Arleen Maybelle McKechnie

Arleen Maybelle McKechnie, age 90 of Westhope, North Dakota, died on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 on arrival to a Bottineau hospital. Burial will be at the Westhope Cemetery.

Arleen McKechnie, a daughter of August and Clara (Shong) Ehlke, was born on May 15, 1930 at Eckman, North Dakota.

She graduated from high school in 1947. On November 24, 1947, she married Bud McKechnie. To this union five children were born, Richard, Dennis, Vickie, Kim and Wendy. Arleen spent years taking care of her family before becoming a CNA at the Westhope Nursing Home where she worked for 31 ½ years.

Bud passed away on March 12, 2007 and Arleen continued to make Westhope, North Dakota her home.

She is survived by her sons, Richard (Connie) McKechnie of Orange, California; and Dennis (Diane) McKechnie of Westhope, North Dakota; daughters, Vickie Tolstad of Westhope, North Dakota; Kim (Roy) Towne and Wendy Anderson (Eric Miller) both of Bismarck, North Dakota.

And grandchildren SueAnn (Joe) Kim, Pam Moore, Scott McKechnie, Aaron (Jana) McKechnie, Mindi McKechnie, Taylor (Tyler Murray) Anderson, Brandon Anderson, Nicholas Anderson, and Zachary Anderson; great-grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, Jonathon, and Christopher Kim, and Brandon and Laura Moore, Audrey McKechnie, Leah and Cailyn McKechnie, Noah, Ella and Hazel McKechnie, and Luna and Finley Murray.

She is also survived by her sisters, Muriel Brandt, Vivian Wentzel and Marion Mettler and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by 3 sisters; June Skinn, Evelyn Zurcher, Ardella Stroebel, and 3 brothers; Lavern, Floyd, Leon