Obituary of Arnulv O. Stensland

Home: Monticello, New York USA Place of Birth: , Norway Arnulv O. Stensland Monticello, NY Arnulv O. Stensland, a longtime area resident, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 17, 2013. He was 76 years of age. The son of the late Olaf J. and Anna Larson Stensland, he was born on May 12, 1936 in Norway. Arnie was retired from New York Telephone Co. in Monticello, NY where he was a Central Office Telephone Technician. He was a US Army Veteran, having served from 1956 to 1958. He was a member of Monticello United Methodist Church, Monticello Elks Lodge #1544 and the Mid-Hudson Woodcarvers Guild. He was the owner and operator of Wee-Blooms Miniature Flowers. For their 50th Anniversary, he and his wife Gerry went to Norway to visit their exchange student. Survivors include his wife Geraldine "Gerry" Stensland at home; son, Eric Stensland and his wife Donna of Syracuse, NY; daughter, Karen Farrell and her husband Raymond of Huntington Bay, NY; six grandchildren, Greta, Jack, Emma and Luke Farrell and Gavin and Grace Stensland and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Roy Stensland and a grandchild, Matthew Farrell. The family will receive friends at the Monticello United Methodist Church, 445 Broadway, Monticello on Saturday February 23, 2013 from 10 AM to 11 AM. Services will take place at 11 AM at the church. Rev. John Thomason will officiate. Memorial contributions may be made to Monticello United Methodist Church, 445 Broadway, Monticello, NY 12701 or to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550. Funeral arrangements are by Ramsay's Funeral Homes Inc. To send an online condolence to the Stensland family, please visit www.ramsaysfuneralhome.com.