Arnold Francis Brand Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Arnold Francis Brand, Jr. Age 85, of Braidwood, IL passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee, IL. Born July 1, 1936 in Chicago, IL to the late Arnold Francis, Sr. and Grace Mary (nee Fabricius) Brand. Arnold graduated from Westcott Vocational High School in Chicago with the class of 1955, where he met his future wife, Arline Young. They married September 14, 1957 in Chicago, soon after he joined the United States Army and was honorably discharged. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Braidwood. He retired from Illinois Bell Telephone Company in 1995. Arnold had a love for Ham Radio and could be found using the handle N9CXO. His hobbies included motorcycle riding, bingo, building clocks, and fixing almost anything that was broken including computers. Surviving are three children, Russell (Janet) Brand of Winchester, KY, Philip (Marybeth) Brand of Hopkinsville, KY, and Julie (Roger) Vinlasaca of Berwyn, IL; seven grandchildren, Walter, Liz, Cindy, Tommy, Josiah, Joseph, and Joshua Brand; two great-grandchildren, Ember and Jean; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents, Arnold and Grace; wife, Arline Jane (nee Young) Brand; and two sisters, Grace George and Carolyn Peck. Visitation for Arnold will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Home & Crematory, Braidwood, Monday, February 14, 2022 from 4-8 p.m. Funeral services will also be at the funeral home, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Fairmount Willow Hills Memorial Park in Willow Springs, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church in Braidwood.

Arnold Francis Brand Jr.

July 1, 1936 - February 10, 2022

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