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Joan Arnos Obituary
Joan Lawson Arnos passed away peacefully November 18, 2017 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in the presence of her family.
Joan was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1927 and graduated from The Liggett School – now University Liggett School. She attended the University of Michigan where she developed treasured lifelong friends. After having lived in Boston, Massachusetts; San Diego, California; and Birmingham, Michigan, Joan, her husband, and their three children came to Toledo in 1960.
Joan was a homemaker first and foremost – a champion for her family and friends – with an uncanny ability to connect with people who needed to share their life stories. Full of zest, with unshakable convictions, she used her imagination in playful, constructive ways to make life richer.
As a teenager, Joan volunteered as a driver for military officers in the Detroit area during World War II, and later worked at Doubleday bookstore. Her charitable work in Toledo included many years as a member of the Toledo Art Museum Ambassadors (formerly TMA Aides), and as a volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Joan and her husband Richard loved to travel – and traveled widely - with family and friends.
Joan was predeceased by her parents, Seward Noble Lawson and Dorothy Ballantyne Lawson; and her sister, Barbara Lawson Peirce. Joan is survived by her husband, Richard, to whom she was married 69 years; her children, Julia Youngquist (Lowell), Pamela Kate Arnos (Fruth) and Richard Arnos (Denise); and grandchildren, Tyler Youngquist (Michelle), Alex Youngquist, Todd Fruth, Andrew Fruth, Claire Arnos and Caroline Arnos; and many nephews and nieces.
A special thank you to the loving visiting angels and for the care they provided to Joan.
A private memorial service for Joan will be held at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be made as a contribution to Mobile Meals of Toledo. Written condolences may be sent in care of the Walker Funeral Home, 5155 Sylvania Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43623.
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Bobbie Smith
November 26, 2017
To the family and friends of Joan, you have my deepest sympathy. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and gave everlasting comfort and good hope by means of underserved kindness comfort your hearts and make you firm.
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Beth Weilant
November 23, 2017
Dear Pam, I am so sorry to see that your Mom has passed away. My sympathy to you and your family. May you have love to surround you as you go through this sad time. Take care, Beth Weilant (Jacobsons)
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