Arlene Marilyn Frishman

About Arlene

Arlene Marilyn Frishman, age 90, of Solway, Minnesota, passed to her rest on Tuesday, November 14, in Kansas City, Kansas, surrounded by family at the home of her son.

Arlene was born in Wilton, Minnesota, on August 14, 1933 to David and Dora Larson. Arlene attended Maplewood Academy in Hutchinson, Minnesota, graduating in 1950. Arlene went on to attend Union College, in Lincoln, Nebraska, and graduated in 1955 with a degree in secretarial science. While living in Lincoln, Arlene met Marvin Leroy Frishman and they married on August 27, 1956 in Bemidji, Minnesota. Their first career move was to Denver, Colorado, where Arlene worked for the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference, then for the Porter Memorial Adventist Hospital as a transcriptionist. I

n 1967, Arlene and her husband moved their family to Solway, Minnesota, where they became licensed foster parents, taking care of numerous children over several years. Along with being a foster parent, Arlene worked as a medical transcriptionist for over 25 years at North County Regional Hospital (now Sanford Medical Center) in Bemidji, Minnesota.

Arlene had a strong faith in Jesus and was a dedicated member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. She served in many roles for the Bemidji Seventh-day Adventist Church. She was a children’s Sabbath school teacher, head deaconess, church clerk, Sabbath school secretary, and bulletin secretary. Arlene also worked alongside her husband at the Bemidji Seventh-day Adventist Thrift Store, spending many hours sorting, cleaning, and pricing items.

Arlene was a reader of many types of books. She enjoyed nature and gardening, painting, and spending time with her children and grandchildren. One of her favorite pastimes was setting up numerous bird feeders and watching and recording the different types of birds that visited. She and her husband raised five children.

Those who are left to remember and cherish Arlene include her brother Virgil (Sherry) Larson, of Enterprise, Kansas; sister Judie (Mark) Albright of Mulberry, Florida; daughter Marilyn (Robert) Cummings of Solway, Minnesota; daughter Marlene (Jerry) Morgan of Brainerd, Minnesota; son Dana (Mary) Frishman of Kansas City, Kansas; son Daniel (Kimberly) Frishman of Wellsville, Kansas; daughter Willow (Dan) Frishman of Solway, Minnesota; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren with two on their way; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding Arlene in death were her parents David and Dora; brother David Larson; great-granddaughter Adeleine Hope; and husband Marvin Frishman.

memorial service

Memorial Services for Arlene

November 25, 2001

Chapel Oaks Seventh-Day Adventist Church 6245 Monticello Rd, Shawnee, KS 66226, USA

Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment is planned to be at the Pony Lake Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural Bemidji, Minnesota in June 2024.