Joseph Nicholas Arends III, 78, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022.
Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri on Jan. 25, 1944, Nick attended Malden High School and graduated in 1961.
He served in the Air Force during Vietnam. In 1969, he married his wife, Ruth Ann Coker, also from Poplar Bluff and Malden. He graduated from Mizzou and later retired from its Small Business Development Center.
He was preceded in death by his parents J.N. Arends II and Frances Maxine (Johnson) Arends.
Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Ruth Ann Arends; children, Patrick Ryan and wife, Susan Arends, of Edmond, Oklahoma, Kristi Arends of Valley Center, Kansas; grandchildren, Patrick Caden Arends, Jacob Andrew Arends, both of Edmond, Oklahoma; and a brother, Warren, and wife, Martha Arends, of Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Visitation will be held at Malden Methodist Church in Malden, Missouri from 12:30-2 p.m. Dec. 3, 2022 with a service to follow. Inurnment will take place at Rosewood Cemetery in Malden, Missouri.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Malden Alumni Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 854, Malden, Missouri 63863.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ResthavenMortuary-Cemetery.com for the Arends family.