Arlo Flegel, 64, of Hazelton, ND, died August 31, 2012 at his home after a long battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am Monday, September 3, 2012 at Linton united Methodist Church, Linton with the Reverend Cori Waisanen officiating. Burial will be on the Hazelton Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 5:00pm to 9:00pm at the Myers Funeral Home, Linton. Arlo was born on November 5, 1947 in Linton, ND, the son of Edwin and Hilda (Frank) Flegel. He was raised and educated in Hazelton, ND. Arlo married Patty Berger on June 5, 1981 at the Linton United Methodist church. Following their marriage, they lived in Hazelton where Arlo owned and operated his own construction company. Arlo's lifelong passion was farming, but his career was a carpenter. It was a true statement that he could fix anything, except "the crack of dawn and a broken heart". He was a member of the Braddock Threshing Bee. He is survived by his wife, Patty, Hazelton, ND; Seven children: Melanie Flegel, Dilworth, MN, Clark (Missy) Flegel, Estelline, SD, Tanya (Tev) Flegel Helmes, Lake Preston, SD, Cory Felgel, Bismarck, ND, Adam Flegel, Bismarck, ND, Aaron (Jane) Berger, Bismarck, ND, and Chris Berger, Eagan, MN; his mother, Hilda Flegel, Bismarck, ND; twelve grandchildren; two brothers and sisters-in-law: Leroy and Val Flegel, Medina, ND and Virgil and Nancy Flegel, Lincoln, NE; four sisters and brothers-in-law: Pam Bosch, Columbus, NE, Connie and Chuck Conley, Helena, MT, Annette and Phillip Flegel Anfinrud, Washington, DC and Rhonda Flegel, Bismarck, ND. He was preceded in death by his father, his daughter, Elizabeth in 2006; a grandson, Leyton Jahner; a sister, Janice Holzer, and a nephew, Sam Flegel.