Wendell H. Arnold
Of Arlington
Heights
Wendell H. Arnold,
an Arlington Heights
Resident since 1964,
was born June 17,
1918 in Harold,
South Dakota to Urey
Burke and Alice
Vivian (nee Smith)
Arnold. He died
Monday, August 11,
2008 at his home.
Mr. Arnold was a
graduate of Olivet
Nazarene University
with a B.A. degree
in social science
and of Syracuse
University with an
M.A. degree in
philosophy. His
professional life
was spent in the
non-profit field
beginning in Peoria,
Ill. as Executive
Director of Goodwill
Industries. He then
served Goodwill
Industries and ,
later, the United
Way in Rockford,
Ill. He was
Executive Director
of the United Way in
Sioux City, Iowa
before becoming the
Associate Executive
Director of the
Chicago Boys and
Girls Clubs. Mr.
Arnold joined
Roosevelt University
in 1967 and was made
a Vice President in
1968. He held this
position until he
retired in 1986.
During his tenure he
organized three
major capital
campaigns. He played
a key role in
bringing Roosevelt
University to
Arlington Heights.
Shortly after
retirement he joined
the Board of
Directors of the
Arlington Heights
United Way and was
the Campaign
Chairman of the
1985-6 fund raising
drive. In 1986 he
became the founding
chairman of the
Community Education
Foundation and
served as the
chairman for six
years. In 1991 he
received a
Distinguished
Service Award from
the Township High
School District 214.
He has been a Board
member of the Lattof
YMCA and the Chicago
Boys and Girls Clubs
of Chicago Alumni
Association. He was
a member of the
First Presbyterian
Church of Arlington
Heights.
His survivors
include is wife
Bernina M. “Bernie”
nee Rupp whom he
married August 25,
1940; his son Larry
P. (Joan) Arnold of
Wayzata, Minn., his
daughter Debra Mae
(Robert) Weber of
Hoffman Estates; his
grandchildren Staci
(Chris) Becker,
Amanda (John) Abel,
Sara (Gordon)
Williamson, Todd and
Amy Weber; and his
great grandchildren
Jack Abel and Morgan
Becker.
Wendell is preceded
in death by his
parents, his sister
Virginia (George)
Bigelow and his
brother Dr. Urey B.
(Jane) Arnold.
Visitation from 3:00
until 8:00 PM,
Wednesday, August
13, 2008 at the
Glueckert Funeral
Home, Ltd., 1520 N.
Arlington Heights
Road, (4 blocks
south of Palatine
Road) Arlington
Heights. Memorial
service 10:30 AM,
Thursday, August 14,
2008 at First
Presbyterian Church
of Arlington
Heights, 302 N.
Dunton Ave.,
Arlington Heights
followed by a
committal service at
Memory Gardens
Cemetery chapel.
In lieu of flowers
memorial
contributions may be
given to First
Presbyterian Church
of Arlington
Heights.