ARLIN DIETRICH JANSEN

ARLIN DIETRICH JANSEN, of Marietta, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. Born Feb. 6, 1942, in Mountain Lake, Minn., he was the son of David Herbert and Katherine (Warkentin) Jansen. He grew up in Mountain Lake and attended St. Olaf College where he met and married his wife Ruth Arlene Whittaker on Nov. 27, 1964. They lived abroad for several years in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines teaching English and working for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Arlin received his PhD in ethnomusicology from the University of Washington. The family moved to Indiana in 1985. During his lifetime, he was an organist, taught music, and owned a commercial cleaning business. At the beginning of 2022, he moved to Georgia to be closer to his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his son, David (Whitney) Jansen; daughter, Natalie (Jansen) (husband Thomas) Street; three grandchildren, Benjamin and Rowan Street, and Cassidy Jansen; sister, Lorna (Jansen) Schultz; sisters-in-law, Sonia Whittaker and Donna (Whittaker) (husband James) Schaefer; and many other family and friends. HM Patterson & Son Canton Hill Chapel is honored to serve the Jansen family during this difficult time.