Shirley K Arnold

December 16, 1923 - February 18, 2012

Shirley K. Arnold, age 88, died Saturday, February 18, 2012 after suffering with Alzheimer’s for the past 10 years. Mrs. Arnold was born December 16, 1923 in St. Clair to the late Peter and Mary “Mollie” (Shaw) Wood and graduated from St. Clair High School in 1942. She was a loving wife and married Fred Arnold on October 8, 1961 in Winterhaven, California. Shirley was a member of the First United Methodist Church, St. Clair. She also was a former board member of the St. Clair Historical Commission and museum volunteer, past treasurer of the St. Clair Music Club and was an American Heart Association volunteer. She enjoyed working, many years, as an executive secretary with a select group of G.E. missile and satellite guidance engineers at the Pacific Missile Range on the west coast. She also worked for Defense Research Corp. and Shearson, Hammill Stock office in Santa Barbara. Shirley loved to spend time working on large scale ceramics, collecting cloisonné art, traveling and visiting museum and stage shows. The family would like to thank St. John Hospice and Marianne Hoffmann and her staff at The Welcome Home and Visions Adult Foster Care Homes for their outstanding care and concern for Shirley. Surviving are her devoted husband Fred; son, Andrew Anderson of Ann Arbor; daughter, Diana Arnold of Lansing; her loving sister, Betty Anderson of Marysville; sister-in-law Mr. & Mrs. Julie (Arthur) Rose of Marine City; brother-in-law, Mr. Ken Westrick of St. Clair; two grandsons, Sean Seidell, Ian Browne, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and special nephew Mike Wood. She was preceded in death by three brothers and sister-in-laws, Peter and Mary Wood Jr., James and Jean Wood and Thomas and Marian Wood, brother-in-law, Ray Anderson and sister-in-law, Linda Westrick. No visitation is scheduled and a memorial service may be held at a later date. Private burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Memorials to the charity of the donors