Arnold Edward Sletten

ARNOLD EDWARD SLETTEN

The funeral service for Arnold Edward Sletten will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2010, at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 401 West Main Street in Brownsdale, MN with Reverend Jeffery Sage officiating. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Brownsdale.
Arnold Edward Sletten, 78, of Austin, MN and formerly of Brownsdale, MN died April 4, 2010, at his home in Austin.
Arnold was born on November 26, 1931, the son of Albert and Alma (Nelson) in Kiester, MN. He worked as a hired hand on a farm in Alden, MN. He joined the Army and served in the Korean War. After the service he returned home and again worked as a hired hand. Arnold married Elaine Olsen in 1955. He worked as a butter maker for 15 years, then for Freeborn Co-op as a truck driver until his retirement. He enjoyed mowing his lawn, playing horseshoes, and watching ball games.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Elaine Sletten, Austin, MN; children, Joyce (Dennis) McFadden, Flower Mound, TX; Tim (Nancy) Sletten, Owatonna, MN; Wayne (Keri) Sletten, Waseca, MN; Sandra (Mike) Brooks, Owatonna, MN; Carolyn (Jim) Riles, St. Michael, MN; Marsha (Ky) Colburn, Fredericksburg, VA; Kelly (Jason) Lund, Madison, MN; Susan (Andrew) McCoy, Rose Creek, MN; Patricia Olson, Austin, MN; sister, Helen Ravielle, Chatfield, MN; brother, Ken (Iva) Sletten, Clarks Grove, MN; 22 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Violet; brothers, Donald, Earl, Henry, Richard and grandson, Jeremy.
Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 8, 2010, at the Czaplewski Family Funeral Home 302 Market Street in Brownsdale, MN and one hour before at the church on Friday.
Blessed be his memory.