Daily Nonpareil Council Bluffs IA Oct 5th, 2004 Arlene Marie Hoeppner, 74, of Council Bluffs died Oct. 3 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital, surrounded by her family and friends. In life, she was a caring daughter and granddaughter, loving wife, devoted mother, adoring grandmother and great-grandmother, and a true friend to all who knew her. She loved unconditionally and lived every day of her life with gratitude and appreciation for the love and joy she received. She was honest, patient, strong, kind and self-less. She felt blessed that she was given the opportunity to watch her family grow and derived endless pleasure from the special gift of being present in the lives of her great-grandchildren. She enjoyed reading, crocheting, music, dancing and playing cards. She was born and raised in rural communities in southwestern Iowa, and graduated from Persia High School. Her career included many years of service as a legal secretary at Connelly and Connelly Law Firm and as an office manager at Legal Services of Iowa Corporation. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mary Tennigkeit, and her husband, Donald Hoeppner. Left to mourn her loss are her children: daughters Janice (Jim) Schneckloth of Oklahoma City, Okla., Jane Arrick of Council Bluffs, and Jennifer (Larry) Van Cleave of Urbandale; son, Duran (Natalie) Hoeppner of Des Moines; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Her extended family includes fiance Ed Grudle, his four children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, many cousins, and special friends, including Viola Butterbaugh. A visitation service has been planned at Henry-Livingston Funeral Home from 6 to 8 tonight. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Burial will follow immediately at Minden Cemetery in Minden. Memorials may be offered to local Diabetes Foundation, Community Alliance of Omaha.