Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Thursday, March 03, 2016
Location: 4:20 a.m., at the White Oak Health Campus of Monticello, Indiana
 
 
Age: 83
Date of Birth: Wednesday, May 04, 1932
Birth place: Vervier, Belgium

 

 
Father: Nicolas Balham
 
Mother: Josephine ( Hayet ) Balhan
 
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Arnie had lived in the Monticello (Lake Shafer), Indiana, area since 1996, coming from the Homewood, Illinois, area.
Funeral Date: Tuesday, March 08, 2016
Funeral Location: 2:00 p.m. (EDT), Celebration of Life Service, Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Father David L. Ranser of the Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Private for the family.
Visitation will be:
11:00 a.m., to 2:00 p.m. (EDT), Tuesday, March 8, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Arnie came to this country at the age of 21 in 1953 with his family. He was a Tool and Die Marker at the Ford Stamping Plant in Chicago Heights, Illinois, for twenty - seven (27) years, retiring in 1995. After his retirement, Arnie, and his wife, Rosalie, moved to the Monticello, Indiana, area, to their cottage on Lake Shafer, spending time remodeling the cottage. He was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose, and the American Legion Post #81, both of Monticello, Indiana. They loved and enjoyed traveling and going on many cruises.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to Happy Tails of Buffalo, Indiana. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On July 3, 1982, in Homewood, Illinois, he married Rosalie Bosquette; she survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Rosalie Balhan of Monticello, Indiana; Daughters,Nicole (husband John) Beattie of Seneca, South Carolina, Loretta McCarthy of La Grange, Illinois, and Roseann Balhan of St. John, Indiana; Granddaughters, Jacqueline (husband Jesse) Hudak of West Union, South Carolina, Amanda Beattie of Seneca, South Carolina, Stephanie McCarthy, Jennifer McCarthy, and Michelle McCarthy, all of Downers Grove, Illinois, andPaige Smedley of St. John, Indiana;Great Granddaughters, AnnMarie and Brooke Hudak; Brother, George Balhan of Hazelcrest, Illinois; Sisters-in-law, Patricia DeBello of Monee, Illinois, and Charlotte (husband Robert) Weiler of Orland Park, Illinois; Many Nieces, Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Nicolas and Josephine (Hayet) Balhan; Sister, Mariette Ecklund; Brother, Joseph Balhan.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.