WINDSOR, VT Arnold C. George, 83, a former longtime resident of Windsor, passed away suddenly Wednesday afternoon, March 17 at his home in Craftsbury, Vermont. He was born November 5, 1926 in Moscow, Vermont the son of Bernie M. and Freida (Whittemore) George. He received his schooling in Stowe where he graduated from Stowe High School in 1944. He later attended Middlebury College, the University of Vermont, enrolled in ROTC program at Brown University and attended Vermont Technical College. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Navy and a veteran of the Korean Conflict serving in the US Army. Following his honorable discharge he married Helen Hannah in Windsor on June 25, 1951. Mr. George was employed a Tool Design Engineer at the former Cone Automatic Machine Tool Company in Windsor for many years, until his retirement in 1987. He was a longtime member and Eucharistic Minister of the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor and a member and Eucharistic Minister of Our Lady of Fatima in Craftsbury. He and his wife moved to Craftsbury in 1998. Arnold was a member of the Windsor Area Jay-Cees and the Windsor Lions Club. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, and feeding and watching birds. He was also an avid reader and enjoyed puzzles and playing cribbage. He and his wife enjoyed spending time at the ocean, attending Broadway musicals and traveling to Arizona. He especially enjoyed spending with his family at the family camp in Craftsbury. He was predeceased by one sister, Elaine Girard. Survivors include his loving wife, Helen of Craftsbury, three sons, Stephen George and his wife Holly of Quechee, VT, Mark George and his wife Colleen of Windsor, VT and Michael and his wife Denise of Windsor, VT, seven grandchildren, Matthew George, Sarah George, Bailey Olmstead, Clay George, Hannah George, Justin George and Emily Smith, three great grandchildren, Brady Olmstead, Marley Olmstead and Ian George, one sister, Arlene Deuso of Ludlow, VT, several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor on Sunday evening, March 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, March 22 at 11:00 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Windsor. The Rev. Rene Butler, M.S., Pastor will be the Celebrant. Burial will follow in the St. Francis Cemetery in Windsor. A reception for family and friends will follow at the St. Francis Church Fellowship Hall. Memorial contributions may be made to the Windsor Food Shelf c/o St. Francis Church, PO Box 46, Windsor, VT 05089 or the Hardwick Food Shelf c/o Mae Chapin, PO Box 236, Hardwick, VT 05843.