Submitted by: Dan Rich

Arnold Amiel Much

July 7, 1922 - Aug. 6, 2001

South Bend Tribune 8/8/2001

Arnold Amiel Much, 79, of Sylvan Lane, South Bend, passed away at 10:30 p.m. on Monday, August 6, 2001, at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center. Arnold was born on July 7, 1922, in South Bend, to Amiel and Olga Much, who both preceded him in death.

On August 28, 1948, he married Bess Petkovich in South Bend. Along with his wife of 52 years, survivors are his two sons, Gregory (Pam) Much of Massillon, OH, and Darryl (Lisa) Much of Richardson, TX; and three grandchildren, Michelle, Keith and Angela, all of Massillon, OH.

Arnold served in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was employed by Studebaker Corporation for 22 years and by Allied Products for 23 years, retiring in 1987. Arnold was a social member of the St. Joseph Young Men's Society and a member of the American Legion Post #357, the Disabled American Veterans and the Railsplitter Society, Inc. (84th Infantry Division). Arnold was an avid baseball fan, a devoted Cubs fan, and he thoroughly enjoyed managing his sons' baseball teams at Maurice Matthys Little League and Senior League.

Family and friends may visit from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. today, August 8, in the ST. JOSEPH FUNERAL HOME, 824 S. Mayflower Road, South Bend. A private funeral ceremony will be held on Thursday, August 9. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions in memory of Arnold Much be made to the St. Joseph's Visiting Nurse Association or the Hospice House of St. Joseph County.