Individual Details

Arnold Wilson Isenberger

(5 Nov 1924 - 29 May 2015)

The Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Sunday, May 31, 2015: ROCK ISLAND - Arnold Wilson Isenberger, 90, of Rock Island, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015, at Trinity Rock Island, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be noon Tuesday, June 2, at Wheelan-Pressly Funeral Home, Rock Island, with visitation the hour before. Burial is at Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island, where military honors will be presented by Moline American Legion Post 246. Memorials may be made to South Park Presbyterian Church, Friendship Manor or Disabled American Veterans.

Arnold was born on Nov. 5, 1924, in his grandmother's home in Fort Madison, Iowa, to Alfred James and Uva Arva Arnold Isenberger. He married E. Louise Hanshaw on July 26, 1947, in Moline. They had been married for 67 years when she passed last May 28. He left Fort Madison High School, enlisting in the Army during World War II. He fought in the Pacific Theater as an infantry soldier of the famed 158th Regimental Combat Team known as the Bushmasters, Rifle Company K. He participated in the liberation of the Philippine Islands and was later part of the U.S. Occupation Force in Japan. He achieved the rank of staff sergeant and was awarded the Bronze Star, among other medals for his service.

Upon returning home, he began a career in security and intelligence at the Rock Island Arsenal, starting on the guard force and ending as chief. He was a loving, giving and involved father and grandfather who enjoyed timepieces, hunting and fishing, country music and Westerns. He was a lifelong member of South Park Presbyterian Church in Rock Island.

He is survived by daughters, Karen (Ken) Meyer and Diane (Bob) Massey; grandchildren, Jon (Dr. Kelly) Behrends, Matt (Kris) Massey, Josh (Dr. Erin) Massey, Jen (Daniel) Zukerman and Becky (Nick) Dennis; five great-grandchildren; and his sister, Jeanele (Chris) Hanshaw. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Lyle and Paul; and two grandchildren, Luke and Rachael Massey.

Events

Birth5 Nov 1924Fort Madison, Lee Co., Iowa
Marriage26 Jul 1947Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois - E. Louise Hanshaw
Death29 May 2015Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois
BurialRock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseE. Louise Hanshaw (1927 - 2014)
ChildKaren Isenberger ( - )
ChildDiane Isenberger ( - )
FatherAlfred James Isenberger (1892 - 1974)
MotherUva Arva Arnold (1900 - 1977)
SiblingLyle Gene Isenberger (1928 - 1989)
SiblingJeanele Isenberger ( - 2015)
SiblingPaul James Isenberger (1935 - 1993)

Endnotes

1. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 November 2015, 14:56), entry for Arnold Wilson ISENBERGER(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2MV-WK3); contributed by various users. PersonID L2MV-WK3.

2. National Archives and Records Administration, Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Database online..

3. Ancestry.com.

4. Obituary of Arnold Wilson Isenberger, The Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Sunday, May 31, 2015.

5. Obituary of Arnold Wilson Isenberger, The Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Sunday, May 31, 2015.

6. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 November 2015, 14:56), entry for Arnold Wilson ISENBERGER(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2MV-WK3); contributed by various users. PersonID L2MV-WK3.

7. Obituary of Arnold Wilson Isenberger, The Quad-City Times, Davenport, Iowa, Sunday, May 31, 2015.

8. FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 November 2015, 14:56), entry for Arnold Wilson ISENBERGER(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2MV-WK3); contributed by various users. PersonID L2MV-WK3.