Obit of Schmalbeck, Arthur William "Art" - Canadian County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Gene Phillips 06 Mar 2011 Return to Canadian County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/canadian/canadian.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Coleman Family Cemetery--Denison KS Schmalbeck, Arthur William Art EL RENO, OK- Arthur William Art Schmalbeck died May 2, 2006 at Grace Living Center in El Reno, OK. He was born August 22, 1928 in Wadsworth, IL, the son of William and Anna Schmalbeck. He was raised in Des Plains, IL. He also lived in Kansas and Michigan before settling in El Reno, OK in 1979. He was employed as an auto mechanic and welder. He served in the U.S. Navy, retiring after 24 years of active duty. He is survived by his wife, Donna, of the home, his son, Reggie Schmalbeck and wife, Kathy of Auburn, MI; his daughters, Nancy Looney and husband, Richard of Marlow, OK and Jeannie Hicks and husband, Shane of El Reno, OK; his brothers, Harold Schmalbeck of Des Plains, IL and Graves Schmalbeck of Monticello, WI; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his eldest son, Roger Schmalbeck and his brother, Vernon Schmalbeck. The family will gather with friends for a celebration of his life from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, March 26, 2007 at the Mercer Funeral Home in Holton, KS. Interment of his ashes will be in the Coleman Family Cemetery south of Denison, KS. Published in the Topeka Capital-Journal on 3/22/2007. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15656446 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Canadian County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/canadian/canadian.html