Arlene Gilbertson

My sympathy to Arlene's family. She was a wonderful neighbor to us. She took us in when our furnace wouldn't work and our house was cold. She gave us excellent advice because we were young and dumb. I appreciated her immensely and one day said, "What can I do to repay you?" She said, " Do it for someone else" Her legacy lives on. A wonderful woman.

I have many good memories of Arelene. She put up with my loud guitar music and band practice when we rehearsed in the basement next door at 3906 Anchor drive back in the late 70s. I went out side on a cold winter day to shovel and found Arelene stranded on her icy sidewalk after slipping. I was strong enough to pick her up and carry her into her living room so she could wait for Big Ernie to come home to help her with her twisted ankle. I remember the little dog Peso and how much fun it was to play with Peso when I was only about 7 years old. I remember thier lawn was immaculate and I really needed to keep our lawn trimmings away from thier driveway after mowing. She was a very special lady and she will be missed. My sympathies to the family.