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Arnold Sobotka
ARNOLD SOBOTKA
Oxford Junction
Arnold Sobotka, 98, of Oxford Junction, died Thursday, March 6, 2014, at Clarence Nursing Home in Clarence. A funeral Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Oxford Junction. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Lahey Funeral Home in Oxford Junction or one hour before Mass on Monday at the church. Burial will be in Mayflower Cemetery, Oxford Junction.
Arnold Sobotka was born May 22, 1915, son of John and Anna Stratilek Sobotka. He graduated from Oxford Junction High School and married Irene (Bicknese) Dobling in 1959 in Lost Nation. Irene died 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 stepchildren, Robert (Susan) Dobling of Springville and Barb Dobling of Oxford Junction; five stepgrandchildren, five stepgreat-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Arnold was preceded in death by his wife; one brother; two sisters; a stepson, Rich Dobling; and stepdaughter-in-law, Arlette.
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