Arlene Landis, 89 of Galva, formerly of Aledo, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Kewanee Care Nursing Home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 5, at Speer Funeral Home, Aledo, with visitation one hour prior to services. Private family burial will be in Aledo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Aledo United Methodist Church or the First United Methodist Church of Galva.
Arlene May Albertson was born November 9, 1934, to William and Muriel (Snell) Albertson in Aledo. She married Kenneth Landis on December 30, 1956, in Aledo.
Arlene graduated from Aledo High School, attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, and earned a Bachelor of Art in Education from Marycrest College, Davenport, Iowa, in 1971. She worked as an elementary school teacher for more than 20 years in the Westmer School District.
Arlene and Kenny moved from Aledo to Galva in 2006 and she was an active member at her churches in Aledo and Galva. She was involved with Beta Sigma Phi Chapter sororities in Aledo and Galva for many years. She thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and took great pleasure in attending all the extra-curricular events and important moments in the lives of her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; daughter, Jody (Eddie) Krause of Aubrey, Texas; son, Mike (Kris) of Galva; sister, Nancy (Herb) Bell of Naperville; three grandchildren, Brady (Hanna) of Galesburg, Collin and his fiancé Payton Suddeth of Clayton, Mo., and Lauren of Ames, Iowa; great-granddaughter, Parker of Galesburg; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Norma and Richard Bemis; and numerous nieces and nephews.