Robert Harvey Arany (1919 - 2007)

Born 26 Jun 1919 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 May 2007 at age 87 in Flat Rock, Henderson, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Robert, better known as Bob, was born in 1919 while his parents, Leo Arany and Thelma Waddington lived in Bronyx, New York.

Bob died in 2007. He was survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Mary K. "Kitty" Arany, Hendersonville; two sons, Thomas R. Arany, Hendersonville; and Larry B. Arany, Riverside Calif.; a sister, Dorothy Chapman, Toms River, N.J.; three grandchildren; one great-grandson; a nephew; and a niece.

A funeral service was held at noon Wednesday, May 23, 2007, in the Chapel of Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Black Mountain, N.C. Pastor Jim Hakes. Shuler Funeral Home of Hendersonville, N.C., assisted the family.

Sources

• 1920 US Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJPX-9YX : accessed 5 October 2020), Robert Arany in household of Leo Arany, Bronx Assembly District 7, Bronx, New York, United States; citing ED 406, sheet 2A, line 25, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1141; FHL microfilm 1,821,141.
• 1925 NY Census: "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KS77-LGP : 8 November 2014), Robert H Aronay, New York, A.D. 22, E.D. 30, New York, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 4, line 04, New York State Archives, Albany.
• 1930 US Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4XB-TJ5 : accessed 5 October 2020), Robert Aruny in household of Sarah F Waddington, Eatontown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 34, sheet 9B, line 100, family 251, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1370; FHL microfilm 2,341,105.
• Military: ‘’United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K858-V2M : 5 December 2014), Robert H Arany, enlisted 22 Aug 1944, Ft Dix, New Jersey, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
• Obituary: Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, Wisconsin), 25 May 2007, Fri, Page 15.
• Burial https://billiongraves.com/grave/Robert-H-Arany/291253, citing Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA.
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57117556/robert_harvey-arany: accessed March 29, 2024), memorial page for Robert Harvey “Bob” Arany (26 Jun 1919–22 May 2007), Find a Grave Memorial ID 57117556, citing Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Melissa Dills (contributor 46975348).
• FamilySearch profile: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GSQF-6Y3