Patty Ziebarth Kolodjeski's father dies at 86

Arthur A. Ziebarth
Arthur A. Ziebarth, 86, died December 24, 2005 at Knute Nelson Memorial Home in Alexandria.
Arthur was born February 7, 1919 in Balfour, North Dakota to William and Elizabeth (Koeppe) Ziebarth. He moved to Alexandria in 1938 and was employed as an auto parts salesman for many years. He later worked for Alexandria Extrusion until his retirement.
Art married Dorothy Moriarty on August 17, 1946 at St. Mary's in Alexandria. He served his country during World War II in the Army and was a 60-year member of the Alexandria American Legion Post 87.
He enjoyed his years of hunting, fishing, tinkering with his cars and traveling with his wife down south in the winters.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; daughter, Patricia and her husband, Harvey, of Avon; granddaughters, Karrie (Dale) Fredrickson of Avon, Susan (Paul) Reinert of Luxemberg; great-granddaughters, Andrea and Elizabeth Reinert; brothers, Odell of Minot, ND and Walter of Balfour, ND; sister, Ardyce Keller of California.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Clarence; and sister, Dorothy.
Parish prayer service was held December 28 and Mass of Christian Burial was December 29 with Fr. Al Ludwig officiating. Pallbearers were Jim Wagner, Dick Wagner, Mike Moriarty, Gerald Bauer, Tim Collins and Kenneth Olson. Military honors were by American Legion Post 87.