Arden Havekost
Arden was born April 26, 1931, to William and Sophie (Witt) Havekost on their farm south of Scribner. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Ridgeley Lutheran Church. He attended School District 12 through the ninth grade and graduated from Scribner High School in 1948. Arden married Georgean Meyer in 1951 at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner. They lived in Scribner until moving to the family farm in 1959. Arden worked at Hormel for 20 years while also farming with his dad during that time. He left Hormel and continued to do the thing he loved the most which was farming.
He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Scribner. He served on the Farmer’s Co-op board. Arden loved all sports, particularly Husker football. He attended a lot of sporting events, especially those involving his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed bowling, golfing and a good game of cards. He also took pride in restoring older tractors.
Tributes are short messages commemorating Arden & Georgean, or an expression of support to his closest family and friends. Leave your first tribute here, and others will follow.
Leave a Tribute
