Jerome Clarence “Jerry” Arnold (1931-2002)

Jerome Clarence “Jerry” Arnold

Birth

2 May 1931

Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, USA

Death

11 Aug 2002 (aged 71)

Beverly, Washington County, Ohio, USA

Burial

Saint Bernard Cemetery

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BEVERLY - Jerome "Jerry" Arnold, 71, of Beverly died Sunday (Aug. 11, 2002) at his home of an apparent heart attack.

He was born May 2, 1931, in Marietta to John and Virginia Arnold and was raised on a farm. He attended St. Mary's Catholic High School in Marietta. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church in Beverly.
After his marriage in 1952 he assisted his in-laws on a dairy farm in Waterford. He had an interest in cabinet building and, after working for a couple of years for Charlie Wilson building custom kitchen cabinets and homes, he branched out on his own. He was a self-employed custom homebuilder for more than 22 years. Working with his family and a couple of employees he built 59 homes throughout Washington and Morgan counties. He also hauled water on evenings and weekends. He retired from building homes after injuring his back in 1980 and his part-time residential water hauling business soon became more than a full-time occupation.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Lillian; three sons, Michael J. Arnold and his wife, Dawn, of Wheaton, Ill., Nelson J. Arnold and his wife, Cindy, of Batavia, Ill., and Dennis A. Arnold of Cincinnati; one daughter, Beverly A. Arnold of Jacksonville, Fla.; six grandchildren, Serena and Brittany of Wheaton, Ill., and Kyle, Katie, Kelsey and Jazmine of Batavia, Ill.; two brothers, James Arnold and his wife, Maglena, and Anthony Arnold and his wife, Leora; four sisters, Sister Maria Arnold, Mary Lou Huck and her husband, John, Irene Lang and her husband, Joseph Jr., and Allene Huck and her husband, Vincent; two sisters-in-law, Catherine Arnold and Mildred Arnold; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by one grandson, Jerrod Arnold; his parents; two brothers, George Arnold and William Arnold; and one sister, Bertha Ledger.

Funeral Mass is at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard Catholic Church in Beverly with Monsignor Robert Kawa officiating. Burial is in Beverly Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at McCurdy Funeral Home in Beverly, where rosary services are at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Bernard Catholic Building Fund, Seventh Street, Beverly, Ohio 45715.