Administrators Pompeii Posted December 27, 2023 Administrators Share Posted December 27, 2023 James T. “Ted” Arbogast, Age 79, of DuBois, PA passed away on Friday, December 22, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on March 31, 1944 in Madison, WV, he was the son of the late Pershing A. and Ruby (Evans) Arbogast. Ted graduated from Green Bank High School in 1962. He drove log trucks and worked in Bledsoe’s Garage in Bartow, WV before joining the Army in 1963. He completed basic training at Fort Jackson, SC and was stationed El Paso, TX before going overseas to Germany. On August 30, 1964, Ted married his wife of 59 years, Karen (Kane) Arbogast. She survives. After returning from Germany and being honorably discharged from the Army as an SP-5, he attended and graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering and a secondary degree in Computer Science. Ted and Karen moved to DuBois in 1973 after he accepted a position with Brockway Glass/Owens Illinois as in Industrial Engineer in MIS where he continued to work until retirement in 2000. His expertise in computers carried long into his retirement. Ted loved to fish, go camping, make maple syrup, work on old cars for restoration and remodel his house. He was an avid wood worker, antique car enthusiast and attended many car shows. Ted had been a member of the Olympic Athletic Club, Falls Creek Eagles, American Legion, DuBois Lions Club, Sandy Club, and the American Institute of Industrial Engineers. Ted was Protestant by faith. In addition to his wife, Ted is survived his son, J.T. Arbogast and wife Kimberly Dilts of Stamford, CT, his son Jonathan Arbogast of New York, NY, and his sister Janet Warner Arbogast of Marlinton, WV. There will be no public visitation. A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024 at 12 p.m. from the Arbovale Cemetery in Arbovale, WV. Full Military honors will be accorded at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Hahne Cancer Center at Penn Highlands DuBois https://www.phhealthcare.org/donate/donate-to-penn-highlands-dubois or Friends of Cass https://friendsofcass.org The Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences can be made tohttp://www.baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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