Deanna Arnold

NORFOLK -- Deanna Kehaulani Arnold, 74, of Norfolk, Nebraska went home to be with the Lord on November 28, 2025. She was a cherished mother, grandmother and friend, and her presence will be deeply missed. All are invited to a graveside service at Greenwood Cemetery (outside of Trumbull, NE) at 10:30am on December 12, where she will be laid to rest next to Ron. A luncheon will follow at Trumbull Christian Church. Dee was born on December 12, 1950 to Walter and Elsie Pavlik in rural Verdigre, Nebraska. She grew up helping out on the family farm, walking to country school until she graduated from Verdigre High School in 1969. She then attended Kearney State College, where she met and married Ron Arnold in 1970. They lived in Kearney until Ron was called to the ministry in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ron and Dee had two children, Lance and Rocky, born in 1974 and 1975, respectively. In 1979, they moved to Honolulu, Hawaii, where Ron was an associate pastor at Kaimuki Christian Church. They lived in Hawaii from 1979 - 2022, except for four years in Klamath Falls, Oregon (1989 - 1993). After the passing of her husband Ron in 2018, she remained in Hawaii until 2022, when she moved to Norfolk, Nebraska to be close to her oldest son Lance, his family and her two sisters. Dee lived out her purpose as a Pastor’s wife, loving and serving the people of Kaimuki Christian Church in Honolulu (Oahu) for forty years. Dee was involved in every aspect of the church: helping with the kids in Sunday School, teaching preschool in the church’s school, leading new believers through the basics of Christianity, setting up for potlucks, leading women’s groups and traveling worldwide to spread the Gospel message. These travels took Dee to all ends of the earth, including Samoa, Thailand, Kenya, Jordan, Europe, Israel and the Philippines. Dee remains beloved by the Kaimuki family, as she maintained many close friendships and relationships from afar. Her love for her husband Ron and her children and their families was matched only by her love for the Lord and her church community. Dee is survived by her sons and their wives Lance and Ilene of Norfolk, Nebraska, and Rocky and Anadara of Carlsbad, California. Her grandkids are Colt (23), Callie (21), Brooks (15) and Weston (12). Dee is also survived by her two sisters, Alice and Mike (husband) Hoferer of Creighton, Nebraska and Dorothy and Marc (husband) Mastalir of Verdigre, Nebraska. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be sent to Missions of Hope International, a child-sponsoring organization in Kenya which was close to Deanna’s heart. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.

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Deanna Arnold

December 12, 1950 - November 28, 2025