George T. Arnold

ARNOLD

Posted By: Rebecca Foster (email)
Date: 9/16/2014 at 16:58:31

ARNOLD

George T. Arnold, a marine engineer, died at the home of Mrs. Minnie Tomasek, 1919 Third Avenue, Moline, at 2 a.m. today. He had been in ill health for two years.

Mr. Arnold was born in Montreal, Canada, on July 4, 1858 and he had made his home with Mrs. Tomasek and her family for the last 36 years.

He was a member of the Blue Lodge of Masons, No. 127 of Paducah, Ky. and of the Marine Engineers Association of Pittsburgh. He was a marine engineer on various steamboats working on the lower Mississippi and also out of Pittsburgh.

He leaves no immediate survivors. The body was removed to the McGinnis Funeral Home from where services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., Davenport, Ia., 09 Jan 1939, p. 4.

George T. Arnold, 80, marine engineer who had been employed on Mississippi and Ohio river boats, died at the home of his longtime friend, Mrs. Minnie Tomasek 1919 Third Avenue, Moline at 2 a.m. Monday. He had made his home with the Tomasek family for the past 36 years.

Mr. Arnold was born in Montreal, Canada, July 4, 1858, and at one time lived in LeClaire. He was a member of the Paducah Lodge, No.127, A. F. & M. and of the Marine Engineers Association of Pittsburgh.

Funeral services will be held at McGinnis Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial will be in Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., Monday, January 9, 1939, page 13.

Arnold Funeral

Funeral services for George T. Arnold were held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the McGinnis Funeral Home, with the Rev. W. Z. Allen of LeClaire officiating. David C. Nordstrom sang, with accompaniment by R. M. Barclay, Ferdinand Meyer, Jr., master of Snow Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of LeClaire was in charge of Masonic services at the grave in Glendale cemetery, LeClaire. Pallbearers were Robert Stuard, Orsen Knowlton, Byron Knowlton, William M. Kihler, Carl Hendricks and Jacque Baker.

Source: The Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 12 Jan 1930, p. 6.

The Arnold Funeral.

Funeral services for George T. Arnold, marine engineer, 1919 Third Avenue, Moline, who died Monday, were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the McGinnis Funeral Home with the Rev. W. Z Allen of LeClaire officiating. David Nordstrom sang.

Snow Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of LeClaire had charge of services in the Glendale Cemetery, LeClaire. Ferdinand Meyer was in charge. Bearers were Robert Stuart, Orsen Knowlton, William M. Kihler, Carl Hendricks, Jacque Baker and Byron Knowlton.

Source: The Davenport Democrat and Leader, Davenport, Ia., 12 Jan 1939.