Arleen was born, April 17, 1943 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to the late William & Gladys O'Donnell. She has 1 brother, William O'Donnell, Jr. of Marissa, Illinois and 3 sisters, Marilynn Triefenbach of Freeburg, Illinois, Lois Woitkowski of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Lynn Koscher of Nashville, Tennessee.
Arleen married her husband Bob in 1963 and spent her early life in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, and Poughkeepsie, New York before moving to Cary, North Carolina in 1986.
She was the matriarch to her large family and was very devoted to all of them, and they to her.
Arleen leaves her loving husband, Bob, her 3 children, Michael, Robin and Mark... her 7 grandchildren, Christopher, Terah, Ethan, Nicholas, Ali, Cole and Mara ... and 4 great grandchildren, Henry, Daniel, Rylie and Alyssa ...and many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends, Tuesday, September 24, 2019 from 11:00am - 1:00pm at Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St. Apex, NC 27502. A funeral service will take place at Apex Funeral Home at 1:00pm. Burial will immediately follow at Wake Memorial Park, 7002 Green Hope School Rd. Cary, NC 27519.