The Livonia Gazette
THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1976
Livonia, Livingston Co., N.Y.
Small Plane Crashes, 2 Die
Two area men are dead as a result of a light plane crash that occurred Sunday night, Oct. 31 between the towns of Margaretsville and Downsville in Deleware County. Killed in the crash were George Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son Tracey, 23, of 196 Pierpont Rd., Holcomb. The two had flown to Downsville to visit friends. A search for the Arnolds began when their plane failed to arrive in Lakeville. The crash was discovered by a State Police helicopter about noon Monday, Nov. 1, on Middle Mountain near Margaretsville. Al Weiss of the Catskill Mountain News called this newspaper's office Monday afternoon with the following information: The two took off about 8 p.m. Sunday night from a small private airstrip outside Downsville, in cold, drizzly weather. At a point about one-half mile from takeoff, the engine apparently stalled. From the way that tree tops in the area were -sheared, the plane apparently glided down to the ground. The plane crashed into a large birch tree about one and a half feet thick, at a point about 75 feet from the top of Middle Mountain. The plane crashed close to the bottom of the tree. The plane caught on fire. George Arnold was thrown clear of the wreck and may have lived a few moments after-the crash. Tracy Arnold was strapped into his seat on the plane. Both men were badly burned. They were pronounced dead by Delaware County medical coroner Dr. Harvey Wilbur. A man living over the ridge, about three miles away from the crash site, said he heard an explosion shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night. Taking part in the rescue operation were the New York State Police Troop C, Margaretsville, Oneonta, and Sidney stations, the Deleware County Sheriff's Department, conservation officers and forest rangers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and rescue units from Encon. Also assisting in the rescue operation were the New York City Board of Water Supply Police. Pepacton Reservoir, which supplys water for New York City, is located in that general area.The Federal Aviation Administration began its investigation of the crash on Tuesday. Mr. Arnold was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was the owner of Arnold Construction Company and Locke Coal of Livonia. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two sons, Mark of British Vancouver, Canada; Scott of Lakeville; one grandson, Benjamin Tracy Arnold of Holcomb; bis stepmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert Pollok of Canandaigua; a half-sister. Mrs. Steven Paul Hastings; and a halfbrother. Eugene Arnold of Canandaigua. Tracy Arnold was also an owner of Arnold Construction Company. He is survived by his wife, Carol Tichenor Arnold; one son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; mother, Yolanda Arnold of Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of British Vancouver, Scott of Lakeville: maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bergen of Phoenicia, N.Y.; paternal step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua. A Mass of Resurrection was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo. Funeral services were at the United Methodist Church, Wednesday, at 3 p.m. Burial, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Lakeville Rd., Geneseo. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to St. Michael's Episcopal Church,Geneseo. or the United Methodist Church. Geneseo.
George H. Arnold
Tracy G. Arnold
HOLCOMB — Funeral services for
George H. Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble
Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son,
Tracy G. Arnold, 23, of 196 Plerpont
Rd., Holcomb, who died Oct. 31 in a
plane crash in the Catskill Mts., town
of Andees, were at 3 p.m. yesterday at
the United Methodist Church in
Geneseo. A memorial Mass of the
Resurrection was at 10 a.m. In St.
Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo.
Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Geneseo.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the United Methodist Church,
Geneseo or St. Michael's Episcopal
Church, Geneseo.
The Arnolds were co-owners of the
Arnold Construction Co. and George
Arnold was also In the coal business in
Lakeville, a World War II and Korean
veteran.
Surviving George H. Arnold are his
wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two
sons, Mark of - British Vancouver,
Columbia, Canada, and Scott of
Lakeville; one grandson; his stepmother,
Mrs. Elinor ArTnoRP of
Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert
Pollok of Canandaigua; one halfsister,
Mrs. Steven Paul of Hastings,
and one half-brother, Eugene Arnold of
Ithaca.
Surviving Tracy 6. Arnold are his
wife, Mrs. Carol Tichenor Arnold; one
son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; his
mother, Mrs. Yolanda Arnold of
Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of
British Vancouver, Columbia, Canada
and Scott of Lakeville; maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bergen of Phoenecia; and his paternal
step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold
of Canandaigua.
THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1976
Livonia, Livingston Co., N.Y.
