Visitation
Monday, November 9, 2026
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM CST
St. Joseph Catholic Church
1533 Erie St.
Racine, WI 53402
Service
Monday, November 9, 2026
11:00 AM CST
St. Joseph Catholic Church
1533 Erie St.
Racine, WI 53402
Life Story / Obituary
With her family by her side, Beverly Jane Arndt, age 95, passed away peacefully on All Saints Day, November 1, 2026, at her residence. Beverly was born in Sturtevant, WI, January 24, 1931, daughter of the late Ballisario “William” and Frances (Nee: Figliolia) Celeste.
Beverly was a graduate of St. Catherine’s High School, “Class of 1949”. On February 10, 1953, she was united in marriage to Richard Arndt who preceded her in death on January 8, 2005. She was a long-time member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Beverly will be remembered for her love of the Cubs, cooking, baking, gardening, Fourth of July picnics, and decorating for the holidays, inside and out. Above all she cherished time spent with her family.
She was loved dearly and will be sadly missed by her children, Richard (Carol) Arndt, Chuck Arndt, Thomas (Valerie) Arndt, Diane (David) Kamm, Mary Arndt (Dave Brown); daughter-in-law, Wendy Spencer; her ten grandchildren, Jeremy (Brittany) Spencer, Amy (Jacob) Harycki, Michelle (Anthony) Arsiniega, Kevin Arndt (fiancé, Vanessa), Thomas Arndt, Bryan (Callan) Kamm, Gregory (Kayla) Kamm, Lauren Kamm, Michael MacDonald and Monica MacDonald; great-grandchildren: Jeremy (Jessica), Richard, Alexis, Adelyn, Everly, Isabel, Elise, Isla, Summer, Connor, Savannah, Morgan, Alex (Kelli), Aaron, Jude, Julian, Nora, Jordan, Sebastian and Camden; great-great grandson, Tobias; brother-in-law, Charles Arndt; sister-in-law, Marion Witkofski; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many dear friends. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Lisa Arndt; siblings: Rosalie (William) Jensen, Mary (Boze) Livengood, Marco (Josephine) Celeste, Ernest (Eileen) Celeste, James (Theresa) Celeste, Josephine (Abe) Kirkorian, and Eleanor Schroeder; in-laws, William Arndt, Henry (Emily) Arndt, James Arndt, Margaret Arndt, Ken Witkofski, Louise (Albert) Kristan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1533 Erie Street, Monday, November 9, 2026, 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Joel Kolb officiating. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, Hwy 32. Relatives and friends may meet with the family at the church on Monday from 10:00 A.M. until time of Mass.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Robert Gullberg, Preston Brown PT and the entire staff at The Pillars at Crystal Bay, for their loving and compassionate care.