Obituary of John Arnold

Arnold, E. John 1926-2011 John passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at the Lakeridge Hospital in Oshawa at the age of 85. John was born in Elmira and was the son of the late Edward Milton and Florence Arnold. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in chemical engineering; was employed with Imperial Oil for 20 years. John will be deeply missed by his loving family. Loving and devoted husband to Bev Arnold (nee Shurly) for 60 years; father of Tim Arnold and his wife Laurie of PEI, Sue and her husband Brian Shibley of Dallas, Texas, Shurly Arnold of Whitby; grandfather of Jennifer and Neil of Calgary, Stephanie and Nathan of Charlottetown, Trevor and Megan of Montgomery, Texas, Andrea and Martin of Houston, Texas; great grandfather of Micaela of Montgomery, Texas and Holden John of Calgary. Survived by sisters Catherine Arnold, Peggy Black and Mary Greenhill all of Kitchener, brother Bill Arnold of Woodstock and sister Florence Manners (Doug) of London, Ontario. Predeceased by his sister Eleanor Ferguson and brothers-in-law John Black, Paul Greenhill and James Ferguson. The Arnold family will receive friends and share memories at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Monday, September 5, 2011 from 6-9 p.m. Parish Prayers will be recited at 8:45 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a. m. on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 from Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church 173 Lourdes St. W., Waterloo. Monsignor Edward Sheridan as Celebrant. Following the Funeral Mass, a reception will take place in the Fireside Reception Room at the funeral home. Cremation with private family interment in St. Teresa RC Cemetery in Elmira. Condolences for the family and donations to The Alzheimer's Society or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario and may be arranged through the funeral home www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.