Arnold "Arnie" H. Koehn

Arnie Koehn, of Camano Island, WA, passed away at home on Friday, January 10, 2014 after a long battle with emphysema. Arnie was born February 10, 1941 to Waldemar and Verna Koehn in Albany, Minnesota, on the family farm.

Arnie enlisted in the US Navy and proudly served his country from 1960-64. He met and married Leslie Anderson of Everett in 1964 and together raised four daughters. Arnie was hired on at Scott Paper Company in November of 1964, which later became Kimberly Clark. He retired after 43 years of faithful service. He rarely missed a day of work and worked many overtime hours to support his family and denied himself so his wife could stay home with the girls. He was a hardworking, gentle man who will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him.

Arnie loved his time watching television and sitting with his two dogs, Mandi and Biscuit. He loved his family very much. He loved God!

Arnie was preceded in death by his infant son, Kenneth James Koehn and his parents.

Arnie is survived by his wife of close to 50 years, Leslie and his four daughters: Kandra (Don) Robinson of Puyallup; Kristina (Jeff) Latham of Sumas; Kathy (David) Melanco of Bonney Lake; Kimberly (Tim) Dailey of Marysville; 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He also leaves behind his siblings from Minnesota: Rich (Diane) Koehn; Roger (Ardell) Koehn; Duane (Diane) Koehn; Patsy (Tom) Davison, Jane Gardner, and his best friends, Mel and Dee Griffith of Idaho.

Viewing will be from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, Services will be held at 1pm on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Purdy & Walters with Cassidy Funeral Home with a reception following at Camano Chapel, 867 SW Camano Dr, Camano Island, WA for all who can join us in celebrating Arnie’s life. Pastor Kris Kramer, officiating.