Obituaries

In Memoriam: Longtime Red Bank Resident, 1950 RBC Grad, Barbara Arnone

“Barbara was affectionately known by many throughout the community as a kind and generous woman. Her deep faith and selflessness will always be a beautiful example of a life well-lived.” ~ family of Barbara Arnone

Longtime Red Bank resident Barbara Arnone “was called to heaven on July 27,” surrounded by her family.

Barbara and her husband Michael graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School (RBC) in 1950. The high school sweethearts married in 1956 and settled in Red Bank where they raised their family.

Barbara worked in Michael’s Red Bank dental practice.

“Upon entering the dental office, she would always greet patients with a smiling face. As her husband always said ‘Babs, you are my right arm.’ Barbara encouraged Michael’s political endeavors and she was his number one supporter.
Some of her favorite things included watching Turner Classic movies, listening to Dean Martin and George Strait, gardening her hydrangeas, picking apples and peaches at the orchard, and making her famous pancakes and cupcakes for her grandchildren. While raising her family, she was actively involved in the school PTA and took on the role of being a den mother
for the Cub Scout program for her sons.

Loved ones of Barbara Arnone in her obituary

Barbara was predeceased by: her brothers, Thomas and Donald; her sisters, and lifelong cherished friends, Lois and Maureen (Wayne); and her sisters-in-law, Peggy and Donna.

She is survived by: her beloved husband of 67 years, Dr. Michael J. Arnone; her devoted sons and daughter, John (Jean), Suzanne, Mark, Paul (Dawn), and Michael (Dawn Marie); and her 11 grandchildren and great grandson.

Visitation will be held on Monday, July 31, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. A mass of christian burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 9:30 a.m. at St. James Church, 94 Broad St, Red Bank. Burial will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Barbara. 

— Edited obituary prepared by family via Thompson Memorial Home