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Otto H. Arentsen 87 of Trenton died
Saturday February 28, 2009 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis,
MO
He was born December 25, 1921 in
Damiansville, IL to John and Anna (Kalmer) Arentsen: they preceded
him in death
Also preceded in death by brothers
Alphons Olliges, Arnold Arentsen, Rev. Edwin Arentsen, sisters
Frances Arentsen, Sr. Mary Damian ASC, Rita Rakers, father and
mother-in-law Joseph and Margaret (Gerdes) Ripperda, brothers-in-law
Aloysius Rakers, Erwin Ripperda sisters-in-law Margaret Olliges,
Dorothy Arentsen
He married Helen Ripperda October
23, 1951 at St. Boniface Church in Germantown and she survives in
Trenton
Also surviving are his children Jim
(Bonnie) Arentsen of Trenton, Mike (Debbie) Arentsen of Trenton, Tom
(Tammy) Arentsen of Trenton, Pat (Elmer) Bugger of Troy, Mark
(Sondra) Arentsen of Trenton, Brian (Friend Melodi Linton) Arentsen
of Carlyle
10 grandchildren Maggie, Kyle,
Shawn, Cory, Casie, Megan, Hannah and Noah Arentsen, Emily and
Allison Bugger
Twin brother Vincent (Florence)
Arentsen of Damiansville
Otto was a general contractor; he
owned and operated Arentsen Construction in Trenton for over 40
years
Member of St. Mary Catholic Church,
Holy Name Society, St. Mary
Cemetery Board, St. Mary
Men’s Choir, honorary member of Knights of Columbus Council # 2932,
Mater Dei Fathers and Friends Club, Carpenters Local 480 Freeburg,
Clinton County Baseball Hall of Fame, past president of the Trenton
Chamber of Commerce, past president of Clinton County Home Builders
Association
Funeral Mass of Christian burial
will be on Tuesday March 3, 2009 at 10:00 am
at St. Mary Catholic Church in
Trenton. Fr. Gene Kreher officiating
Interment St. Mary Cemetery
Visitation will be held on Monday
March 2 from 4 to 9 PM and Tuesday March3 from 8 to 9:45 am at the
Moss Funeral Home in Trenton
Memorials can be made to Mater Dei
High School or St. Mary Cemetery Association and will be received at
the funeral home | 
