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Leland Arends

March 3, 1934 — November 4, 2015

Leland R. Arends, 81, of Beaman, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 around the comfort of his family. He passed away from complications of pneumonia and Parkinson's disease. Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on Sunday, November 8 at Engelkes-Abels Funeral Home in Grundy Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, November 9 at the Beaman United Methodist Church in Beaman with Pastor Gene Kubli officiating. Private burial will follow in Vienna Cemetery near Beaman.

Leland was born on March 3, 1934 in Marshalltown, Iowa, an only child to the late Dick and Myrtle (Gronewold) Arends. He grew up on a farm north of Beaman and graduated from Beaman High School in 1952. Leland honorably served for 8 years in the Iowa National Guard. He married his high school sweetheart Donna (Miller) Arends on February 23, 1955 in Beaman, Iowa where they made their home together on their family farm. They were blessed with 59 years of marriage and two children, Cheryl and Roger. Leland was a loving husband, father and grandfather. His life revolved around his family and the family farm. He dedicated his life to farming by raising livestock and crops for several decades. Leland was very involved in the community over the years. He was a member of the BCL school board and served on the Grundy Mutual, ASC, and Beaman United Methodist Church boards in addition to many others around the community. He loyally served as a Grundy County Supervisor for 12 years. In their later years, Leland and Donna enjoyed sprint car racing in the summer and traveling to Florida in the winter. He remained active on the family farm and cherished time with his kids and grandkids.

Leland is survived by his children and their spouses: Cheryl (Steve) Strohman of Urbandale, IA, and Roger (Janet) Arends of Conrad, IA; 4 loving grandchildren: Jacob (Katie Kleinschmidt) Strohman of Chicago, IL, Jill (Jason) Thede of Reinbeck, IA, Jenna Arends of Grundy Center, IA, and Jason Arends of Conrad, IA; brothers-in-law, Marvin Miller and Don Hasselmann; sisters-in-law, Barb Miller, Bev Miller, Janice Martin, Sharon Miller and numerous nieces and nephews.

Leland was preceded in death by his wife Donna; his parents, Dick & Myrtle Arends; brothers-in-law, Max Miller, Marion Miller, Leroy Koch and Charlie Reinhart; sisters-in-law, Marilyn Hasselmann and Joan Koch.

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