PERRYVILLE -- Arthur Orth, 83, of Perryville died Thursday, Nov. 28, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
He was born Nov. 25, 1908 at Lenzburg, Ill., son of John and Barbara Gegel Orth.
He was the owner and operator of Orth Sand and Gravel near Perryville.
He was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Church.
He married Beula Geile on April 16, 1938. She survives of the home.
Also surviving are two daughters, Darleen Favier and Brenda Buerck, both of Perryville; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
One brother preceded him in death.
Funeral mass was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Burial followed in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville.
Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville was in charge of arrangements.
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