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Arba will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 61 years, Mylo (Hess) and daughters Cassie (Dennis) Krall and Talle (Joe) Koncilja both of Pueblo, Colorado.   She will be dearly missed by her seven grandchildren; Joseph, Madison, George, Tanner, MacKenzie, Bobby and Teddy.

ArbaDella was preceded in death by her parents, Ted C. and Martha Biel, brother Virgil Biel and sister Priscilla Mueller whom she lost five weeks ago.

Following graduation from Java High School, Arba worked as a telephone operator in Mobridge where she met Mylo.  They moved to the Huber homestead south of Akaska where they raised the girls.  Arba was active in the Akaska Community where she participated in the Good Cheer Club, the Diamond Jubilee and promoted the newly built Akaska Community Center. She was instrumental in starting the annual Oktoberfest which she and Mylo brought to the community several years ago.

Arba was a member of the Selby UCC where she taught Sunday School, and was a member of the Ladies Aid.  She enjoyed belonging to the Red Hatter's Society and in her younger years she was a member of the Selby Jaycettes.

ArbaDella and Mylo enjoyed over 25 years traveling to Texas and Arizona as "snowbirds." They were charter members of the Selby Weekend Loafer's camping group.   Arba was involved in every arts and crafts project from macrame to cross-stitch and shared her artistic talents in the later years through painting personalized cards and decorating birdhouses built by Mylo.

Arba and Hess traveled extensively in their motorhome and loved to entertain their many friends in Arizona and Akaska.  She was known for her amazing cooking, German baking, wonderful sense of friendship and love of small dogs.  Hess and Arba loved walleye fishing on Lake Oahe with their good friend Chad Schilling.  Arba found great enjoyment watching the Golden State Warriors Basketball team, and held a special fondness for the Lakers' Kobe Bryant.

For the past two years Arba shared a room at the Selby Good Samaritan Center with her sister Priscilla. Hess and Ervin will miss the countless   dominoes games which Arba usually won.  Hess and the girls would like to thank the wonderful staff for their loving care.

The family will receive friends Sunday, July 1 from 5-7pm followed by a prayer service at the Selby UCC.  Funeral services will be held Monday, July 2 at 2pm.  Memorials may be made to the Akaska Community Center in Arba's honor.