Arlene Beane

May 17, 1932 - February 3, 2020

The memorial service for Arlene Beane of Wadena, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, at the Apostolic Lutheran Church in New York Mills, with Pastor Nick Kandoll presiding. Visitation will be held at the church on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. until the time of the service. Arlene, age 87, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2020, at the Perham Health Hospital, in Perham, MN. Arlene was born to Arvid and Martha (Niskala) Tolkinen on May 17, 1932, in New York Mills, MN. Virgil Leroy Beane was united in marriage with Arlene Tolkinen on October 20, 1951, in New York Mills. They made their home in Wadena where they raised their family. She was a homemaker until she and Virgil purchased the Gambles Hardware Store in Wadena, where her family worked side by side.  At the age of 48, Arlene went back to college and received her LPN degree from Fergus Falls Community College. She will be remembered by the community as an LPN at Wesley Hospital (aka: Tri-County Hospital) where she was also a faithful volunteer over the years. Her healthcare expertise made her a perfect trainer of VolunTeens. Being one to care for others, Arlene took the time to help at the local food shelf, blood drive and Republican Party. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, reading, listening to music, watching tv, visiting with friends and was actively involved in her church. She especially valued time spent with her family. Arlene was preceded in death by her husband Virgil in 1984; son Larry Wayne Beane; parents Arvid and Martha; and brother Kenneth Tolkinen. Left with loving memories of Arlene are her children Mike (Mary) Beane of Bloomington, Michelle Beane of Becker, and Lori Harper of Wadena, and Tim Beane of Burnsville; daughter-in-law Gwen Beane of Grand Bay, AL; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; along with siblings Erv (Eileen) Tolkinen of Perham and Carol Wait of New York Mills.