John Joseph Arsenault, 71 of Halifax passed away suddenly Fri. Aug 10, 2012. He was born in Montreal and moved to Halifax in 1963. He was in the Navy for eight years, then retired from the CN Railway. Family was his life. John is survived by his wife Marilyn(Hawes), his four sons, Michael(Mary), Brian(Yasmin), Halifax, Peter, Hamilton ON and Johnny(JoAnn), Halifax his sister, Alice Richer, Montreal and his five grandchildren that he cherished. Predeceased by parents Henry and Yvette Arsenault and brother Claude Arsenault. Funeral service will be held Fri. Aug. 17, 10:30am in St. Benedict’s Church. For on line condolences please visit www.jasnowfuneralhome.com