Arthur Petry

Petry, Arthur A. STOUGHTON-Arthur A. Petry, age 90, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. He was born on June 2, 1918. Art served in World War II, in the U. S. Air Force. On Sept. 6, 1941, he married Gladys M. Roulo. She preceded him in death on July 22, 2001. Art was employed by Standard Oil Co., DX Sunray Oil Co., and other jobs requiring his carpentry skills, donating his work to his church and his family. After his retirement and his aging, he was said to wish he could just have a hammer, a nail and a board to pound on. Art is survived by his three children, Nancy (James) Burnett of Kenosha, Mary (Larry) Litchfield of Phoenix, Ariz., and John (Martha) Petry of Oregon, Wis.; seven grandchildren, Robert J. Burnett of Dakota Dunes, S.D., Jeffrey J. Burnett of Kenosha, Wendy (Brad) Pfeiffer of Salem, Laura (Jeff) Jones of Flagstaff, Ariz., Lindsey (Chris) Norris of Medford, Ore., John (Gina) Petry of Edgerton, and Nicholas Petry of Madison; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; two sisters; and a granddaughter, Rebecca Petry. In honoring Arts wishes, no formal services will be conducted. Donations can be made in his name to the American Lung Association.