Kandy Arata

Kandy Arata, of Doylestown and Audubon, passed away peacefully the morning of Thursday, July 3, 2025, after a 24-year battle with Parkinson's disease, surrounded by her family and friends as she was ushered into Glory. Kandy was born May 5, 1945, in Houston, to Thomas and Rachael Warne. Houston was her beloved home, where she learned to love her Lord and her family. She graduated from Chartiers- Houston High School in 1963, where she created lifelong friendships, and cherished her time as a cheerleader. Kandy met her surviving husband, Victor Peter Arata, in 1969 while attending Bucks County Community College, in Newtown, and later married in 1970. She worked as a secretary at U.S. Steel, and then a homemaker and mother to four beloved children. Some of the greatest joys of her life were mothering and raising her children, and keeping her home on Fieldstone Drive in Doylestown. Kandy was esteemed for her unique flair for color, artistic ability, accessorizing, gardening, water color painting, and home-cooked meals. She exhibited her creativity and shared these gifts with those around her. Her hospitality and warmth were unmatched, and those who knew her loved her to the very end. She has some of the most loyal and generous friends and family one could ever ask for on this earth, due in part to her care and love for them. She taught her children everything she knew, and at the core of it all, the Gospel truth. Kandy is survived by her four children, Kristin (Marty), Elizabeth (Todd), Matthew (Laura) and Kimberly (David); and nine grandchildren, Michele (Kristin), Nathan, Carrie, Katie (Elizabeth), Matthew, Victor Paul (Matthew), Adaire, Liam, and Solomon (Kimberly). She is also survived by three siblings, Betty Holmes, Agnes Schweinebraten and David Warne. She was preceded in death by four siblings, Thomas Warne, Louise Fischer, Bill Warne, and James Warne. Visitation will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, in Volpe Funeral Home, 707 W. Germantown Pike, Norristown. A memorial service to celebrate Kandy's life will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 9, in Iron Works Church Phoenixville, 400 Franklin Avenue, Suite 245, Phoenixville. Internment will be private. A luncheon will take place from 12 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, in Chadwick's Restaurant and Bar, 2750 Egypt Road, Audubon, PA 19403. In lieu of flowers and gifts, the family requests any donations be made to Kandy's Legacy. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14