Armand Goeden

Armand M. Goeden, age 92 years, died peacefully the morning of Friday, Aug. 13, 2021.  

He was born on Dec. 19, 1928, in the Town of Cedarburg, Wis., to August and Mary Edith Goeden.  

He married Ruth Klotz on April 21, 1951, in Columbia, S.C.  They raised three daughters, Karen, Barbara and  Tina.

He served in the Army from 1951 to 1953.  Upon returning from the service, he started working for the News Graphic newspaper in Cedarburg, Wis., as a press operator. Armand worked at the News Graphic 39 years, retiring in 1993 as a plant manager.  

Armand and Ruth were able to purchase two acres of land from Ruth’s parents in 1962 to build their home. Together they enjoyed working in their park-like yard, gardening, bird watching and traveling.

They were charter members of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Grafton, Wis. Armand served as the first president for the first five years, helping to start and build a school and parsonage on land purchased from Ruth’s parents.

In 1968, he and Ruth started a printing business in the basement of their home, which they ran until 2012. This led to volunteering at Ozaukee County Pioneer Village, running the print shop there.   

In 1976, they went on a three-week tour of Europe and were able to stay with friends they housed through Milwaukee’s German Fest and the Alte Kameraden Band. They went back to visit their friends in Germany several years later. Armand and Ruth traveled throughout the United States, Mexico and Jamaica.

He is survived by his wife of 70 years, Ruth and two children Karen (Ken) Sieren of Grafton and Tina (fiancé Tim Benson) of Cedar Grove.  

He is further survived by grandchildren Christina Lowdermilk, Ryan Goeden and Cole Kriegel; great-grandchildren Marcus Hill, Jalen Lowdermilk, Kirsten Goeden, and Logan Goeden; nieces; nephews; other relatives; and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Mary Edith Goeden; daughter Barbara; grandchildren Amanda Kriegel and Justin Kriegel; his brothers August, Vernon, Orville, Ervin and Kenneth; and his sisters Sylvia, Viola and Virginia.

Pastor Mark Wagner officiated funeral services Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, at Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grafton, Wis.  

Interment  with military honors were at St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Grafton, Wis.

Poole Funeral Home/Crematory, Port Washington, Wis., assisted the family.

Information and condolences are available at www.poolefh.com.