John J. Arnhold

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

He was the owner of an oil and steel fabrication company.

Survivors include his wife, Frances; four sons, Stephen, Paul, and Fred, all of Grand Junction, and Tom of Madison, Wisconsin; one daughter, Lois Houlihan of Henderson, Nevada; one sister, Juanita Hoffman of Denver; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions to HopeWest, 3090B N. 12th St., Grand Junction 81506.

John J. Arnhold

July 31, 1928 - February 1, 2017

John J. Arnhold, of Grand Junction, Colorado passed away in the early morning of February 1, 2017.

He was born July 31, 1928, in Victoria, Kansas where, as a teenager, he began roughnecking in the oil fields. He married Frances Karlin May 25, 1948. Together with their children, they moved around the country as John worked in the oil and gas industry.

In 1965, they moved to Grand Junction. They became members of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church where they long enjoyed the services of Father Plough. For five years, John traveled to Alaska to work on the pipeline. After his work in Alaska, he opened Arnhold Welding and Fabricating. Among the fine work produced by his business, John built rig up trucks, some of which were for Alaska, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. He invented a valve that is still being used in oil fields today, and he designed a hazmat truck for the Grand Junction Fire Department. Even after retirement, John remained active in helping his many friends in the oil and gas industry.

He is survived by his wife, Frances; children, Steve (Susie), Paul (Marcia), Fred, Lois (Bob), and Tom; his sister, Juanita; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a great-great-granddaughter.

His family would like to thank hospice for the wonderful care they gave him.

Services will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, 790 26 ½ Rd. Grand Junction, Colorado 81506.

Published in The Daily Sentinel on Feb. 3, 2017