Hometown: Oxford Junction, Iowa May 22, 1915 - March 06, 2014

Arnold Sobotka, 98 of Oxford Junction died on Thursday at the Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence. A funeral mass will be held on Monday at 10:30 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oxford Junction, friends may call on Sunday from 2 to 3 Pm at Lahey Funeral Home in Oxford Junction or one hour before mass on Monday at the Church. Burial will be in the Mayflower Cemetery in Oxford Junction. Arnold Sobotka was born on May 22, 1915 son of John and Anna Stratilek Sobotka. He had graduated from the Oxford Junction High School class of 1932, and married Irene (Bicknese) Dobling in 1959 in Lost Nation, Iowa, and Irene died on June 25, 2008. Arnold owned and operated the Sobotka Insurance Agency in Oxford Junction for many years.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oxford Junction, Arnold liked to Dance, listen to music, water sports, hunting and gardening and being outdoors.

He is survived by two step children; Robert (Susan) Dobling of Springville, and Barb Dobling of Oxford Junction. Five Step-Grandchildren and Five step Great Grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Arnold was preceded in death by his wife, one brother and two sisters, a step son Rich Dobling, and Step Daughter Arlette. Memorials are preferred.