Arlo Erskin
February 09, 2015
Arlo F. Erskin
Des Moines
Arlo Erskin, 93, passed away February 9, 2015.
Arlo was a long-time Des Moines resident. He loved his country and proudly served in the Coast Guard during WWII. Arlo retired from Meredith 30 years ago after more than 34 years of service, and enjoyed returning to Meredith with other retiree friends for lunch. He also enjoyed woodworking and volunteering his time and talents to Capitol City Church where he attended church for around 25 years.
Arlo was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Erskin, and is survived by his daughter, Sally Erskin and sister, Ina (Gib) Williams.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at Capitol City Church, 5990 NE 14th Street in Des Moines, with burial to follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service time at the church.
Memorial contributions will be received by the family and directed to various missionaries and Capitol City Church in loving memory of Arlo.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Kirby and Karen White
02/15/2015
Sally we sure thought highly of your Dad. We appreciated his testimony and knew he loved the Lord. What a blessing it is to have a godly heritage to follow in, knowing we will be reunited again some day. Our prayers are with you.
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Susan Hunter
02/14/2015
Sally, I am so sorry for you loss. Your dad was such a sweet, godly man and such a good friend to others like my dad. God bless and comfort you. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jean Cannon
02/13/2015
Sally, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your Dad is free of all his pain and is with his family that had gone on before. Take comfort in that and know that you are Loved by so many!
Joanne L. Jones
02/12/2015
Sally,
Please accept my sympathies for your father's passing. He lived to be a good old age. May you sense the Lord's presence in a special way. I have fond memories of you and your family when you were at Atloona Baptist.
Mr & Mrs Russ Farrell
02/11/2015
How many times I heard Arlo say, "I don't know why the Lord doesn't take me home". Heaven is rejoicing, Arlo is now at Home. Arlo loved his Lord & Saviour
Steve Christiansen
02/11/2015
Sorry for your loss. Arlo was a committed Christ follower and family man. Heaven is celebrating!