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Arlo O. Hegg, age 89 formerly from Mahnomen, MN, died October 31, 2021, at Good Samaritan Society in Jackson, MN, with his wife, Shirley, by his side.

Arlo was born September 22, 1932, on the family farm in Beaulieu, MN, to Richard and Martha Ruth (Leslie) Hegg.  He attended school at the South School in Beaulieu.  Following high school, Arlo worked on the family farm.  After leaving the family farm, he worked around the State of Minnesota and North Dakota.  His jobs included working at a barrel stave factory that made wooden whiskey and wine barrels that were shipped overseas.  Arlo then went to work at Ford Implement Company where he was a mechanic specializing in Wisconsin engines.

In 1976, Arlo started his own business in Mahnomen, fixing small engines and selling Briggs and Stratton parts.  In 1981, he began caretaking at Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Mahnomen, a job he enjoyed immensely.  It became his pride and joy and he made sure everything was perfect.  Arlo continued to work there until he was 81 years old!

Arlo met Shirley Ann Darlene Stene at a dance at the "Flowing Well".  He knew right away that she was the one!  On June 27, 1959, Arlo was united in marriage to Shirley at the Zion Lutheran Church in Twin Valley, MN.  They have been happily married for 61 years and constant companions and caretakers to each other.

Arlo's hobbies including gardening, woodworking and redesigning engines and go-carts.  He even built his own car and trailers.  He was a jack of all trades.  Arlo loved to joke around with everyone and was quite a prankster throughout his life!

Arlo is survived by his wife, Shirley; son, Ronald Arlo Hegg (Thomasina); his daughter, Barbara Jean Nascene (Kyle); his grandchildren: David Hegg, Jessica Verly, Oliver Hegg, Alyssa Bainbridge, Taylor Bainbridge, Nicolas Bainbridge, Tiffany Heisler, Carissa Nascene and Kylie Nascene; great-grandchildren: Annabelle Hegg, Avery Bainbridge, Savannah Hegg, Nathan Wigmore, Atlas and Athena Bainbridge; and his siblings: Vern Hegg (Sharon), Lila Gunderson, Ella Harthun (Floyd), June Hegg and  Eddie Hegg.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, Martha and Richard Hegg; granddaughter, Stephanie Hegg; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Janice and Robert Nirschl; nephew, Matthew Olson and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Agnes and David Stene.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the First Lutheran Church, Mahnomen, MN. Visitation will be held Monday, November 8, 2021 from 5:00 -7:00 pm with a prayer service at 6:30 pm at the Anderson Family Funeral Home in Mahnomen.

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