Dick, Arlene Mildred Peters (1917-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Mar 7 p. 11

Birth date: 1917 Sep 26

text of obituary:

ARLENE DICK

Arlene Mildred Dick, 87, died Feb. 11, 2005, at Heritage Court in Windom, Minn. She was born Sept. 26, 1917, to Cornelius and Katherine (Rempel) Peters at Mountain Lake.

She received her education at the German Bible School and Mountain Lake public schools. She was baptized upon her confession of faith at Bethel Mennonite Church in Mountain Lake, and she remained a lifelong member.

On Dec. 7, 1943, she married Jacob A. Dick at Bethel Mennonite Church.

They served in Civilian Public Service camp in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where she served at the mental hospital. After returning to Minnesota, they made their home in Avoca and Odin before settling in Mountain Lake.

She was a loving wife and mother. She helped her husband, as a secretary, in his insurance business for more than 30 years. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting and quilting. She will be remembered for her volunteer work at the Care & Share and the more than 2,000 rugs she wove for the benefit of Mennonite central Committee.

Survivors include her husband, Jacob A. Dick; a daughter, Mary Harder and her husband, Martin, of Minneapolis; two sons, Norman Dick and his wife, Rosalie, of Mountain Lake, and Marlin Dick and his wife, Mary Erin, of Beaver, Pa.; a sister, Margaret Preheim of Mountain Lake; eight grandchildren and a great-grandson.