MISSION & VISION  |  HISTORY  |  STAFF

OUR MISSION
“Arne-Weerts Funeral Home aims to offer full funeral and cremation services, at a competitive price, to meet the demand of a more technologically advanced consumer in the Clark area and surrounding communities, that appreciates and uses the benefit in a funeral home that not only cares for their deceased loved-one, but also uses technology in the creation of DVD video tributes and a virtual casket/vault display room.”

OUR VISION
“Arne-Weerts Funeral Home will become the premier leader in high quality, personal, and affordable funerals to Clark and the surrounding areas by utilizing the power of creativity, passion, and the benefit of being the only locally and independently owned funeral home in Clark."

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HISTORY
In 1986 Lynn and Blair Arne purchased the building at 200 North Utah Street.  Lynn had previously been a funeral director at Haugland Funeral Home for 2 years. She built her reputation on being compassionate and caring in a time of great need. Unfortunately, her untimely death in 2008 left the Clark community in shock.  In March of 2009, Blair Arne sold the funeral home to Eric Weerts.  Eric had previously been in Ohio managing a corporate funeral home.  He changed the name to Arne-Weerts Funeral Home. Eric kept the Arne name because he is honoring Lynn for her compassionate efforts that made her successful in this community.

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STAFF

ERIC A. WEERTS
Owner/Funeral Director

Eric was raised in the Bancroft area and is a 1998 graduate of DeSmet High School. He attended Northern State University in Aberdeen and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Management in 2002. Eric graduated with honors from Worsham College of Mortuary Science of Wheeling, Illinois in 2004, and then took a position as a funeral director in Fremont, Ohio. In Ohio, Eric became manager of Keller-Ochs-Koch Funeral Home in 2005 and was named “Rookie Manager of the Year” for the Keystone Group. Valuable experiences that he gained from the Fremont funeral home will always be a part of his style of responsibility and compassion for families and the funeral business. He is a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clark Rotary Club and Clark Lions Club.  Eric enjoys following current events, politics, singing at different events, sports, hunting and is also the President of “W” Productions, a creative media company that creates the DVD Video Tributes seen at Arne-Weerts Funeral Home. 



NITA VOS
Director Assistant

Anita became friends with Lynn Arne about 16 years ago and then started to assist with funerals. “I grew up in a large family and attended many funerals. I noticed how compassion and dignity played a big role in the preparation of a funeral. This has been important to me for most of my life. It is a great feeling when all is said and done that the family is pleased and all went well; to me this is what matters.” Since Eric has purchased the funeral home, Anita has been an important part of tying together things of the past, with Eric’s vision for the future. Anita has been married to Jon Vos for 22 years. They have two children, Zack (Junior at SDSU) and Whitney (Senior at Clark High School). Jon and Anita run a farm and cattle ranch west of Clark. She likes to cook, bake, crafts, gardening, fix and build. Anita is active in school and community projects.

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