Clarence Sickmann

Clarence Sickmann, age 76 of Arlington passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at Abbott-Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19th at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Arlington. Visitation will be 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington and one hour prior to service time at the church Tuesday. Interment with military rites will be in Arlington Public Cemetery. Clarence Edward Sickmann was born on December 20, 1939 in Arlington Township to Robert and Mollie (Ruff) Sickmann. He was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam Era between 1963 and 1965. He married Arlys Schmidt on May 24, 1969 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Litchfield. Clarence worked various jobs throughout his life including Bongards, Midland Glass, painting houses, Eco Therm, working for Larry Sickmann in Arlington Township and lastly 22 years at Medallion Cabinetry in Waconia. He loved gardening, bird watching and walking. He enjoyed traveling and attending sporting events in which his grandchildren participated in. He is survived by his wife Arlys Sickmann of Arlington, children Sherry Garza of Arlington, Cory (Heidi) Sickmann of Hutchinson, Kevin (Diane) Sickmann of Vermillion and Vicki (Tregg) Dalbec of Arlington, 14 grandchildren Scott and Derek Barlage, Katie Sickmann, Jessica Garza, Quintin Dalbec, Kelsi Sickmann, Zachary Garza, Erica Kraft, Janessa Dalbec, Isaac Sickmann, Kayla Dalbec, Benjamin, Lily and Naomi Sickmann, siblings and spouses Lilah Otto, Delores McLain, August Sickmann, Ervin (Delores) Sickmann, Lucy (Alan) Hagen, Ruby (Erlin) Thran, Gerald (Lorna) Sickmann and brother-in-law Delbert Trebbensee, siblings-in-law Phyllis Bacon, Elaine (Mark) Bates, Shirley Schmidt, Martin Haag, George Maxson and David Bacon and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents Robert & Mollie Sickmann, parents-in-law Oscar & Helen Nelson and Paul Schmidt, siblings and siblings-in-law Dorothy & Chuck Ellwanger, Verna Trebbensee, Clarence Otto, Kenneth McLain, many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews. Casket bearers for the funeral will be Clarence's grandsons Scott Barlage, Derek Barlage, Quintin Dalbec, Zachary Garza, Isaac Sickmann and Benjamin Sickmann.

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