Charles Arbogast

CHARLES RAY ARBOGAST

Wayland

Charles Ray Arbogast, 91, of Wayland, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, at his home in Wayland. Open viewing and visitation will be from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, at Beatty Funeral Home in Wayland. Mask and social distancing will be required. His body will be cremated and private family graveside will be held at a later date at the Cottonwood Cemetery with military honors. Memorials may be designated to the Cottonwood Cemetery.

Ray was born Oct. 19, 1929, in Dixon, Ill., the son of James Lloyd and Lois Irene (Spohn) Arbogast. He attended school in Coppock and served in the U.S. Navy.

He was united in marriage to Dorothy Beeda Day on June 21, 1954, in Oxnard, Calif. They returned to Iowa, where Ray was a truck driver and later worked at Rath Packing Plant in Columbus Junction, retiring after 22 years of service. He enjoyed fishing, hunting mushrooms, camping and boating.

Survivors include five children, Barbara Starr of Wayland, Georgia Fort of Wayland, Tom Arbogast of Wayland (Nancy Arbogast of Columbus Junction), Cathy (Ron) Rich of Brighton and Tim (Peg) Arbogast of Wayland; one brother, Dan (Alice) Arbogast of Tacoma, Wash.; sister, Jean (Richard) Payne of Burlington; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 33 great-

great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy; two sisters, Wilma Lowry and Karen Swift' and four brothers, Max, Lee, Smoke and Bob.