Small Plane Crashes, 2 Die
Two area men are dead as a result of a light plane crash that occurred Sunday night, Oct. 31 between the towns of Margaretsville and Downsville in Deleware County. Killed in the crash were George Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son Tracey, 23, of 196 Pierpont Rd., Holcomb. The two had flown to Downsville to visit friends. A search for the Arnolds began when their plane failed to arrive in Lakeville. The crash was discovered by a State Police helicopter about noon Monday, Nov. 1, on Middle Mountain near Margaretsville. Al Weiss of the Catskill Mountain News called this newspaper's office Monday afternoon with the following information: The two took off about 8 p.m. Sunday night from a small private airstrip outside Downsville, in cold, drizzly weather. At a point about one-half mile from takeoff, the engine apparently stalled. From the way that tree tops in the area were -sheared, the plane apparently glided down to the ground. The plane crashed into a large birch tree about one and a half feet thick, at a point about 75 feet from the top of Middle Mountain. The plane crashed close to the bottom of the tree. The plane caught on fire. George Arnold was thrown clear of the wreck and may have lived a few moments after-the crash. Tracy Arnold was strapped into his seat on the plane. Both men were badly burned. They were pronounced dead by Delaware County medical coroner Dr. Harvey Wilbur. A man living over the ridge, about three miles away from the crash site, said he heard an explosion shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night. Taking part in the rescue operation were the New York State Police Troop C, Margaretsville, Oneonta, and Sidney stations, the Deleware County Sheriff's Department, conservation officers and forest rangers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and rescue units from Encon. Also assisting in the rescue operation were the New York City Board of Water Supply Police. Pepacton Reservoir, which supplys water for New York City, is located in that general area.The Federal Aviation Administration began its investigation of the crash on Tuesday. Mr. Arnold was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was the owner of Arnold Construction Company and Locke Coal of Livonia. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two sons, Mark of British Vancouver, Canada; Scott of Lakeville; one grandson, Benjamin Tracy Arnold of Holcomb; bis stepmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert Pollok of Canandaigua; a half-sister. Mrs. Steven Paul Hastings; and a halfbrother. Eugene Arnold of Canandaigua. Tracy Arnold was also an owner of Arnold Construction Company. He is survived by his wife, Carol Tichenor Arnold; one son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; mother, Yolanda Arnold of Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of British Vancouver, Scott of Lakeville: maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bergen of Phoenicia, N.Y.; paternal step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua. A Mass of Resurrection was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo. Funeral services were at the United Methodist Church, Wednesday, at 3 p.m. Burial, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Lakeville Rd., Geneseo. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to St. Michael's Episcopal Church,Geneseo. or the United Methodist Church. Geneseo.
George H. Arnold
Tracy G. Arnold
HOLCOMB — Funeral services for
George H. Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble
Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son,
Tracy G. Arnold, 23, of 196 Plerpont
Rd., Holcomb, who died Oct. 31 in a
plane crash in the Catskill Mts., town
of Andees, were at 3 p.m. yesterday at
the United Methodist Church in
Geneseo. A memorial Mass of the
Resurrection was at 10 a.m. In St.
Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo.
Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Geneseo.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the United Methodist Church,
Geneseo or St. Michael's Episcopal
Church, Geneseo.
The Arnolds were co-owners of the
Arnold Construction Co. and George
Arnold was also In the coal business in
Lakeville, a World War II and Korean
veteran.
Surviving George H. Arnold are his
wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two
sons, Mark of - British Vancouver,
Columbia, Canada, and Scott of
Lakeville; one grandson; his stepmother,
Mrs. Elinor ArTnoRP of
Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert
Pollok of Canandaigua; one halfsister,
Mrs. Steven Paul of Hastings,
and one half-brother, Eugene Arnold of
Ithaca.
Surviving Tracy 6. Arnold are his
wife, Mrs. Carol Tichenor Arnold; one
son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; his
mother, Mrs. Yolanda Arnold of
Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of
British Vancouver, Columbia, Canada
and Scott of Lakeville; maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bergen of Phoenecia; and his paternal
step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold
of Canandaigua.
The Livonia Gazette
THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1976
Livonia, Livingston Co., N.Y.
