ALFRED ARENDT obituary

Alfred W. Arendt, 99, a pioneer farmer and railroader, died at a Havre care center on April 16, 2003, one week before his 100th birthday.

A vigil will be on Friday at 7 p.m. at the St. Jude's Catholic Church. A funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Jude's Catholic Church, followed by a burial in the

Calvary Cemetery. A fellowship luncheon in the church's social hall will follow the burial.

Alfred was born in Wimbledon, N.D., to Peter and Elizabeth (Jonas) Arendt on April 23, 1903. The family homesteaded near Eastend, Saskatchewan, in 1914. At the age of 11, he and his 18-year-old...