Clifford "Cliff" A. Arnold

October 13, 1930 - April 13, 2022

Clifford “Cliff” Arnold, 91, of Grand Island passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, surrounded by his family. Services in Cliff’s honor will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at All Faiths Funeral Home, with visitation an hour prior. Dan Naranjo will officiate. Burial of ashes will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be rendered by the U.S. Airforce and United Veteran’s Honor Guard. All Faiths Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Cliff was born on October 13, 1930 in Omaha, son of Ned and Margaret (Filter) Arnold. His family soon settled in Grand Island where Cliff graduated from Grand Island Senior High in 1948. Following high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Airforce as an air traffic controller. On June 6, 1952 he married the mother of his children, Beverly Mendenhall. They spent 25 years together before her death on September 28, 1971. Cliff then married Bonnie Breiner on June 18, 1977 and gained two step-children. Cliff owned Canteen Vending until he retired in 1980. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He loved Husker Football, playing slot machines, woodworking, collecting coins and puzzles. His memory is cherished by his wife, Bonnie; children, David (Marty) Arnold, Debra (Pat) O’Hara, Mary (Randy) George, Carol Castleberry, Barbara (Jonathan) McIntosh and Scott (Lisa) Osterholm; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; sister, Phyllis Synhorst; sister-in-law, Antonia Arnold; and numerous extended family and friends. Cliff was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Beverly; brothers, Ruben and Melvin; and grandson, Nicholas McIntosh.