It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Arlan Thuesen Andersen of Dike, Iowa, who passed away at the age of 87, on July 10, 2021. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Harold Andersen and Esther Andersen (Thuesen). He is survived by : his son Eric (Darla); his wife Carol; his daughters, Julie Andersen (Steve Greb) and Sara VanVlack (Tom); his grandchildren, Corey VanVlack (Beth), Bri VanVlack, Kyle Andersen and Megan McDonald (Chance); his great grandchildren, Laila, Lennon VanVlack, Cash and Maesen McDonald; and his siblings, Dennis Andersen (Sandra), Edwin Andersen (Barbara) and Marilyn Gift (William). He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and extended family.

While Alzheimer's Disease deprived Arlan of many of his memories in his final years, he continued to have a sweet, generous, and kind spirit.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Dahl Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home

Report this obituary

Edit this obituary Report this obituary Authorize the original obituary

Add a photo or a video

There is no photo or video of Arlan Thuesen Andersen.
Be the first to share a memory to pay tribute.

Add a photo

Light a candle

Illuminate their memory

Give a memorial tree

Plant a tree

Family tree

Brought to you by

Tributes

Here are the tributes to Arlan Thuesen Andersen.

Offer a tribute

July 12, 2021

Someone lit a candle

July 12, 2021

Someone sent flowers

“With sympathy. We will miss Arlan with all our hearts. Knowing him was a gift. We have wonderful memories to cherish. Love to you all. Brian, Ellen and Olivia Rindal”

July 12, 2021

Someone sent flowers

July 12, 2021

Joan Thuesen, Al & Bonnie Eckhoff sent flowers

“With deepest sympathy and love,”

Sympathy messages

Would you like to offer Arlan Thuesen Andersen’s loved ones a condolence message? Write your message of sympathy today.

A person wrote a message from the heart

July 12, 2021

Ellen Rindal wrote a sympathy message

“Rest peacefully my dear uncle. You were an excellent citizen of this earth and now you are off to enjoy life without the burden of illness. "I learned that mourning is a good thing. It acknowledges that someone unique and unrepeatable has left the world; a life filled with its own universe of joys, sufferings, and loves has passed; a life once linked vividly to so many others is now sustained only in memory." from Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts On a Life Worth Living by Charles J. Chaput”