Fredrick Arlt Obituary (1943 - 2020)

Fred Arlt, 76, passed away January 12, 2020 at Stonehenge Skilled Nursing of Cedar City, Utah. He was born December 6, 1943 in Farmingdale, NY to Frederick and Amy Arlt, deceased. He grew up in Pleasanton, CA and went to Humboldt State University before being drafted to Vietnam. Fred served his country honorably. Fred married Gwen October 28, 1989 in San Ramon, CA. Fred world for GE Vallecitos Nuclear, in Sunol, CA for 40 years in the same location. Fred traveled to nuclear reactors around the world to advise and help with maintenance of reactors. As a family, we enjoyed snow skilling, water skiing, boating, hiking with family and friends. Fred was always there to support his boys' soccer activities and Heather's softball games and swim meets. In addition, Fred had a love to build, repair and remodel. He was a guy that could do all he set his mind to. He repaired and maintained vehicles, built a family home from the ground-up and completely remodeled another one years later. He had a small handyman business in Pleasanton and was always there to help out friends and family with anything they needed. Fred loved being outside and never passed up an opportunity to go to Lake Tahoe. He and several friends even conquered Mt. Whitney in CA twice. Fred is survived by his wife, Gwen Arlt; sons Jeff of Livermore Ca and Brian (Temera) of Pioneer CA; step-daughter, Heather Bradshaw (Michael) of Parowan UT; four grandchildren; Logan, Ciarra, Evan and Leatrice; William (Sharon) of Los Gatos CA; sister Barbara Hartsell of Patterson CA and numerous others. He is preceded in death by his parents Frederick and Amy. Funeral services will be held January 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm at Southern Utah Mortuary in Parowan, Utah. A visitation will be held prior to the service at the Mortuary in Parowan from 11:00-12:00 pm. Online condolences can be sent to www.sumortuary.com. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alzheimersassociation.org) in memory of Fred Arlt.