Arlo Voth
1932 - 2020
Arlo Voth Obituary
Arlo Lee Voth, 87, died Monday (Jan.
20, 2020) at Kidron Bethel. Arlo was born May 3, 1932, to Sarah
Kliewer Voth and Leo Lee Voth. He was raised East of Newton, and had
the joy of farming and living on the farm of his youth until the age
of 87 years old.
Arlo attended Star Grade School, where
he never missed a day of school, graduated from
Whitewater High School and attended
Bethel College. After high school, Arlo entered voluntary service and
1W service under the Mennonite Central Committee. He greatly enjoyed
operating the MCC portable meat canner, traveling to different
Mennonite communities and seeing the
country.
Arlo met his future wife, Ann Jost,
during his 1W service and they were married on Aug. 6, 1957.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years,
Ann; children, Lynn Voth of rural Whitewater, Vern Voth of Wichita
and Lori and Brian Kennell of Newton; grandchildren, Zachary and
Joshua Kennell; and sister, Lola Schmidt of North Newton.
Arlo greatly enjoyed the seasons of the
farm and working for his family.
"As long as the earth endures,
seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night
will never cease." - Genesis 8:22
Arlo's funeral will be 10:30 a.m.
Thursday (Jan. 23, 2020) at Grace Hill Mennonite Church, his home
church. We are grateful for our father's hard work and spirit of
support through the years.
Memorials to MCC Meat Canner Project
and Kidron-Bethel Healthcare.
