Irvin Arndt

Irvin James Arendt was born October 21 1941 in Wausau. 
His parents were Gustave Arendt (1906-1960) and Mary E 
Rheinschmidt (1909-1999).  His mother was called May. 
His father was manager of fish management at the Fish 
Hatchery in Wild Rose from 1932 until his death. Irvin 
started school in Wild Rose and graduated in 1959. He 
was a member Boy Scout Troop 55 in Wild Rose. He was 
number 20 on the basketball team and was a pitcher on 
the baseball team and later on the Wild Rose city team.  
He was in the band.  He attended Badger Boys State in 
1958. He was on the Prom court in 1958. He went to St 
Paul's Lutheran in Wild Rose. He joined the Coast Guard 
on January 10, 1961 and served to 1965.  He married 
Catherine Urdahl June 16, 1962.  They had a daughter 
Anne Marie who died at age 9 in July of 1976.  His first 
wife died December 29, 1978 diabetes played a part in 
an early death.  He married his second wife Cindy 
Malcore June 27, 1979. Irvin was a policeman in Green 
Bay.  He was a trap shooter.  He hit 24 of 25 shots  to win. 
He also was a on a police team where he also tied 
for first.  He retired in 1993.  He had two sons and a 
daughter, Cindy.  Irvin died September 30, 2006 in 
Pulaski, Wisconsin.