Erma Mary Arbogast, 90, of Circleville, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2002, in Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va.
She was born July 22, 1911, in Circleville, a daughter of the late Isaac G. and Effie Wimer Cook.
On Jan. 31, 1928, she married Richard Vosler Arbogast, who preceded her in death May 19, 1978.
Surviving are two daughters, Wanda Lee Grimes, Circleville, and Jacqueline Emmart, Woodstock, Va.; and four grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Marshall and Frank Cook; and a sister, Sally Rymer.
Mrs. Arbogast was employed by the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., for 30 years
She was a member of the Circleville United Methodist Church.
Funeral Arrangements: Friends will be received Sunday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home chapel. The Rev. Stanley Kile will officiate and interment will follow at North Fork Memorial Cemetery in Riverton. Memorial donations may be made to the Circleville United Methodist Church.
