Arno Frederick Moenning, 94
Published 10:52 am Friday, September 23, 2016
Arno Frederick Moenning, 94
Arno Frederick Moenning, 94, passed away after a long and fulfilling life on Sept. 20, 2016, at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, where he had resided for the last 11 and a half years.
Arno was born May 30, 1922, the son of Edward and Matilda (Rodert) Moenning in Madison, Nebraska. Arno attended Green Garden Parochial School, attended high school in Madison, Nebraska, and enlisted in the United States Army on Aug. 28, 1942. Arno excelled in his studies at Carlton College as a member of the 70th AAFTTD flight H pre-meteorology unit. He later studied at Harvard University in electronics and radio and was a Corporal Weather Equipment Technician of the 74th Army Air Force Base Unit upon his honorable discharge on Feb. 27, 1946. After his time in the Army Weather Bureau he was called to agriculture and especially animal agriculture.
He was united in marriage to Deloris Kruse on Sept. 5, 1948, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Norborne, Missouri.
Arno was known for his Hampshire hogs that started as a 4-H project in 1939. He and the family moved to Minnesota in 1958, and further developed the herd through performance testing. Moenning Farms sold breeding stock to commercial and purebred producers throughout 23 states and internationally. Over the years he received many awards for the quality of his hogs and in 1978, was awarded the National Swine Improvement Federation Producer of the Year. In 1982, he was inducted into the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Hall of Fame. He was instrumental in starting local and state pork producer organizations and served in many leadership roles. Arno was vice president of the Minnesota Pork Producers and also served as a director on the National Pork Producers Council from 1975 to 1981. He served in other organizations including a director of Norwest Bank, Dodge Center and committees of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. Arno lived his entire life in the Missouri Synod Lutheran faith and cherished his family members, especially his grandchildren and their youth livestock activities. Arno was appreciative of his care at Fairview Care Center where the staff became his second family.
Arno is survived by his wife, Deloris Moenning of Dodge Center, Minnesota; sons: David Moenning of Dodge Center, Mark (Donna) Moenning of Hayfield, Minnesota, Paul (Cathy) Moenning of Dodge Center; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and one sister. Blessed be his memory.
The funeral service for Arno Frederick Moenning will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 28959 630th Ave. in Sargeant, Minnesota, with December Collin Duling and the Rev. Alan Broadwell co-officiating. Interment will be at the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery with military honors by the Hayfield and Dodge Center American Legions.
Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Czaplewski Family Funeral Home, 25 South Street SW in Dodge Center with a prayer service at 7 p.m. www.czaplewskifuneralhomes.com