Arlene Erdmann, 88 of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 19, 2022.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 25, 2022 at All Saints Parish – St Joseph Catholic Church in Le Mars. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Le Mars. Visitation with the family present will begin at 4:00 p.m., with a Rosary at 5:00 p.m. and Scriptural Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., all on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at All Saints Parish – St. Joseph Catholic Church. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service on Friday. Arrangements are with Rexwinkel Funeral Home of Le Mars. Expressions of sympathy may be expressed to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com .

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Gehlen Catholic Schools or O'Toole Park Splash Pad.

Arlene Ann Allison was born on September 1, 1933 in Neptune, rural Hinton, Iowa to Arthur and Marguerite (Britt) Allison. She attended grade school in Neptune and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in Le Mars in 1951. Arlene worked at Vander Meer Bakery in Le Mars for a short time after graduation.

Arlene was united in marriage to her high school sweetheart, Bernard 'Ben' Erdmann on November 26, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Neptune. He was the love of her life. They made their home in Le Mars where they raised their 9 children. Her family was her pride and joy. She enjoyed cooking and baking for them and was excellent at both! She loved spending time with her husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  Along with her family being important, so was her faith. She prayed the Rosary every day, was an active member at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Le Mars and was a member of Catholic Daughters.

Arlene enjoyed playing cards, especially bridge and pinocle, and played in several different card clubs. She also loved Saturday date nights with Bernard when they would go out dancing. Her faith and her family were the most important things to her. She was loving, gentle, light-hearted, kind, and patient.

Arlene is survived by her husband of 69 years, Ben; children: Michael (Diane) Erdmann of Omaha, NE, Rose Marie (Mike) Anthony of Le Mars, Dave (Angie) Erdmann of Le Mars, Julie Langel of Le Mars, Mary (Nick) Hentges of Chicago, IL, Ann (Keith) Wilken of Le Mars, Kathy (Todd) Oetken of Le Mars, John (Lisa) Erdmann of Moville, IA, and Paul (Jana) Erdmann of Sioux City, IA; 29 grandchildren: Dr. Nathaniel (Dr. Mitzy) Erdmann of Birmingham, AL, Melissa (Manu) Opitz of Berlin, Germany, Shannon (Jim) Becker of Des Moines, IA, Curt Anthony of Le Mars, Katie (Ryan) Morris of Le Mars, Nikki (Tommy) Conger of Le Mars, Jessica (Ryan) Dirksen of Minneapolis, MN, Dr. Adam (Maggie) Erdmann of Le Mars, Eric (Lesli) Langel of Chicago, IL, Joseph (Maren) Langel of Rochester, MN, James (BreAnne) Langel of Littleton, CO, Staci (JJ) Baker of Minneapolis, MN, Brandon (Rachel) Langel of Le Mars, and Tera (Kevin) Shea of Coralville, IA, John Hentges of Santa Monica, CA, David Hentges of Chicago, IL, Molly Hentges of Chicago, IL, Sarah (Blake) Patton of Rochester, MN, Katie Wilken of Le Mars, Tyler Oetken of South Sioux City, NE, Seth (Bri) Oetken of Sheldon, IA, Riley Oetken of Le Mars, Ben Erdmann of Sioux City, IA, Blake Erdmann of Sioux City, IA, Kayla (Kyle) Foelske of Akron, IA, Luke Erdmann of Ames, IA, Leah Erdmann of Sioux City, IA, Jake Erdmann of Sioux City, IA, and Scott Erdmann of Sioux City, Iowa; 41 great grandchildren; sisters: Mary Jane Buckley of Des Moines, IA, Avila (Ron) McCoy of Omaha, NE, Rosalie (Mark) Tentiger of Waterloo, IA, and Glenda Meis of Omaha, NE; and many nieces, nephews, and other extended relatives.

Arlene is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Marguerite (Britt) Allison; sisters: Sharon Allison and Patricia (Fred) Wiebersch; infant brother, Dennis Allison; grandchildren: Mick Anthony, Joseph Dean Oetken, and Samantha Jo Erdmann; great grandson, Elijah Jon Baker; son in law, Scott Langel; and brother in law, Dan Buckley.