John C. Arens, 87, passed away December 23, 2011. He was born January 6, 1924 to the late John and Lucille Arens.
John is survived by Loretta, his loving wife of 70 years; children, Donna (Kenny) Halcomb, Vaughn (Sandy) Arens, Jackie Sue (Jim) Aliff; 5 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson. John is preceded in death by his son, Johnny, 2 sisters, Iva Mae, Maxine, and grandson Michael.
Retiring in 1971, John served 22 years with the Indianapolis Police Department. John was very creative with his carpentry work and art. He also enjoyed fishing in FL.
He was a US Coast Guard Veteran.
A funeral will be held Wednesday at 3:00PM at Flanner and Buchanan- Memorial Park 9350 E. Washington St with visitation prior from 1-3pm. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Indianapolis 7929 n. Michigan Rd Indpls IN 46268
Please visit www.flannerbuchanan.com where you can write a remembrance about John.