Funeral services for Sherry Ann Arneson will be held Saturday April 20th at 1:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The Reverend Maurice Hagen will officiate. Burial will follow at Oronoco Cemetery. Mrs. Arneson, 75, of Rochester, died Monday April 15, 2013 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester.
Sherry Ann King was born July 4, 1937 in Salem Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota to Norman and Violet King. Raised in Oronoco, she was a graduate of Rochester High School, Class of 1955. On July 14, 1956 she married Elton Arneson in Rochester. Mrs. Arneson worked at the Mayo Clinic for twenty years, primarily as a desk attendant in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Department. She enjoyed sewing and crafts, loved dogs, and will be remembered as the best Mom in the world.
She is survived by her husband, Elton Arneson of Rochester; four daughters, Lynn (Paul) Kunkel of Lakeville, Trina (Dallas Moe) Refsland of Wabasha, Kara (Randy) Drescher of Rosemount, and Debbie (Jeffrey) Young of Apple Valley; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is an aunt, Beverly Lund of Rochester, and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Judy Brown.
Friends may call Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel. The visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Saturday.
If so desired, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at 4111 Hwy 52 N in Rochester, MN 55901, or to JDRF (formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) at 3001 Metro Drive, Suite 100, in Bloomington, Minnesota 55425.
Family flowers are being coordinated with Fiksdal Flowers in Rochester. Online tributes are being welcomed and may be created at this website.
Visitation
APR
19.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CDT)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel
1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901
Service
APR
20.
1:00 PM (CDT)
Mahn Family Funeral Home, Rochester Chapel
1624 37th Street. NW
Rochester, MN 55901