He was very quick witted and liked to joke around a lot. His unique knack of making up words to fit various situations made everyone laugh. And boy did he love to laugh! Arthur Engelskind will be missed and never forgotten.

Arthur Wallace Engelskind was born on November 19th 1929 in Elvin's Missouri. His parents were Rudy Engelskind & Marie (LaRose) Engelskind. He was born at his grandparents home. It was during the Great Depression and his father was working in St. Louis and commuting every weekend. From Elvins the family moved to St. Louis Missouri...eventually moving futher east to Indiana. Arthur's childhood years included St. Louis, MO, Inianapolis, IN, and Fort Branch, IN. When Arthur was 3 years old the family had another baby...his sister Marlene. He often told stories of riding down the chat dump (a by-product of the lead mining) as a boy for fun in Elvins. During his early years at Ft. Branch Indiana he grew up on a farm and loved to build treehouses. He worked with the farmers and the mule plowing team and did many chores including milking cows each day.

From Indiana the family moved to Athens, Ohio where Arthur and Marlene attended Athens High School. While in Athens, he worked as a pin setter in a bowling alley and also worked in a movie theater as an usher. After graduation
Arthur's family moved to Allison Park, PA (a suburb of Pittsburgh). While there Art learned he had a half-brother named Hoyt. One day while in Pittsburgh he was introduced to Shirley Frank by his sister Marlene. Shirley & Marlene were classmates in high school. Arthur & Shirley dated for two years before Arthur enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951. He enlisted while the Korean War was taking place...and served for four years. While in the Navy he was assigned to ship LST 551. While on the ship he advanced to the rank of Electrician Third Class.
The LST 551 & crew were responsible for transportation and delivery of men & supplies for the first Hydrogen bomb tests in U.S. history. These tests were
conducted in the South Pacific region. Specifically he witnessed the Bravo shot of Operation Castle at Bikini Atoll. To this day...it was the largest above ground
nuclear bomb detonation done by the United States. Arthur was witness to many other bomb detonations during this period.

In 1952 during his Navy years Arthur & Shirley got married. He was in the Navy for two more years following the wedding. In 1954 he was honorably discharged from the Navy. In 1955 he went to a technical trade school in Pressmans Home TN. to learn about the printing trade. Shortly after he completed the training...he and Shirley moved to Columbus, Ohio. While working in Columbus at Southern Calendar Arthur met Ken Igo. They quickly became best friends and stayed that way for the rest of his life. Ken & his wife Carolyn were a part of the family
from that point on. In 1955 they welcomed their first child Diane & in 1956 they had another daughter Cindy. Almost two years later Arthur accepted a job at Danner Press in Akron, OH. and was the Head Manager of their stripping department which he organized at that company. During this time they welcomed their son Arthur Jr. Around 1960 Art & Shirley had a house built in Rootstown, Ohio. Their 4th child Laura was born in 1963. They lived in Rootstown for six years.

Arthur's parents had moved to Florida several years earlier. Art, Shirley & family vacationed several times in Florida visiting his parents.
Art loved the state of Florida and the climate there. Art was offered a job at a printing shop... so, the whole family moved down in 1968.
During the year of 1969 in Florida their second son David was born.

While living in Florida Arthur became an avid deep sea fisherman. He would take the family down to the Florida Keys as often as possible. He had several boats over the years and caught lots of fish. He instilled the love of the outdoors, the ocean & to respect nature in all his children. Also during this time he built the family home. It took many years for him to complete it with the help of his children. Some of the family still resides there to this day.

In the 1980's Arthur opened his own printing business. Named it after his two sons and both of them worked with him for many years till he retired.

In 1989 along with his son Art Jr. & his Son In Law George, became owners of a 40+ acre lot in Northern Florida. They whole family had many fun memories of
camping up there together throughout the years.

Arthur was a man that truly left his mark on the world. Those that met him...never forgot him. He built his own home...started his own business...raised
a family of five children and was a good provider and loving husband. He loved the outdoors and was a skilled hunter, fisherman, card player, golfer &
nature lover. He was very mechanically inclined and was not afraid to tackle anything. He amassed a large array of tools over the years. If something
was broken, Art could always fix it. His family was very important to him. He loved his children very much and three son in laws...Norman, George & Mike.
During the 80's & 90's he became a proud grandfather to five grandchildren: Gerorge Jr., Robert, Carrie, Jessica & Julie. During his lifetime, several
close family friends Arthur considered to be like sons to him also...Danny, Keith & others.