Veneta A BECK

Notes:

She was the daughter of Charles and Mary Beck of Wausau. The parents of Charles and Mary were born in Germany. In the 1910 census, Veneta is 16 years old and has an 11 year-old sister named Una. In the 1920 census, Charles, Mary, and Una live in Milwaukee. Veneta is not living with them.

According to her entry in the Connecticut death index, she was the widow of Oscar and had been a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools. She resided in Darien at 18 Pilgrim Road, the home of her daughter. According to the SSDI, her SS# had been issued in Massachusetts in 1962.

Birth:
WHS Genealogy Index

Died:
Connecticut Death Index. Oak Hill Cemetery records say 11 Jul.

Buried:
N EA 000 0 64 0 006

Veneta married Oscar Theodore THOMPSON about 1920. Oscar (son of Helge (Harry E) THOMPSON and Marian HOUGEN) was born on 20 Jul 1889 in Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin; died on 26 Oct 1947 in Wisconsin; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dorothy T Arrison, b. 27 Jun 1925 lived at 18 Pilgrim Road in Darien, Connecticut in 1993 with, apparently, her husband Robert A Arrison Jr., b. 14 Jun 1925.

Dorothy T Arrison died 10 Jan 2011, last residence Darien.

Memorial for Dorothy Thompson Arrison Born in Neenah, WI on Jun. 27, 1925 Departed on Jan. 10, 2011 and resided in Darien, CT. Service: Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 1:00 pm Please click on the links above for locations, times, maps, and directions.

Dorothy Thompson Arrison, 85, of Darien passed away quietly Monday evening, January 10, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, at the Rosenthal Hospice Residence in Stamford, surrounded by loving family members. Born June 27, 1925 in Neenah, Wisconsin, "Dottie" was the only child of Veneta Beck Thompson and Oscar Theodore Thompson. During World War II she attended Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin. After the war she transferred to Wellesley College, graduating in 1947 as a Wellesley Scholar and a member of the Zeta Alpha Society with a major in zoology and a minor in art. She met her beloved husband Bob during her senior year in college and they married in 1949. The family moved to Darien in 1970. She will be well-remembered for her great generosity, gracious spirit, and nurturing heart. In addition to being a wonderful mother, she was consistently involved in church and volunteer activities. She was a member of the Noroton Presbyterian Church, where she served as a deacon, an elder, and a Stephen Minister. Her volunteer activities included work with the Junior League, the Darien Community Association, and Person-to-Person, for which she served as a board member. She was also actively involved with the Noroton Yacht Club, the Country Club of Darien, Wee Burn Country Club, and with an informal women's group, the Go Girls. She enjoyed sailing, locally and on the Maine coast, playing bridge, playing tennis, drawing and painting, and solving crosswords and cryptograms. She is survived by four children, Robert Thompson "Tom" Arrison of Providence, Rhode Island, John Gilmour Arrison of Belfast, Maine, Janet Arrison Spedden, and James Alexander Arrison; four son- and daughters-in-law; six grandchildren; two brothers-in-law; and six nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of fifty-five years, Robert Alexander Arrison, Jr. and by an infant daughter, Jane Arrison. A memorial service will be held at Noroton Presbyterian Church, 2011 Post Road, Darien on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Noroton Presbyterian Church, P. O. Box 3401, Darien, CT 06820; or to the Bennett Cancer Center, Stamford Hospital Foundation, 1351 Washington Blvd, Suite 202, Stamford, CT 06902. Edward Lawrence Funeral Home of Darien is handling the arrangements.

Buried:
cremains

Dorothy married Robert A ARRISON, Jr in 1949. Robert was born on 14 Jun 1925; died on 18 Sep 2004; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]