Richard Arcand

Richard Joseph Arcand Sr. “Dick”, 99, of White Bear Lake, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Preceded in death by his wife, Shirley (nee Hoffman); daughter, Barbara; son, Larry; and grandsons, Andrew and Guy. Survived by children, Richard Jr. (Shirley), Anyrine (Kevin Morris) Claassen, Mari Sievers, Carole (Neil Langer), Patrick (Jane), and Barry (Nikki); 18 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren; and many other family and friends. Dick and Shirley owned Hoffman’s Market in Gem Lake. Even though he had young children, Dick enlisted in the Army and was a WWII veteran. He was a long time member of the Saint Mary of the Lake Cleaning Crew. He enjoyed many things such as dancing, especially the old time dances like polka and waltz; skiing, being well known as the skiing grandpa at Trollhaugen; and most importantly he enjoyed his time with the coffee crew at McDonalds, where he was known as the chairman and regulated conversation where all was allowed except politics and religion. He loved God and his family and will be remembered as a wonderful dad, grandpa, and friend to many and will be greatly missed. Private family mass and interment at Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. Celebration of life to be announced and held at a later date. No flowers preferred. Mass will be available via livestream on Wednesday , December 16, 2020 at 11 AM - follow the link below to virtually attend or view Richard's memorial mass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEAX9hAupME&feature=youtu.be