Robert J. Arn

Robert J. Arn
Robert James Arn, 83, died peacefully November 26, 2006. He was the eldest of five children of the late Robert and Mary Arn of Massillon, OH. He graduated from Washington High School in Massillon, OH and attended Ohio Northern University. He was an outstanding baseball pitcher in Northem Ohio leagues and was scouted by the Cleveland Indians prior to enlisting in the U.S. Navy. During WW II, he saw extensive action in the South Pacific. Throughout his career he worked in the steel industry in Ohio, New Jersey, and Connecticut and retired as Works Manager for Philbrick Booth & Spencer in Hartford. Always an active member in the church, he served most recently as Eucharistic Minister at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Spring Hill, FL. He was a Past Exalted Ruler of the BPO Elks. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Nancy Reese Arn, and four children: David and Kathryn Arn of Virginia Beach, VA, Suzanne and Michael McCarthy of Jaffrey, NH, Jonathan and Linda Arn of East Granby, CT, Timothy and Mary Arn of The Woodlands, TX, their ten grandchildren Hallie and Lindsay Arn of Virginia Beach, Matthew, Kristen and Jennifer McCarthy of NH, Katelyn and Justin Arn of CT and Jeffrey, Robert and William Arn of TX.. He is also survived by a sister, Jane Pulaski of Plainville, CT, and brothers, Dr. William Arn of Kent, OH and Donald Arn of Canton, OH and sister-in-law Betty Reese Mulhall of Moorestown, NJ. A memorial service will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church in Virginia Beach. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Branford, CT. H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel is handling arrangements. online condolences may be made at www.hdoliver.com
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