Arnold M. Ranta, age 73, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at his home in Stillwater after a lengthy battle with two forms of cancer. He was born to second generation Finnish-Americans, Arne and Bertha “Peggy” (Skytta) of Markham, MN where they owned and operated Ranta’s Resort on the Whiteface Reservoir. Arnold graduated from Aurora-Hoyt Lakes High School in 1967, and the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1971, with majors in History and Political Science.