"Dad, Hey pops, sorry it took so long to write you. I cannot even begin to explain how much i miss you! You taught me everything that it takes in becoming a good humanbeing, and i try to put those thing into use every day! It is very hard to look up "
In loving memory of
David "Hans" Arendt
DAVID S. "HANS" ARENDT
Hans Arendt, age 42 years, of 3966 Hwy LL, in the Town of Port Washington, WI, died October 11, 2002 as a result of the fog-related collisions on I-43. He was born in Port Washington on January 12, 1960, son of Allan and Agnes Arendt. On February 14, 1980 he married Brenda Barsch in Port Washington. Mr. Arendt worked as an enamaler for Kohler Company. He had been an employee there for 14 years. He enjoyed hobby farming, helping people, hunting and going on cruises with his wife and friends. He was an "avid sports father" and enjoyed watching his sons grow up. Hans was a great mechanic, and was known for his love of a good time. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Brenda, of Port Washington, their 5 sons, Jeremiah, Joseph, Matthew, Michael and David Jr., all of the Port Washington area, his parents, Allan and Agnes Arendt and his parents-in-law, Roland and Mary Barsch, also of Port Washington. He is further survived by 6 brothers: Dan , Dale (Chris), Duane (Kathy Purtz), Dean "Butch", all of Port Washington, Al Jr. (Marie) of Adell , Doug (Laurie) Arendt of Grafton, Denise (Kevin) Tappa of Port Washington, Debra (Larry) Newell of Mequon and Deanna (Rick) Lee of Grafton, 3 brothers-in-law: James (Karen) of Corpus Christi, TX, Roland "Rocky" (Brenda) of Magnolia, TX, and Brian (Rebekah) Barsch of Whitefish Bay, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 14, 2002 7:30 PM at St. Peter's Catholic Church, 1800 N. Wisconsin St., Port Washington, with Father Joseph Haas officiating. Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Washington. Visitation will be Monday AT CHURCH from 3-7:30 PM. Memorials to the family are appreciated. Online condolences to www.eernissefuneralhome.com
The family extends their sympathies to all of the others affected by the I-43 collision.
Service:
7:30 PM at St. Peter of Alcantara Catholic Church on October 14, 2002 (map/driving directions)
Tributes
"Dear Huns and and your family, Your in our thoughts and prayers.. we all miss you huns and we love you very much! Huns you were a very nice guy! WE MISS YOU SO MUCH! we all know your in a better place.You will always be here with us!Your smile and humor"
"If it is true that "in heaven there is no beer," Hans is pretty ticked right now and doing his damndest to rectify the situation. It will never be the same without him here."
"I am truly sorry to hear that David passed away. I worked with him at Kohler Company for 2 years. I remember him as a kind and a great person to work with. He also was funny, did a lot of stuff at work. That I will remember and others will remember as "
"what can I say, Hans was the nicest guy you could ever want to meet. And what an incredible legacy of love he`s left, his wife , his boys ,and the arendt family. Everyone who met him was impacted by his contagious sense of humor and that shit eating grin "