Donald "Granny" Arndt
His memory will live on and he will be missed.
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sixth and Locust Streets, Columbia, PA.
A visitation with the family will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.
Donald "Granny" Arndt, 73, of Columbia, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on October 25th. He was born on March 8th,1950 to the late Harry Arndt and Audrey Taylor Arndt.
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Tracy Wile Arndt, two children, Jamie Scott Arndt and Holly Lynn Arndt, granddaughter, Kali Ann Arndt, and sister, Delores Buchanan. He was predeceased by his sister, Betty Grove.
Granny, a 1968 Columbia High School graduate, proudly served his country from 1969-1976 in The National Guard and Army Reserve (SPEC 5). He was employed at Fabral Inc. for 51 years, and recently, in October of 2023, the Fabral Inc. of Lancaster building had been renamed to "The Donald 'Donnie' Arndt Manufacturing Facility".
He was an avid Penn State football fan and a member of Chickies Rock Moose, The Lions Club, Sunsnappers, Columbia-Middletown Elks, Columbia VFW, Columbia American Legion, Blue White Mountain Lodge, and St. John's Lutheran Church. Don, beloved by many friends, family, co-workers and community, was also a Columbia Boys Athletic Association basketball coach and a Columbia High School girls’ basketball coach.
His memory will live on and he will be missed.
Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. from St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sixth and Locust Streets, Columbia, PA with Rev. Richard Whitesel, officiating. A visitation with the family will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The family request that flowers be omitted. Memorial contributions in Granny’s memory may be made to the Noah Wenger Center, CBAA, c/o 553 Locust St, Columbia, PA 17512 for the purchase of an AED UNIT.
Arrangements by the Clyde W. Kraft Funeral Home, Inc., Columbia/Landisville, www.clydekraft.com
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