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Arland was born February 11, 1921 in Cuming County, the youngest of eight children to Adolph and Margaret 'Janszen' Witte. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church, Cuming County Line. He attended rural schools before beginning high school in Uehling. Arland graduated from Scribner High School in 1938. After high school he worked on a farm for Adolph Stover, until he enlisted in the Army. Arland served in the Army Signal Corps from 1942 to 1945 attaining the rank of Sergeant. After his service he served the Cuming Township in Cuming County as a road grader operator, until he began to farm in 1947 for Ira Uehling east of Uehling. On August 20, 1947 Arland married Dorothy Kellner and they continued to farm east of Uehling until 1951 when they move to a farm 2 miles west of Scribner. Arland then moved to a different location 1 mile west of Scribner in 1969 where he resided until he moved to the Scribner Good Samaritan Center in June of 2011.
Arland was a member of the United Church of Christ in Scribner, American Legion Post 121 of Scribner, American Shorthorn Association and many other farm related organizations. Arland help to start the Silver Pebble 4-H club and had been a 4-H leader. He also served for many years on the District #24 School Board and was a member of the Dodge County FSA Board. Arland was a faithful attendee of the 227th AAA Search Light Battalion reunions, which was the unit he served while in the Army and was a 2010 participant of the Honor Flight that took veterans back to Washington D.C. to see the World War II memorial.
Survivors:
3 Sons - George (Carrie) Witte of North Platte
Clinton (Judy) Witte of Kearney
Donald (Kelly) Witte of Scribner
2 Daughters - Mary (Doug) Temme of Wayne
Ruth (Sid) Ready of Scribner
Daughter-in-law - Nancy (Jim) Patton of Elkhorn
22 grandchildren - Lori (Jey) Henk of Avon, CO., Amy (Todd) Lanham of Lincoln, Eric (Olivia) Witte of Pueblo, CO., Lucas (Samantha) Witte of North Platte, Kevin (Jackie) Witte of Kearney, Tana (Chris) VanArsdale of Lincoln, Dustin Witte (Partner Daniel Kubert) of Lincoln, Carl (Dawn) Witte of Waverly, Mark (Hilary) Witte Mt. Pleasant, SC., Bryan Witte of Japan, Jennifer (Mike) Hansen of Pender, Sarah (Jason) Bomark of North Platte, Laura Witte of Omaha, Kristin Witte of Lincoln, Tina Ord of Fremont, Ann (Conner) Rocole of Brookings, SD., John Temme of Wayne, Lisa Temme of Lincoln, Steven Ready (fiancée Kayci Allen) of Omaha, Carol Ready of Lincoln, Glen Ready of Scribner and Anna Ready of Scribner.
13 great grandchildren - Molly, Allyson and Ben Lanham of Lincoln; Cecilia and Malcolm Witte of Waverly; Adanya VanArsdale of Lincoln; Blake Witte of Kearney; Jack, Collin, and Grant Witte of North Platte; Honor Witte of Mt. Pleasant, SC.; Logan Hansen of Pender and Addison Rocole of Brookings, SD.
Brother-in-law - Boyd (Rena) Kellner of Fremont
Special Friend - Joan Killingsworth of Scribner
Arland was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy in 2004, son Howard, daughter-in-law Cindy Witte, 2 granddaughters Beth & Erin Ready, 2 brothers and 5 sisters.
The funeral will be 10:30am Saturday February 18 at the United Church of Christ in Scribner. Pastor Larry Jirsak will officiate. The burial will follow in the Scribner Cemetery. A memorial fund will be determined at a later date. Visitation at Ludvigsen's Scribner Funeral Chapel will be Friday from 3pm to 8pm with the family receiving friends from 6pm to 8pm. There will be visitation at the church one hour before the service.
Ludvigsen's Scribner Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
Online guestbook at www.hooper-scribner.com