Arthur W. Carlson
Salvation Army officer, funeral service is on Tuesday
Arthur W. Carlson, 76, of Newburgh, N.Y., was Promoted to Glory on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019.
Visiting will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at The Salvation Army Montclair Citadel, 13 Trinity Place, Montclair, N.J., with a funeral service beginning at 7 p.m. The committal service will be on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m. at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, N.Y. Arrangements are through Caggiano Memorial, Montclair. Visit caggianomemorial.com.
Arthur was a Salvation Army officer and was the pastor and administrator of the Adult Rehab Centers and area coordinator for Buffalo, N.Y., and a member of the N.Y. Staff Band, and served as a Corps officer in Manchester, Conn., and other Corps appointments. He also did mission work for the Global Board of Ministries for the United Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife, Ethel (nee Fielding); his children, Major Brent Carlson (Janice), Dr. Julie Johnson (Daniel), Miss Christine Carlson, Francis Thompson (June), Jeffrey Thompson, and Pamela Kasebier (Ronald); by his brother, Richard Carlson (Connie) of Baldwinsville, N.Y., and his sister, Sandra Baker (Richard) of Cedar Grove; by eight grandchildren and by two great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, William and Birgit (nee Hillstrom) Carlson and by his sister, Elsie Lants.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army Montclair Citadel Band, 13 Trinity Place, Montclair, N.J. 07042.