Arlyn Welling

Arlyn “Bop” Welling, 96, of Staples passed away June 19, 2016 at the Lakewood Health System Care Center in Staples.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 24 at Faith Lutheran Church in Staples, with Pastor Steve Sveom officiating. Visitation is one hour prior to services at the church. 

Interment with Military Honors will be at Bridgeman Cemetery near Motley.

Arrangements were with the Brenny Funeral Chape, Staples.

Arlyn was born April 11, 1920 in Miller, South Dakota to James and Jesse (Kramer) Welling. He moved with his family at an early age to Omaha, NE and graduated from high school in Omaha. Arlyn enlisted in the US Navy and was assigned to the USS Argonne stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack on December 7, 1941. He continued his service on the USS Iowa, where he was docked in Tokyo Bay in 1945 during the signing of the Peace Treaty which ended WWII. He worked as a parts manager for a trucking company in Omaha. Arlyn and his first wife, Lydia moved to the Motley area in 1975 where he worked at Uselmans Repair, Wadena until his retirement. He was a member of; the Pearl Harbor Survivor’s Association and Faith Lutheran Church. He met Ellie Jasmer through the Horizon Club at 1st Integrity Bank, Staples and they were united in marriage on April 25, 1998. He enjoyed traveling, Hamm radio, history, sports, fishing, going to garage sales and listening to  music. 

He is survived by his wife; two granddaughters, Dana (Ron) Fischer of Motley and Kelly (Pat) Bienusa, of Staples; one brother, Gerald of Colorado; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; seven step-children; 13 step-grandchildren and 12 step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Lydia; daughter, Jeneane Mayberry; brother, Glen, one step-child and two grandchildren, Kim and Randy. 

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