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Marshall Allen Arbo |
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October 4, 1939 ~
August 24, 2017 |
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August 31, 2017 |
Marshall Allen Arbo, DDS, FACFEI, 77, went to be
with Jesus on August 24, 2017, after a 10 year
courageous battle with lymphoma. He passed away
in his home near Bonners Ferry while in the arms
of his loving wife, Suzanne R. Arbo. A memorial
service for Marshall will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday, September 9, at Mountain Springs
Church, Bonners Ferry.
All who wish to attend are welcome.
Marshall was born October 4, 1939, in Hampden,
Maine, to Arthur W. and Imelda R. (Lozier) Arbo.
The third of four sons born to the couple, he
grew up in Cumberland Center, Maine.
His boyhood was spent exploring the woods and
creeks of the area with his three brothers. As a
young adult, Marshall worked with his father in
the concrete business, learning all aspects of
the trade. From his father he acquired the
attributes of working hard and being responsible
for his actions. These skills stayed with
Marshall throughout his life.
He was blessed in his life with sons Arthur
Allen Arbo and Andrew Paul Arbo, step-son Chris
Dunn, step-son Jason Leno, and step-daughter
Renee' (LaMarsh) Rink.
By age 19, Marshall had obtained his engineering
degree in civil and highway engineering
technology at Wentworth Institute in Boston. He
worked in engineering for two years with the
Connecticut Highway Department and as a
metallurgy research technologist with the
Electric Boat Company.
Marshall realized that his passion was not in
engineering, but in the medical field. He
attended Atlantic Union College for postgraduate
studies then entered Loma Linda University
School of Dentistry, where he obtained a Doctor
of Dental Surgery degree in 1968.
Marshall taught restorative dentistry and
endodontics at the State of New York University
School of Dentistry at Buffalo from 1968-1969.
He then began private practice in 1969 in Barre,
Vermont, specializing in endodontics. In
early1970s, he taught graduate endodontic
courses at Harvard Dental School Forsyth Dental
Clinic. He continued in private practice in
Vermont through the 1970s.
Marshall joined his father in West Point,
California, where his father had a gold mine.
There, Marshall designed a rock crusher to
separate the gold from quartz crystals. This was
the beginning of Marshall's lifelong gold mining
adventures.
Marshall and family moved to Arizona where his
brother lived. While there, Marshall fell in
love with flying airplanes. He became a pilot,
and he and his brother, Paul, rebuilt and flew a
WWII Beach 18 twin engine aircraft.
He eventually obtained his commercial pilots
license, flying for Eastern Airlines when he
returned to Vermont while continuing to practice
dentistry. Throughout his life he owned four
private airplanes and even flew across the U.S.
in one. Later, when Marshall moved to Idaho, he
was able to fulfill his ultimate dream of
building and flying his own experimental plane.
Marshall was talented in so many ways, there
seemed to be nothing that he could not
accomplish.
He earned his Eagle Scout designation in 1957,
became a professional photographer, certified
flight instructor and certified SCUBA diver. He
built and remodeled homes for himself and family
members. He also practiced Tae Kwon Do earning
his second degree black belt and eventually
opened his own Tae Kwon Do Academy in East
Randolph, Vermont.
In 1998, he met and fell in love with his future
wife, Suzanne, who lived in Bonners Ferry with
her nine year old daughter, Renee'.
Marshall left his home and practice in Vermont
and moved to Bonners Ferry to marry Suzanne in
March, 1999, and become 'Dad' to Renee'.
He opened his dental practice in the Community
Restorium building in May, 1999. Marshall and
Suzanne worked side by side, with Suzanne
running the office. After ten years, they moved
the office into their home on the Westside Road,
where Marshall continued to practice until 2016,
when his health required him to retire.
Marshall will always be remembered for his
wonderful smile, his kindness, his love of
dentistry and helping his patients, his
willingness to help others, his sense of humor
and practical jokes, especially “Cousin Vinny,”
and his love for his wife and family. All who
knew him will remember how he responded when
asked how was he doing.
“Mean, ornery and cantankerous, and those are my
good points!”
Above all else, Marshall will always be
remembered for his unwavering faith and love for
his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Marshall is survived by his wife, Suzanne R.
Arbo, son Andrew P. Arbo, step-daughter Renee'
(Colt) Rink, step-son Jason (Maria) Leno,
brothers Paul (Shigeko) Arbo and Richard (Kieth)
Arbo, and numerous, grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and
cousins.
He is predeceased by his parents, Arthur W. and
Imelda Arbo, son Arthur A. Arbo, brother Robert
Arbo and step-son Chris Dunn.
His family would like to give a huge “thank you”
to Bonner General Hospice staff and volunteers,
North Idaho Pain Center, Boundary Community
Hospital, Kootenai Cancer Center, and the many,
many doctors, nurses and staff who selflessly
gave of themselves to care for Marshall and his
family. |
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