Lee Orvid Arshem (1917 - 2009)

Born 9 Oct 1917 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ila Maxine Everhart — married 16 Jul 1938 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

Died 26 Jul 2009 at age 91 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States

Biography

Cpl Lee Arshem served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): TEC 5
Service ended:

Lee Orvid Arshem was born on 9 Oct 1917 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States, son of Lars Arshem (1885 - 1952) and Martha Kirchoff (1888 - 1974).

Baptism:

Jan 1918, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. ^[1]

High School photo ^[2]

Lee Orvid Arshem was born on October 9, 1917 in Sioux Falls South Dakota to Lars and Martha (Kirchoff) Arshem. He attended in Sioux Falls and graduated from Washington High School. Lee entered the Army and served in Germany during WWII. On July 16, 1938 Lee married Maxine I Everhard of Sioux Falls where they lived and raised their four children.

Lee worked at Russell Miller Seed Company and then managed Loonan Lumber for a number of years. He work for JW Horner and later bought the company with partner Norm Eleland. Lee retired in 1994. Lee passed away June 26, 2009 at Good Samaritan Center at Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the age of 91.

Lee enjoyed puttering around making things for the cabin at Lake Madison and his model trains. He loved giving gifts to the kids for Christmas that needed putting together so that he could try them out first. Lee was easy going and family values were important to him. He liked spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was an active member of First Lutheran Church.

Lee married Ila Maxine Everhart (1917 - 1989) on 16 Jul 1938 in Sioux Falls.^[3]

Lee died on 26 Jul 2009 in Sioux Falls aged 91. He is buried in Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls.^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records 309 Name: Page Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives; Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Congregational Records File
2. ↑ "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Monogram Yearbook; Year: 1936 372 Name: Page "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Yearbook Title: Monogram Yearbook; Year: 1936 File
3. ↑ Marriage: "South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, 1905-2017" South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8561 #259066 (accessed 12 February 2022)
   Lee O Arahem (20) marriage to Ila Maxine Everhart on 16 Jul 1938 in Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTVB-VYM : 12 January 2021), Lee Orvid Arshem, 26 Jun 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #67662790 : accessed 12 February 2022), memorial page for CPL Lee Orvid Arshem (9 Oct 1917–26 Jul 2009), Find A Grave: Memorial #67662790, citing Hills of Rest Memorial Park, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Dr Marie C. Karban DVM ret (contributor 46774003) .

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JH-WCJ : 3 February 2021), Lee Arshem in entry for Lars Arshem, 1920.

• "South Dakota State Census, 1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMWG-99D : 8 March 2021), Lee Arshem; citing 957, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,368,072.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQV6-VWB : accessed 12 February 2022), Lee Arshem in household of Lars Arshem, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 12B, line 89, family 308, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2228; FHL microfilm 2,341,962.

• "South Dakota State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV46-JDL : 18 February 2021), Lee Arshem, Sioux Falls, 850 W 9 St, South Dakota; citing p. 17760, State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,369,203.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V19Y-HY5 : 25 May 2021), Lee Arshem, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) , sheet , line , family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll

• "South Dakota State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLBJ-TCX : 23 February 2021), L A Arshem, Sioux Falls South Dakota, , South Dakota; citing p. , State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,370,772.