Arndt, Joseph
1942 - 2021
Joe Arndt, passed away on August 25, 2021. Born September
3, 1942. He was a proud 1960 graduate of Columbus South High
School. Joe served on the USS Pocono and was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 1965. He was incredibly proud of his service and attended his
Navy annual ship reunions.
Joe was a retired electrician and a devout Union Man, he was an active member of IBEW Local 683 for over 50 years. He was devoted to his wife, sons, and grandkids. Through many nearly every sporting event in which his children and grandchildren competed. He was also an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Joe had a truly magnetic personality and his generosity was well known by anyone who was lucky enough to meet him, and consequently, he had so many incredible friends from all walks of life. Joe embraced life and enjoyed so many things it had to offer, like: attending
Lithopolis United Methodist
Church, buying meals for his pals and strangers alike, going to the casino, country music and Bob
Dylan concerts, going to the stock car races, mowing the lawn, going to Shades in Canal Winchester, filling his bird feeders in the backyard, classic cars, Spongebob,
shopping at “the”
Meijer, being relegated to
Facebook “jail” for expressing his opinions, donuts, scratch off lottery tickets, the Cleveland Browns,
Boston terriers, and most importantly for us, telling us all to one another. Joe
Arndt was one of a kind and will be missed by everyone who ever knew him. He lives on in all of us. Preceded
in death by his parents
Edward and Frances Patelis
Arndt. Survived by his wife of nearly 60 years, Patricia
Arndt; sons, Joseph Arndt
Jr. (Barb), Jeffrey Arndt (former spouse, Elizabeth
Arndt); grandchildren,
Lauren Arndt Buchler (Brendan), Jeffrey Arndt, Leah
Arndt, Madeline Arndt; brother, Stephen (Sharon)
Arndt; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Friends and family may visit
Wednesday, August 31, from 10am-12pm at the
Lithopolis United Methodist
Church, North, 80 Market
St, Lithopolis, OH 43136, where a funeral service will follow at 12pm. Interment to Glen Rest Memorial
Estate, 8029 E Main St,
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make a contribution to Lithopolis
United Methodist Church or