also past-president of both the Manning Rotary Club and the Manning-Manilla Golf & Country Club.

   In retirement Dorothy and Lyle traveled to Alaska, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, South America, and across the United States.  Lyle enjoyed fishing, playing cards, golfing, and following sports, especially the Iowa State Cyclones.  Dorothy and Lyle were avid bowlers, and Lyle built the L & M Bowl with Max Detlefsen in 1961.  Spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren, was very important to Lyle, and he was very proud of all their accomplishments.

   Lyles wife of 66 years, Dorothy, died in December 2008.  On May 21, 2009, Lyle moved to the Manning Plaza Nursing Home.  Following a short illness, he died unexpectedly at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at the age of 87 years, 11 months, and 28 days old.

   He is preceded in death by his parents; wife Dorothy Arp; son Ronald Arp in 1973; brother Norman Arp; sister-in-law Jean Hugeback and brother-in-law Joe Knueven.

   Lyle is survived by daughter Janet and husband Gaylin Ranniger of Manning; grandchildren: Alex Ranniger and wife Kari of Manning; Abbey and husband Aaron Stangl of Manning; and Jacob Ranniger of Manning; great-grandchildren: Aden and Anna Stangl; daughter-in-law Kathryn Ackley of Chicago, IL; sister Marian Knueven of Manning; sister-in-law Eleanor and husband Lyle Schrum Jr. of Urbandale and Ft. Myers, FL; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.