Ethel A. ARNOLD

HAMPTON - Ethel A. Arnold, passed to eternal life on Dec. 22, 2010. She was the widow of Lt. Col. Albert Arnold (U.S. Army, Ret.).
Ethel was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on Aug. 4, 1908. She moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., at an early age. While living in Brooklyn she retired in 1941 after working 17 ½ years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. She was a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the General Phillip H. Sheridan Council of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Long Island Chapter of the Columbiettes K of C, both in Brooklyn.
Ethel became a resident of Newport News in August 1950. She worked 28 years at St. Vincent de Paul School/Peninsula Catholic High School as the secretary, bookkeeper and office manager, retiring in 1987. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church since her arrival in Newport News and was a member of its Senior Citizens.
Also preceding Ethel in death was her mother and father, stepfather, three sisters and one brother.
Surviving are her loving sons, Albert and his wife, Jo-Ann of Newport News, their three sons, Albert and his wife, Beth of New Kent and their sons, Connor and Ethan, Douglas and his fiancEe, Susanne, Matthew and his wife, Jenni and their daughter, Abigail both of Newport News, her son, Thomas and his wife, Ann of Hampton and their daughter, Anna Petrolia and her husband, Charlie of Yorktown and their daughter, Brianna. Also surviving are her sister-in-law, Mary Burke of Staten Island, N.Y., and a number of nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
The family wishes to give special thanks to the staff of the Hidenwood and to the Odyssey Hospice for their care and love.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to St. Vincent de Paul Church Back Door Ministry, 230 33rd St., Newport News, 23607 or Peninsula Catholic High School, 600 Harpersville Rd., Newport News, 23601.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday at R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home in downtown Hampton and from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Immediately following at 2 p.m. a Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated by Rev. John J. Dorgan. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.
Arrangements are by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, 245 S. Armistead Ave. in Hampton, 757-723-3191. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.