Arthur "Art" Goldgrabe went to be with his Savior, Jesus, on August 15, 2025 in Kennewick. He was born October 15, 1934, in Lincoln, Kansas. After graduating high school in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, he attended Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska, graduating in 1957. He served as an educator in Lutheran churches and schools for 40 years in Tacoma, Washington, St. Louis, Missouri, Corvallis, Oregon, and Kennewick.

He was united in marriage on August 3, 1958 to Mary Brockmann in Germantown, Iowa. Their marriage was blessed with three children: Curt, Daniel and Julie.

Art leaves behind his wife, his children and their spouses, six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and his sister Eunice Goldgrabe of Seward, Nebraska, plus other relatives and friends.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 30 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Kennewick. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Bethlehem Lutheran Scholarship and Endowment Fund of Bethlehem Lutheran Church.