Mildred Lou Dean Arnold, 88 of Holland, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023.
Dean was born in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, on February 27, 1935, to Matthew and Marie (Curtis) Middleton. Her family moved to West Michigan and she started working after graduating from the eighth grade. She later met Raymond Clive Arnold and they eventually married and raised six children together. Karen Arnold and Buddy Lynn Arnold sadly died as young children. Raymond worked and Dean raised their children. After the children grew up a bit, Dean took a job at Prince Corporation and worked there for twenty years before her retirement. Dean and Raymond were longtime members of Church of Christ. In 1992, Raymond passed away suddenly and left Dean a widow. She was also preceded in death by her adult children: Gwendolyn Duzan, Raymond Arnold Jr., and Jenette Hernandez; her grandson Raymond Arnold III, great-grandsons Scott Bogseth, Jeffry Pirkle.
Dean is survived by her daughter Pamela Reed, sons-in-law: Joseph Duzan, Tony Hernandez, her grandchildren: Jennifer Wassink, Glenn and Krystal Duzan, Alyssa and Jeff Pirkle, Stacey and Gary Shepherd, Lisa and JR Stroud, Monica and Brian Amos, Savannah and Ekiel Casablanca, Samantha and Dana Summerville, Anthony and Holly Hernandez, Alex Shpeherd; 27 great grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, brother Steve Middleton, sisters: Matthery Rash, Christia Green, Debra Martin, and many extended family and friends.
A service in honor of Mildred Lou Dean Arnold will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, July 31, 2023, at the Yntema Funeral Home, 251 S. State Street, Zeeland MI 49464. Interment will be in Zeeland Cemetery. Memorial contributions to Ronald McDonald House.
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