Arnold Charles Walgrave, 89, Luverne, died Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2002, at Good Samaritan Village in Pipestone.
Services were Friday, Sept. 6, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. The Rev. Andrew Beerman officiated. Burial was at St. Catherine Catholic Cemetery in Luverne.
Arnold Walgrave was born to Charles and Adelaide (DeSchepper) Walgrave on Jan. 30, 1913, in Annawan, Ill.
He married Lucille F. Clark on Feb. 24, 1943, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple farmed in the Luverne area where they lived all of their married lives.
Mr. Walgrave was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne and the Rock County Sportsman's Club. He enjoyed playing cards, hunting, fishing, chocolate and drinking coffee with friends and his family.
Survivors include his wife, Lucille Walgrave, Luverne; eight children and their spouses, Jean (Phil) Haller, Duluth; Carol Kiviranna, Las Vegas, Nev., Rod (Judy) Walgrave, Vance (Becky) Walgrave, Mark (Pam) Walgrave, all of Luverne, Randy (Gayle) Walgrave, Chetek, Wis., Nancy (Orlin) Friedrich, Goodhue, and Debbie (Jack) Boomgaarden, Magnolia; 26 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Ardean "Bub" (Audrey) Walgrave, Luverne, and Don (Beverly) Walgrave, Redwood Falls; four sisters, Ruth Cook, Mexico Beach, Fla., Delores (Darrell) Strassburg, Luverne, June (Gene) Erlandson, Rushmore, and Joyce (Roger) Walser, Downers Grove, Ill.; and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Walgrave was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Mathew Friedrich, three brothers, Harold, Robert and Eli Walgrave, one infant brother, and one sister, Alice Kammerud.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.