Arning, Sallie Lou Deacon, of Ocean City, NJ, renown local artist, 88, mother, volunteer, and local artist, who enjoyed creating strong visual works utilizing many different mediums in her painting, passed away peacefully at the United Methodist Community at the Shores in Ocean City, NJ.
Mrs. Arning, while enjoying the many creative process of different paint mediums, was most known for her marvelous landscapes. Her ability to capture the essence of the old Jersey Shore with its small wooden cottages tucked away into the sand dunes created a strong visual presence of a time gone by. Mrs. Arning studied under Michael Lenson, Douglas Prizer & Tom Vincent and was an active member of the West Essex Art Association, the Livingston Arts Association and the Art Centre of New Jersey. Mrs.
Arning won numerous awards for her art from many art shows and exhibits in northern New Jersey and in the Cape May County area. In her later years, she taught painting at the Avalon (N.J.) Community Center.
Mrs. Arning talents ranged far and wide, but her faith was a key ingredient to her being.
A long time member of the St. James Episcopal Church, Upper Montclair, N.J. and St. Maryʼs Episcopal Church, Stone Harbor, N.J., Mrs. Arning was a member of prayer groups at both churches. She used her creative skills to design the prayer kneelers for St. James Episcopal Church in Upper Montclair, N.J. including the embroidery.
Mrs. Arning was born in Passaic, N.J., but grew up in Upper Montclair, attending the Montclair Public Schools which was an early integrated school system. She was a graduate of the Montclair High School Class of 1946. Mrs. Arning went on to graduate from the Berkely Secretarial School. During the War years, Mrs. Arning worked at a munitions plant in Passaic, building fuses for bombs and was active in the War Relief effort, sponsored by the British Womenʼs Club of Montclair. She was a American Red Cross Volunteer, a Girl Scout leader and a Volunteer Reading tutor in the Montclair Public School System.
She married Lee D. Arning on June 12, 1947. He passed away January 18, 2007.
She is survived by her three children; Charles H. B. and his wife Sandra, Cynthia Lee Scott and her husband, Dennis, and Lee D., Jr; three grandchildren, C. Michael Arning and his wife Kellye, Kevin Scott, Keith Scott and his wife Mi-Ran and four great grandchildren, Charles Owen and Chase Henry Arning, Tyler A. M. and Ian Bada Scott.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 5, at St Maryʼs Episcopal Church, Stone Harbor, N.J.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mrs. Arningʼs favorite charities:
Holy Redeemer Hospice, The Wetlands Institute (of Stone Harbor), The Montclair Art Museum, St. James Episcopal Church, Upper Montclair, NJ and St. Maryʼs Episcopal Church, Stone Harbor, NJ.
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