- Date Of Birth: February 27, 1976
- Date Of Death: September 1, 2017
- State: Montana
Arnold “Arnie” A Mohl was born August 27th, 1936 in Beulah, ND. Born to Alexander and Elizabeth Mohl, Arnie was the 13th in a family of 14 children. Being born into a farming family, they all grew to know the value of hard work. He attended school in Beulah and Zap , ND. graduating from Zap High School. He went on to attend Allen Hancock College in Santa Barbara, CA. for two years. During his younger years, Arnie was a golden glove boxer and an avid basketball player. He served in the US Army active duty for two years and in the reserves for an additional four years, being honorably discharged in 1963.
Through Arnie’s education, he started a career as an Engineer contractor in the construction industry. He started with the Montana Department of Transportation in Glendive, MT. He worked various positions and locations within in the Department before finally settling in Kalispell as a project engineer. In 1973 he had the opportunity to join with two partners in ownership of American Asphalt. In 1986, he split from that partnership and started A-1 Paving with son Kevin and three other partners. During his work, he was elected to the Montana Contractors Association Board. He served in leadership chairs and was President in 1997. In August 2000, Arnie suffered some health issues, but continued to work with his partners until selling A-1 Paving in 2001. In 2012, Arnie was honored by the Montana Contractors Association in receiving a Life Time Achievement award for his outstanding contributions to the construction industry.
In 1994 he was elected to the Montana State Senate. He served as a state senator for 8 years, until being term limited in 2002. He served on various committees as well as being the Chairman of the Transportation Committee for three sessions. He often said he was the most proud of his service to the State of Montana. Arnie was a past board member of First Interstate Bank and a life time member of the Elks Club. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.
Although Arnie was a very successful business man and his list of accomplishments was very long, his absolute most prized possession in his life was his family and his wife of 41 years, Margaret. The jewels in his crown were his sons’, Kevin and David, his grandchildren CJ, Kaycee, Haiden, Keatin and Kynzie, and his great-grandchildren Maverick, Leighton and Paisley. The sky was the limit for these cherish family members. His generosity was unimaginable. As his sons were growing up, Arnie was an active coach in baseball and supported them in all their activities. He continued that support with his grandchildren in their endeavors as well.
Arnie was preceded in death his parents and nine siblings. He is survived by his wife Margaret, his son Kevin and wife Shari of Sulphur Springs, TX along with their children CJ (wife Lizzy) and Kaycee; son David and wife Stacey of Kalispell, along with their children Haiden, Keatin and Kynzie; and great-grandchildren Maverick, Leighton and Paisley. Arnie is also survived by four sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
The service for Arnie will be Friday, September 8th at 1:00pm at the Bethleham Lutheran Church, 603 S. Main, Kalispell, MT.