Small Plane Crashes, 2 Die
Two area men are dead as a result of a light plane crash that occurred Sunday night, Oct. 31 between the towns of Margaretsville and Downsville in Deleware County. Killed in the crash were George Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son Tracey, 23, of 196 Pierpont Rd., Holcomb. The two had flown to Downsville to visit friends. A search for the Arnolds began when their plane failed to arrive in Lakeville. The crash was discovered by a State Police helicopter about noon Monday, Nov. 1, on Middle Mountain near Margaretsville. Al Weiss of the Catskill Mountain News called this newspaper's office Monday afternoon with the following information: The two took off about 8 p.m. Sunday night from a small private airstrip outside Downsville, in cold, drizzly weather. At a point about one-half mile from takeoff, the engine apparently stalled. From the way that tree tops in the area were -sheared, the plane apparently glided down to the ground. The plane crashed into a large birch tree about one and a half feet thick, at a point about 75 feet from the top of Middle Mountain. The plane crashed close to the bottom of the tree. The plane caught on fire. George Arnold was thrown clear of the wreck and may have lived a few moments after-the crash. Tracy Arnold was strapped into his seat on the plane. Both men were badly burned. They were pronounced dead by Delaware County medical coroner Dr. Harvey Wilbur. A man living over the ridge, about three miles away from the crash site, said he heard an explosion shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night. Taking part in the rescue operation were the New York State Police Troop C, Margaretsville, Oneonta, and Sidney stations, the Deleware County Sheriff's Department, conservation officers and forest rangers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and rescue units from Encon. Also assisting in the rescue operation were the New York City Board of Water Supply Police. Pepacton Reservoir, which supplys water for New York City, is located in that general area.The Federal Aviation Administration began its investigation of the crash on Tuesday. Mr. Arnold was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was the owner of Arnold Construction Company and Locke Coal of Livonia. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two sons, Mark of British Vancouver, Canada; Scott of Lakeville; one grandson, Benjamin Tracy Arnold of Holcomb; bis stepmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert Pollok of Canandaigua; a half-sister. Mrs. Steven Paul Hastings; and a halfbrother. Eugene Arnold of Canandaigua. Tracy Arnold was also an owner of Arnold Construction Company. He is survived by his wife, Carol Tichenor Arnold; one son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; mother, Yolanda Arnold of Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of British Vancouver, Scott of Lakeville: maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bergen of Phoenicia, N.Y.; paternal step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua. A Mass of Resurrection was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo. Funeral services were at the United Methodist Church, Wednesday, at 3 p.m. Burial, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Lakeville Rd., Geneseo. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to St. Michael's Episcopal Church,Geneseo. or the United Methodist Church. Geneseo.
George H. Arnold
Tracy G. Arnold
HOLCOMB — Funeral services for
George H. Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble
Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son,
Tracy G. Arnold, 23, of 196 Plerpont
Rd., Holcomb, who died Oct. 31 in a
plane crash in the Catskill Mts., town
of Andees, were at 3 p.m. yesterday at
the United Methodist Church in
Geneseo. A memorial Mass of the
Resurrection was at 10 a.m. In St.
Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo.
Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Geneseo.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the United Methodist Church,
Geneseo or St. Michael's Episcopal
Church, Geneseo.
The Arnolds were co-owners of the
Arnold Construction Co. and George
Arnold was also In the coal business in
Lakeville, a World War II and Korean
veteran.
Surviving George H. Arnold are his
wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two
sons, Mark of - British Vancouver,
Columbia, Canada, and Scott of
Lakeville; one grandson; his stepmother,
Mrs. Elinor ArTnoRP of
Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert
Pollok of Canandaigua; one halfsister,
Mrs. Steven Paul of Hastings,
and one half-brother, Eugene Arnold of
Ithaca.
Surviving Tracy 6. Arnold are his
wife, Mrs. Carol Tichenor Arnold; one
son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; his
mother, Mrs. Yolanda Arnold of
Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of
British Vancouver, Columbia, Canada
and Scott of Lakeville; maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bergen of Phoenecia; and his paternal
step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold
of Canandaigua.
THURSDAY, NOV. 4, 1976
Livonia, Livingston Co., N.Y.
