Obituary for Richard Wayne Arnold

Richard Wayne Arnold, 61 years old, of Pleasant Prairie, WI, formerly of Naperville, IL, and Whiting, IN, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017. Rich was the beloved husband of Mandee Arnold of Pleasant Prairie; devoted father to Zachary (Mimi) Arnold, Katherine (Chad Condon) Arnold, Sarah (Mitchell Cruz) Arnold, Rebecca Arnold, of Naperville. Andrea Arnold also of Naperville, is the mother of his children; dearest brother of Michael (Deborah) Arnold and Diane (Tom) Puplava, all of Whiting; cherished step father to Holly Brown, Heather (Cory) Sanders, Heidi (Phil) Larder, and Heath Brown; adored step grandfather of Dion, Wil, Brooklyn, Sadie, Colby, Javin, Maddie and Penny of Pleasant Prairie; and proud uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his treasured parents, Robert Arnold and Jean Arnold Biscan.
Rich was born on August 1, 1955, in East Chicago, IN. He attended Saint John the Baptist Grade School, George Rogers Clark High School (class of 1974) and Purdue Calumet College. Rich was a member of Great Lakes Church in Kenosha, WI. He was in the HVAC business for over 30 years. Rich loved to travel, work on cars, read, dance, attend concerts, visit the beach, and most importantly, spend time with his loving and ever-growing family. Rich will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
The “Celebration of Life” will be at the home of Rich and Mandee in Pleasant Prairie, at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday June 3, 2017. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Heart Association www.donatenow.heart.org/ or the Wounded Warrior Project www.woundedwarriorproject.org/donate.
Proko Funeral Home & Crematory