~ IN MEMORY ~
WA/DL Capt. Stephen G. Arps
May 14, 1945 ~ April 13, 2013
Update on burial service:
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Steve Arps, retired Delta pilot will
be buried at Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego , CA . Graveside service will be at 1030, 17
June, 2013. Friends, co-workers and fellow Marines
welcome.
Notification of the passing of Marine Corps veteran and
retired WA/DL pilot Captain Stephen George Arps, age 67. Captain Arps hired on
with Western 07-05-1977. His obituary notes that he retired with Delta in
2008. I believe he was based LAX and ATL for much of his
career.
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Captain Arps had most recently resided at
4034 County Road Hj , Delta OH 43515-9792
Captain Arps is survived by
his mother Lorena who celebrated her 101st birthday last December 28, 2012....
DOB 12-28-1911. Perhaps the best contact for the family would be c/o brother
Phillip Arps,
4021 County Road Hj , Delta OH 43515-9792 ... (419) 822-5551
Arrangements are not known.
Thank you,~ Carol
Obitary: ARPS, Stephen George
Stephen George Arps, 67, Delta, OH and Del Mar, CA, died unexpectedly April
13, 2013, in Del Mar, CA.
Born May 14, 1945, Defiance, OH, to parents Elden and Lorena Arps. Survived
by his mother, Lorena Arps; brother, Philip Arps, Delta, OH; sisters, Barbara
Churchill, Anchorage, AK and Mary Arps Thompson, Duluth, MN. Predeceased by his
father, Elden Arps and brother, David Arps.
Steve attended Fulton Schools, Swanton OH, and obtained a degree in Farm
Science from Ohio State University in 1967.
In 1968 Steve joined the Marine Corps where he flew the F-4Phantom. After 8
years in the Marines, he flew for Delta Airlines until 2008, splitting his time
between the airlines and his Ohio farm. After retiring as a pilot, Steve
continued farming.
.Published in Toledo Blade on April 24, 2013
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