Arline Bender Westberg

Arline Harriet (Bender) Westberg, age 91 of,  Spring Valley, died peacefully early on Wednesday, July 4, 2012 at the Heritage of Elmwood Nursing Home, Elmwood, Wisconsin.
Arline was born June 17, 1921, the daughter of Clarence and Emma (Dahlman) Amundson near Wildwood in Eau Galle Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin.  She went to grade school at Martell and Spring Valley High School, graduating with the Class of 1940.
Through out high school and after graduating Arline worked at her dad's Hardware Store in Martell, Arline worked a number of other jobs including nurse's assistant at the Spring Valley nursing home. In addition Arline & Robert owned a steak house in Detroit Lakes, MN called the Highland Inn.
On July 13, 1942, Arline married Robert L.  Bender in Yuma, Arizona.  At that time Robert was still enlisted in the  U.S. Marine Corp. and had to leave his beautiful new wife for war in the South Pacific.
Arline later married Walter Westberg on March 6, 1989, at Willmar, MN.  They lived in Willmar for a number of years until Arline returned to Spring Valley.                       .
She was preceded in death by her parents; her son Robbie and an infant son; her husbands Robert and Walter;  son-in-law Deo Anderson, and step-father Sam Martin.
She is survived by her children: Barbara Anderson of  Grantsburg; WI,  Thomas (Lisa) Bender of  Poynette, WI.; and Christine(Dennis)Schwede of  Spring  Valley, WI, 14  children, 16 great-grandchildren, and many other relatives and friends.

A memorial funeral service will be on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Rush River Lutheran Church, rural River Falls with Rev. Kari Burke-Romarheim officiating.  Visitation will be on Saturday at the church for one hour prior to the service.  A family graveside service will follow at the Baldwin Cemetery, Baldwin, Wisconsin.
Keehr Funeral Home (www.keehrfuneralhome.com) in Spring Valley is assisting the family with arrangements.