Dorothea was the loving wife of Elijah Joseph Arnold, Jr. for 66 years and mother to Elijah Joseph (Ruth Ann) Arnold, III, Elizabeth Ann (Raymond) Wolfe, and Karen Marie (Joseph) Tice. She was preceded in death by a son Jeffery David Arnold. She had 5 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Born on February 28, 1929 in Cornwall, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Anthony Arnick, Sr. and Dorothy Edith (Boyer) Arnick. She is survived by siblings Patricia Bixler, Joan Arnick, and Kenneth Arnick. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, Raphael, and Edmund, and five sisters, Ann Miller, Marguerite Fritz, Cecile Kessler, Katheen Arnick, and Virginia Shirk.
She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and participated with the Legion of Mary. She graduated from Business College and worked as a secretary for Attorney Joseph Hill, Sr. and at Bethlehem Steel. She also worked at Leader Nursing Home in housekeeping. She was a Lebanon County 4-H leader and a member of Farm Woman Group 7. She was a farm wife for many years. She enjoyed cooking, baking, canning, knitting, crocheting and most of all spending time at family gatherings.
The family thanks the staff at Cornwall Manor for kindness shown to Dorothea. Please omit flowers and donations may be made to Lebanon Chapter of American Cancer Society P.O. Box 896 Hershey, Pa. 17033-0896.
Funeral Mass on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 2596 Cornwall Road, Cornwall. A viewing will be held prior to Mass from 10-11. Please wear face masks into church. Interment will be on Holy Savior Cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. is entrusted with the arrangements. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at our on line guest book at thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com
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OBITUARY FROM:
Thompson Funeral Home, Inc.
126 South Ninth Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717) 272-0701
Stephen P. Thompson
Owner, Supervisor, President
www.thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com
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Dorothea was the loving wife of Elijah Joseph Arnold, Jr. for 66 years and mother to Elijah Joseph (Ruth Ann) Arnold, III, Elizabeth Ann (Raymond) Wolfe, and Karen Marie (Joseph) Tice. She was preceded in death by a son Jeffery David Arnold. She had 5 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
Born on February 28, 1929 in Cornwall, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Anthony Arnick, Sr. and Dorothy Edith (Boyer) Arnick. She is survived by siblings Patricia Bixler, Joan Arnick, and Kenneth Arnick. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, Raphael, and Edmund, and five sisters, Ann Miller, Marguerite Fritz, Cecile Kessler, Katheen Arnick, and Virginia Shirk.
She was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church and participated with the Legion of Mary. She graduated from Business College and worked as a secretary for Attorney Joseph Hill, Sr. and at Bethlehem Steel. She also worked at Leader Nursing Home in housekeeping. She was a Lebanon County 4-H leader and a member of Farm Woman Group 7. She was a farm wife for many years. She enjoyed cooking, baking, canning, knitting, crocheting and most of all spending time at family gatherings.
The family thanks the staff at Cornwall Manor for kindness shown to Dorothea. Please omit flowers and donations may be made to Lebanon Chapter of American Cancer Society P.O. Box 896 Hershey, Pa. 17033-0896.
Funeral Mass on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 2596 Cornwall Road, Cornwall. A viewing will be held prior to Mass from 10-11. Please wear face masks into church. Interment will be on Holy Savior Cemetery. Thompson Funeral Home, Inc. is entrusted with the arrangements. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at our on line guest book at thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com
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OBITUARY FROM:
Thompson Funeral Home, Inc.
126 South Ninth Street
Lebanon, PA 17042
Phone: (717) 272-0701
Stephen P. Thompson
Owner, Supervisor, President
www.thompsonfuneralhomelebanon.com
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