Memorial
Ruth Lenore Bice Arnold, 98, of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday May 29, 2022. Graveside Services are set for 1:00 p.m. Friday June 3, 2022, at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. In addition, a Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, August 5 at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids, with visitation at 1:00 p.m., service at 1:30 p.m., and reception at 2:15 p.m.
Survivors include her sons, John Martin Arnold of Bloomington, Indiana and Steven Robert Arnold of Vinton, Iowa.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Robert, her sisters, Jean Wilkins, Virginia Manson, and Joan Underwood.
Ruth was born September 6, 1923, in Walker, Iowa, the daughter of Martin and Virginia (Fitzgarrald) Bice.
She graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids in 1940 at age 16, where she enjoyed music, dance, and academics. After that she attended Coe College in Cedar Rapids.
She married Robert C. Arnold on February 22, 1946, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ruth was very devoted to her family. She was a homemaker, and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. Together, Ruth and Bob enjoyed ballroom dancing, RAGBRAI, attending live theatre, and playing Scrabble. Ruth also inspired in her family a passion for travel, and was able to visit 48 states in her lifetime as well England, Scotland, Wales, Canada, and Mexico.
Memorials may be made to WRAP of Iowa in memory of Ruth.