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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 270784
Title: Arlo "Bummy" Omoth
Date: 1/3/1938-11/10/2023
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 1/3/1938
Summary: Arlo “Bummy” Omoth, 85, New Rockford, ND, died November 10, 2023, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd. A Funeral Service held November 15, 2023, at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Burial was at the Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. Arlo was born January 3, 1938, at City Hospital in New Rockford, the son of Arnold and Dorothy (Casey) Omoth.  He grew up in Tiffany Township in Eddy County with his younger sister, Jeneen.  He attended Tiffany No.1 through 8th grade.  After grade school he stayed in New Rockford to attend high school, graduating from New Rockford Central High School in 1956.  Arlo continued to farm with his dad after graduation.  On April 7, 1967, he married Linda Lou Nielsen at Calvery Lutheran Church in Oberon, ND.  They made their home on a farm east of New Rockford where they raised four girls, Rhonda, Deborah, Karla and Sarah. Arlo loved to farm.  He raised small grains along with cattle, pigs, and chickens.  He was a devoted father and grandfather who was better known as “Grandpa Bummy.”  His family was his pride and joy.  He liked reading and watching the news.  He was a great observer of people and the weather (especially the weather during planting and harvest seasons).  He was an avid sports fan; his favorites being football, baseball, and boxing.  He especially enjoyed spending time with his family and friends sharing a cup of coffee and stories.  He was a member of the First Lutheran Church and an enthusiastic supporter of 4-H and his grandchildren’s activities. Arlo is survived by his daughters, Rhonda Stevenson, Sparks, NV, Deborah Omoth, Eden Prairie, MN, Karla Berglund, New Rockford, and Sarah (Robert) Senger, Rolla, ND; grandchildren, Anna (Richard), Mara (Grant), Gretchen (Keegan), Nicholas (Kenzie), Emily, Erin and Elisia; great-granddaughter, Kinsely Hope; sister, Jeneen Loe, Washburn, ND; sisters-in-law, Shirley (Roger) Nelson, LaMoure, ND, and Mary Kay Oppen, Rugby, ND; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Linda; sons-in-law, Steven Stevenson and Johnathan Berglund; and brothers-in-law, David Loe and Richard Oppen. 
Red ID: FND_I_78283 Image ID: 555485 Image Notes: FND001 270784

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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