Arden was born on May 20, 1931, in Nebraska The Depression caused his father, Orla, and Mother, Helen (House), to abandon their family homestead, taking Arden and his three brothers, Wendel, Evan and Wilton, to Oregon. Settling in Gaston, Oregon, Arden began his own logging career at the age of 15 and owned his first sawmill several years later. Later, he started a farming operation in Gaston, which included as many as 10,000 chickens, run by his sons Steve, David, Ronald & Robert, and his wife, Ellen Ferguson.
At age 32, logging and saw milling took him to the Far East, Borneo and Malaysia. Time off was spent helping missionaries with medical services and creating a lucrative ice cream business for the mission. Ice cream became Arden’s primary business as he expanded to 35 ice cream stores in the far east. The escalation of the Vietnam conflict in the late 60’s forced him to abandon his ice cream empire and returning to the safety of the Northwest.
Along with continuing to buy and sell real estate and timberland, when he returned, Arden helped manage and sell for his brother Evan’s Cabana Motorhome line, and began his next business expansion with the building of mobile home parks in McMinnville, Forest Grove, and Gaston, Oregon areas.
In the 60’s he received certification in scuba diving and a private pilot’s license. He added helicopter, commercial, external loan, and instructor ratings. Danielson Aviation grew to provide services to North and South America, including during the Mount St. Helen’s eruption. In 1975, Arden purchased McCormack Pipe Company and operated this thriving business with his sons through 1981. Arden also began to build and sell homes in the Portland area and further expanded his mobile home park business by the building of Gibben Creek (Washougal, WA) and Wood Village (Troutdale, OR) in 1980. In 1982, Arden and sons built a mining operation on the Arctic Circle, north of Fairbanks AK and continued to mine in the far north until recently.
In the late 90’s, he became a director of the Antique Powerland Museum in Brooks, Oregon, which houses a portion of his 100+ collection of antique trucks and tractors His love of collecting also included numerous domestic and exotic animals from all over the world and donated to zoos throughout the United States.
A man who truly loved live and business and pursued both to the utmost, Arden will be missed by countless friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Susan; 4 sons; 2 daughters, 6 step-children, 23 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild; 3 brothers; 1 sister, and the many more he made feel like part of the family.
[The Oregonian, Jan 2003; with photo]
Contributor: Tracy Turner (46815350) • [email protected]
At age 32, logging and saw milling took him to the Far East, Borneo and Malaysia. Time off was spent helping missionaries with medical services and creating a lucrative ice cream business for the mission. Ice cream became Arden’s primary business as he expanded to 35 ice cream stores in the far east. The escalation of the Vietnam conflict in the late 60’s forced him to abandon his ice cream empire and returning to the safety of the Northwest.
Along with continuing to buy and sell real estate and timberland, when he returned, Arden helped manage and sell for his brother Evan’s Cabana Motorhome line, and began his next business expansion with the building of mobile home parks in McMinnville, Forest Grove, and Gaston, Oregon areas.
In the 60’s he received certification in scuba diving and a private pilot’s license. He added helicopter, commercial, external loan, and instructor ratings. Danielson Aviation grew to provide services to North and South America, including during the Mount St. Helen’s eruption. In 1975, Arden purchased McCormack Pipe Company and operated this thriving business with his sons through 1981. Arden also began to build and sell homes in the Portland area and further expanded his mobile home park business by the building of Gibben Creek (Washougal, WA) and Wood Village (Troutdale, OR) in 1980. In 1982, Arden and sons built a mining operation on the Arctic Circle, north of Fairbanks AK and continued to mine in the far north until recently.
In the late 90’s, he became a director of the Antique Powerland Museum in Brooks, Oregon, which houses a portion of his 100+ collection of antique trucks and tractors His love of collecting also included numerous domestic and exotic animals from all over the world and donated to zoos throughout the United States.
A man who truly loved live and business and pursued both to the utmost, Arden will be missed by countless friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Susan; 4 sons; 2 daughters, 6 step-children, 23 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild; 3 brothers; 1 sister, and the many more he made feel like part of the family.