Small Plane Crashes, 2 Die
Two area men are dead as a result of a light plane crash that occurred Sunday night, Oct. 31 between the towns of Margaretsville and Downsville in Deleware County. Killed in the crash were George Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son Tracey, 23, of 196 Pierpont Rd., Holcomb. The two had flown to Downsville to visit friends. A search for the Arnolds began when their plane failed to arrive in Lakeville. The crash was discovered by a State Police helicopter about noon Monday, Nov. 1, on Middle Mountain near Margaretsville. Al Weiss of the Catskill Mountain News called this newspaper's office Monday afternoon with the following information: The two took off about 8 p.m. Sunday night from a small private airstrip outside Downsville, in cold, drizzly weather. At a point about one-half mile from takeoff, the engine apparently stalled. From the way that tree tops in the area were -sheared, the plane apparently glided down to the ground. The plane crashed into a large birch tree about one and a half feet thick, at a point about 75 feet from the top of Middle Mountain. The plane crashed close to the bottom of the tree. The plane caught on fire. George Arnold was thrown clear of the wreck and may have lived a few moments after-the crash. Tracy Arnold was strapped into his seat on the plane. Both men were badly burned. They were pronounced dead by Delaware County medical coroner Dr. Harvey Wilbur. A man living over the ridge, about three miles away from the crash site, said he heard an explosion shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday night. Taking part in the rescue operation were the New York State Police Troop C, Margaretsville, Oneonta, and Sidney stations, the Deleware County Sheriff's Department, conservation officers and forest rangers from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and rescue units from Encon. Also assisting in the rescue operation were the New York City Board of Water Supply Police. Pepacton Reservoir, which supplys water for New York City, is located in that general area.The Federal Aviation Administration began its investigation of the crash on Tuesday. Mr. Arnold was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was the owner of Arnold Construction Company and Locke Coal of Livonia. He is survived by his wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two sons, Mark of British Vancouver, Canada; Scott of Lakeville; one grandson, Benjamin Tracy Arnold of Holcomb; bis stepmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert Pollok of Canandaigua; a half-sister. Mrs. Steven Paul Hastings; and a halfbrother. Eugene Arnold of Canandaigua. Tracy Arnold was also an owner of Arnold Construction Company. He is survived by his wife, Carol Tichenor Arnold; one son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; mother, Yolanda Arnold of Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of British Vancouver, Scott of Lakeville: maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Bergen of Phoenicia, N.Y.; paternal step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold of Canandaigua. A Mass of Resurrection was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo. Funeral services were at the United Methodist Church, Wednesday, at 3 p.m. Burial, in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Lakeville Rd., Geneseo. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to St. Michael's Episcopal Church,Geneseo. or the United Methodist Church. Geneseo.
George H. Arnold
Tracy G. Arnold
HOLCOMB — Funeral services for
George H. Arnold, 51, of 62 Pebble
Beach Rd., Lakeville, and his son,
Tracy G. Arnold, 23, of 196 Plerpont
Rd., Holcomb, who died Oct. 31 in a
plane crash in the Catskill Mts., town
of Andees, were at 3 p.m. yesterday at
the United Methodist Church in
Geneseo. A memorial Mass of the
Resurrection was at 10 a.m. In St.
Michael's Episcopal Church, Geneseo.
Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery,
Geneseo.
Memorial contributions may be
made to the United Methodist Church,
Geneseo or St. Michael's Episcopal
Church, Geneseo.
The Arnolds were co-owners of the
Arnold Construction Co. and George
Arnold was also In the coal business in
Lakeville, a World War II and Korean
veteran.
Surviving George H. Arnold are his
wife, Yolanda Bergen Arnold; two
sons, Mark of - British Vancouver,
Columbia, Canada, and Scott of
Lakeville; one grandson; his stepmother,
Mrs. Elinor ArTnoRP of
Canandaigua; one sister, Mrs. Robert
Pollok of Canandaigua; one halfsister,
Mrs. Steven Paul of Hastings,
and one half-brother, Eugene Arnold of
Ithaca.
Surviving Tracy 6. Arnold are his
wife, Mrs. Carol Tichenor Arnold; one
son, Benjamin Tracy Arnold; his
mother, Mrs. Yolanda Arnold of
Lakeville; two brothers, Mark of
British Vancouver, Columbia, Canada
and Scott of Lakeville; maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George
Bergen of Phoenecia; and his paternal
step-grandmother, Mrs. Elinor Arnold
of Canandaigua.
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