Arthur
Cloutier, 66
 Thief
River Falls - Arthur Cloutier, 66, died
Thursday, May 27, 2004 at home in Thief River
Falls.
Mass
of Christian Burial will be
held
at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, at St. Bernard's
Catholic Church in Thief River Falls, with Father
Tim McGee presiding. Casket bearers include Bill
Fogarty, Mitch Hoard, David Larson, Jeff Vacura,
Dale Johnson and Bill Mathieu. Military honors will
be provided by American Legion Ecklund-Holmstrom
Post 117 and VFW Post 2793. Interment will be in
St. Bernard's Cemetery, Thief River
Falls.
Visitation
will be one hour prior to services at the church on
Wednesday.
Arthur
Bryce Cloutier was born March 20, 1938 in Thief
River Falls, the son of Alexander Joseph and Irene
(Bedard) Cloutier. He was baptized and confirmed at
St. Bernard's Church and attended St. Bernard's
Elementary School and graduated from Lincoln High
School in Thief River Falls. He also attended
Northland Community College from September 1965
until June, 1967 and received an Associate of Arts
Degree. Arthur served in the United States Army
from September 27, 1961 until his honorable
discharge September 13, 1963. While in the service
he was awarded the Sharpshooter's Medal.
On
July 9, 1975, Arthur was united in marriage to
Carole Farbo.
He
was employed with the Pennington County Highway
Department in the Engineering Department and worked
as a floor mechanic and salesperson at Schlechter
Paint and Hobby Store in Thief River Falls, from
May 1964 to July 1965 and worked nights at Fred's
Cab Service from July 1965 to June 1967, while
attending Northland Community College. He was an
engineering aide for the Development Department of
Donaldson Company, Incorporated, Bloomington, from
June 1967 to November 1968. He then became
owner/operator of Fred's Cab Service in Thief River
Falls, from November 1968 until June 1986 and Artic
Cat until his retirement.
He
was active in coaching hockey, Boy Scouts, hunting,
firearm's training and was a member of the 1956
Minnesota State Hockey Championship Team. He also
held membership in the American Legion, Forester's
and was a Boy Scout leader.
Survivors
include children, Caron (Wade) Alten and Bryan
Cloutier, all of Thief River Falls; four
grandchildren, Jesse, Logan, Elizabeth and Colby
Alten of Thief River Falls; the mother of his
children, Carole Cloutier of Thief River Falls; a
sister, Gloria (Lynn) Thompson of Grafton, N.D.;
nieces, Mare Thompson of Grand Forks, N.D., Cathy
Thompson of Appleton, Wis. and Ellie (Tom) Clarke
of Seal Beach, Calif. and a nephew, Paul (Jill)
Thompson of Grafton, N.D.
He
was preceded in death by one son, Alexander, an
infant daughter and his parents.
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