[The Oregonian, Jan 2003; with photo]
Contributor: Tracy Turner (46815350) • [email protected]
Arden was born on May 20, 1931, in Nebraska The Depression caused his father, Orla, and Mother, Helen (House), to abandon their family homestead, taking Arden and his three brothers, Wendel, Evan and Wilton, to Oregon. Settling in Gaston, Oregon, Arden began his own logging career at the age of 15 and owned his first sawmill several years later. Later, he started a farming operation in Gaston, which included as many as 10,000 chickens, run by his sons Steve, David, Ronald & Robert, and his wife, Ellen Ferguson.
At age 32, logging and saw milling took him to the Far East, Borneo and Malaysia. Time off was spent helping missionaries with medical services and creating a lucrative ice cream business for the mission. Ice cream became Arden’s primary business as he expanded to 35 ice cream stores in the far east. The escalation of the Vietnam conflict in the late 60’s forced him to abandon his ice cream empire and returning to the safety of the Northwest.
Along with continuing to buy and sell real estate and timberland, when he returned, Arden helped manage and sell for his brother Evan’s Cabana Motorhome line, and began his next business expansion with the building of mobile home parks in McMinnville, Forest Grove, and Gaston, Oregon areas.
In the 60’s he received certification in scuba diving and a private pilot’s license. He added helicopter, commercial, external loan, and instructor ratings. Danielson Aviation grew to provide services to North and South America, including during the Mount St. Helen’s eruption. In 1975, Arden purchased McCormack Pipe Company and operated this thriving business with his sons through 1981. Arden also began to build and sell homes in the Portland area and further expanded his mobile home park business by the building of Gibben Creek (Washougal, WA) and Wood Village (Troutdale, OR) in 1980. In 1982, Arden and sons built a mining operation on the Arctic Circle, north of Fairbanks AK and continued to mine in the far north until recently.
In the late 90’s, he became a director of the Antique Powerland Museum in Brooks, Oregon, which houses a portion of his 100+ collection of antique trucks and tractors His love of collecting also included numerous domestic and exotic animals from all over the world and donated to zoos throughout the United States.
A man who truly loved live and business and pursued both to the utmost, Arden will be missed by countless friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Susan; 4 sons; 2 daughters, 6 step-children, 23 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild; 3 brothers; 1 sister, and the many more he made feel like part of the family.
[The Oregonian, Jan 2003; with photo]
Contributor: Tracy Turner (46815350) • [email protected]
At age 32, logging and saw milling took him to the Far East, Borneo and Malaysia. Time off was spent helping missionaries with medical services and creating a lucrative ice cream business for the mission. Ice cream became Arden’s primary business as he expanded to 35 ice cream stores in the far east. The escalation of the Vietnam conflict in the late 60’s forced him to abandon his ice cream empire and returning to the safety of the Northwest.
Along with continuing to buy and sell real estate and timberland, when he returned, Arden helped manage and sell for his brother Evan’s Cabana Motorhome line, and began his next business expansion with the building of mobile home parks in McMinnville, Forest Grove, and Gaston, Oregon areas.
In the 60’s he received certification in scuba diving and a private pilot’s license. He added helicopter, commercial, external loan, and instructor ratings. Danielson Aviation grew to provide services to North and South America, including during the Mount St. Helen’s eruption. In 1975, Arden purchased McCormack Pipe Company and operated this thriving business with his sons through 1981. Arden also began to build and sell homes in the Portland area and further expanded his mobile home park business by the building of Gibben Creek (Washougal, WA) and Wood Village (Troutdale, OR) in 1980. In 1982, Arden and sons built a mining operation on the Arctic Circle, north of Fairbanks AK and continued to mine in the far north until recently.
In the late 90’s, he became a director of the Antique Powerland Museum in Brooks, Oregon, which houses a portion of his 100+ collection of antique trucks and tractors His love of collecting also included numerous domestic and exotic animals from all over the world and donated to zoos throughout the United States.
A man who truly loved live and business and pursued both to the utmost, Arden will be missed by countless friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Susan; 4 sons; 2 daughters, 6 step-children, 23 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild; 3 brothers; 1 sister, and the many more he made feel like part of the family.
[The Oregonian, Jan 2003; with photo]
Contributor: Tracy Turner (46815350) • [email protected]
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