Rev. Milton F. A. Arndt

Rev. Milton Frank Arthur Arndt, 85, died at 5:59 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, in the Chambersburg Hospital. He was the husband of Ruth Bertha Lichtenfels whom he married Sept. 17, 1949. Born Feb. 14, 1920, he was the son of the late Frank H. Arndt and Flora E. Herr Arndt. A member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Rochester, N.Y., he was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin Jr.-Sr. High School in Rochester, N.Y., Wittenberg College and Hamma Divinity School in Springfield, Ohio. Rev. Arndt served as Assistant Pastor at the Grace Lutheran Church in Dover, Ohio. He served as Pastor for Lutheran Church of Concord, West Greece, N.Y.; Concordia Lutheran Church, Kendall, N.Y.; Christ Lutheran Church, Ellenville, N.Y.; Reedsville Lutheran Church, Reedsville; St. Peter Lutheran Church, Spring Grove; Second Lutheran Church, Chambersburg; Zion Lutheran Church, Trevorton; St. Peter Union Church, West Cameron; Sinking Valley Lutheran Parish, Altoona; and Trinity Lutheran Church, Seven Valleys. He retired in 1998. Rev. Arndt was involved in various organizations including Mission Secretary-Genesee Valley District Luther League, Rochester, N.Y., and was a Sunday School Teacher at I.O.O.F. Home and Fourth Lutheran Church, both in Springfield, Ohio. He sat on the Board of Directors of Lutheran Inner Mission Society, Rochester, N.Y. Rev. Arndt was Canvasser for Lutheran Mission Society and Interim Pastor of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Lutheran Inner Mission Society, both in Springfield, Ohio. He was President of the Board of Directors of Meals on Wheels, Shamokin, and was Treasurer of Meals on Wheels, Trevorton. He was also President of Lutheran Pastors, Wives and Spouses, York, and Public Relations Leisure Time Club, Seven Valleys. He is survived by one son, David William Arndt, husband of Pam of Abbottstown; three daughters, Linda Ruth (Mrs. John) Arndt Stine of St. Thomas, Pa., Shirley Ann (Mrs. Floyd) Arndt Mooney of Shippensburg and Karen Sue Arndt Freet of Altoona; a daughter-inlaw, Donna (Mrs. Bill) Sterner of Spring Grove; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth B. Arndt in 2001; one son, Paul Milton Arndt; two grandsons; and one brother. Services will be held at 1 p.m. today in the Trinity Evangelical Church with the Rev. Neal O. Hively officiating. Interment will be in Lincoln Cemetery. A visitation will be held one half hour prior to the service at the church. The Robert G. Sellers Funeral Home, 297 Philadelphia Ave., Chambersburg, is in charge of the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, 26 W. Commerce St., Chambersburg, PA 17201.