Frances Rose Arndt Cline

Frances Rose Arndt Cline, 87, of Charleston, SC and formerly of Morton, PA, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. . Charleston, SC arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, 102 Middleton Street, Riverside, NJ 08075 on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery, 918 Bridgeboro Street, Riverside, NJ 08075. NEW JERSEY ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING HANDLED BY SWEENY FUNERAL HOME, 337 Bridgeboro, Riverside, NJ (Phone: 856.461.1116) There will be a gathering of family and friends held at the hall in Saint Joseph's Church, 805 Warren Street Beverly, NJ 08010 on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.

Frances was born on August 3, 1924 in Palmyra, New Jersey, daughter of the late Paul Arndt and Frances Merk Arndt. She graduated from Palmyra High School in 1942 and worked as a chemist for Riverside Metals in New Jersey, doing work for the Department of Defense during World War II. Frances was a very dedicated, hard working mother who raised two sons. She became a tutor, teaching primary grade school children with reading problems how to read with remarkable results. At age 31, Frances began teaching first grade at Our Lady of Peace School in Milmont, PA. The following year she started the first kindergarten and later taught primary grades 1 through 6 at the school. She taught at the Eddystone Elementary School for about 18 years. She began taking classes at Villanova University towards a bachelor's degree to become a certified teacher. She graduated in 1970 and was the first in her family to graduate from college. In 1973, at the age of 48, Frances completed her Master's Degree in Education from Villanova University. She retired from teaching in 1988 and enjoyed gardening, taking cruises, traveling Europe and sewing. She moved to South Carolina in 2005 to be near her family.

She is survived by her two sons, Robert P. Cline and his wife, Sheila of North Charleston, SC and John W. Cline and his wife, Phira of Seattle, WA. Frances was also blessed with six grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 2130 Franklin Avenue, Morton, PA 19070.