Obituary for Arnold Charles Van Pelt
Arnold Charles Van Pelt, 60, of Mentor-on-the-Lake, passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020.
Born Feb. 13, 1960, in Pendelton, Ore., he had been a resident of Lake County for the past 31 years.
He was an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1979 to 1992, aboard the USS Norton Sound and USS Blue Ridge. Arnold was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho.
Mr. Van Pelt was a member of Laborers International Union of North America Local 860 in Cleveland.
Arnold was the beloved husband of Pamela JoAnne Van Pelt; loving father of Brent Dwayne Van Pelt of Mentor-on-the-Lake, and Layla Marie Van Pelt of Ohio City; cherished grandfather of Savannah Jane Van Pelt; dear brother of Donna LeClaire, Laurie Bob McMasters, Amelia Spaulding and Jennette Scott; and nephew of Silas Whitman.
He was preceded in death by his mother Naomi Janice Van Pelt; and siblings, Louie LeClair III, Thomas LeClaire, Watkins LeClaire, Lance Spaulding and Wilbur Spaulding Jr.
Family will receive friends from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 6330 Center St., (Route 615, north of Route 2), in Mentor, with a Celebration of Life service at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Hambden Township Cemetery. (Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service.)
Arrangements are entrusted to McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Homes in Willoughby and Mentor.
To leave condolences for the family, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.
Born Feb. 13, 1960, in Pendelton, Ore., he had been a resident of Lake County for the past 31 years.
He was an honorably discharged U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1979 to 1992, aboard the USS Norton Sound and USS Blue Ridge. Arnold was a member of the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho.
Mr. Van Pelt was a member of Laborers International Union of North America Local 860 in Cleveland.
Arnold was the beloved husband of Pamela JoAnne Van Pelt; loving father of Brent Dwayne Van Pelt of Mentor-on-the-Lake, and Layla Marie Van Pelt of Ohio City; cherished grandfather of Savannah Jane Van Pelt; dear brother of Donna LeClaire, Laurie Bob McMasters, Amelia Spaulding and Jennette Scott; and nephew of Silas Whitman.
He was preceded in death by his mother Naomi Janice Van Pelt; and siblings, Louie LeClair III, Thomas LeClaire, Watkins LeClaire, Lance Spaulding and Wilbur Spaulding Jr.
Family will receive friends from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, at McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Home, 6330 Center St., (Route 615, north of Route 2), in Mentor, with a Celebration of Life service at 7:30 p.m. Burial will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Hambden Township Cemetery. (Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery for the graveside service.)
Arrangements are entrusted to McMahon-Coyne-Vitantonio Funeral Homes in Willoughby and Mentor.
To leave condolences for the family, visit www.MCVfuneralhomes.com.