Background
Horssen, Arden Darrell Van was born on June 14, 1917 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles and Mabel Rosina (Schaffer) Van Horssen.
Horssen, Arden Darrell Van was born on June 14, 1917 in Cottonwood County, Minnesota, United States. Son of Charles and Mabel Rosina (Schaffer) Van Horssen.
Student, University Minnesota, 1935—1938. Student, DePauw University, 1938—1940. Student, Lawson School Engineering, Chicago, 1941.
Trainer, Nunn Manufacturing, Evanston, Illinois, 1941-1942; department supervisor, Minneapolis Moline Manufacturing, Minneapolis, 1942-1944; plant manager, Industrial Tool & Die, Minneapolis, 1944-1947; part owner, Tonka Toys, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 1947-1949; plant superintendent, Woodmark Industries, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, 1949-1951; owner, Nu-Line Industries, Minneapolis, 1951-1965; president, Cinch Nu-Line division United Carr, Minneapolis, 1965-1967. Consultant management and engineering, 1968-1973.
Married Margaret Eleanor Ellingsen, November 29, 1941. Children: Charles A., Ronald D.