ARTHUR A., age 88, on December 27, 2009, in Phila. PA. Beloved husband of Marie. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Relatives, friends, employees of PGW and employees of City of Philadelphia are invited to his Viewing Tuesday, 10:30 A.M. to 12 Noon, RODRIGUEZ FUNERAL HOME, 'J' St. and Erie Ave., Phila. (215-537-8686).
Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to American Cancer Society , 1626 Locust St., Phila. PA 19103.
(Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 9, 2010)
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Arthur "Art" Noe, who always believed that his wife was innocent - even after she pleaded guilty - died in his sleep of heart disease at their modest house on American Street near Tioga two days after Christmas. In the 1960s, Arthur and Marie Noe garnered intense national sympathy. Between April 1949 and January 1968, they lost all 10 of their children. None lived longer than 14 months. Some thought the Noes were victims of incredible bad luck. It is undisputed that two died of natural causes; one was stillborn and another died in the hospital six hours after birth. The eight others left the hospital in good health, only to die at home when they were alone with their mother. Even though doctors, cops and medical examiners had their suspicions over the years, the deaths were written off as a bizarre series of crib deaths. "She's my friend, my companion," Art Noe said. "The most beautiful woman in the world for me. I'll fight to the death to show she never harmed them." Art Noe worked as a machinist and a clerk. They moved at least four times to rowhouses they rented, all within a mile of each other in Kensington.
"We moved every time Marie was pregnant," Art Noe told a Daily News reporter in 1958. "Tried to change our luck. But fate seemed to dog us. We couldn't escape it." What he couldn't escape was his wife's dark side.
Arthur and a small menagerie of dogs and cats they yelled at for making a mess or blocking the TV. They sat that way for another 11 years, until Art died just after Christmas in 2009.
Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to American Cancer Society , 1626 Locust St., Phila. PA 19103.
(Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 9, 2010)
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Arthur "Art" Noe, who always believed that his wife was innocent - even after she pleaded guilty - died in his sleep of heart disease at their modest house on American Street near Tioga two days after Christmas. In the 1960s, Arthur and Marie Noe garnered intense national sympathy. Between April 1949 and January 1968, they lost all 10 of their children. None lived longer than 14 months. Some thought the Noes were victims of incredible bad luck. It is undisputed that two died of natural causes; one was stillborn and another died in the hospital six hours after birth. The eight others left the hospital in good health, only to die at home when they were alone with their mother. Even though doctors, cops and medical examiners had their suspicions over the years, the deaths were written off as a bizarre series of crib deaths. "She's my friend, my companion," Art Noe said. "The most beautiful woman in the world for me. I'll fight to the death to show she never harmed them." Art Noe worked as a machinist and a clerk. They moved at least four times to rowhouses they rented, all within a mile of each other in Kensington.
"We moved every time Marie was pregnant," Art Noe told a Daily News reporter in 1958. "Tried to change our luck. But fate seemed to dog us. We couldn't escape it." What he couldn't escape was his wife's dark side.
Arthur and a small menagerie of dogs and cats they yelled at for making a mess or blocking the TV. They sat that way for another 11 years, until Art died just after Christmas in 2009.
ARTHUR A., age 88, on December 27, 2009, in Phila. PA. Beloved husband of Marie. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Relatives, friends, employees of PGW and employees of City of Philadelphia are invited to his Viewing Tuesday, 10:30 A.M. to 12 Noon, RODRIGUEZ FUNERAL HOME, 'J' St. and Erie Ave., Phila. (215-537-8686).
Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to American Cancer Society , 1626 Locust St., Phila. PA 19103.
(Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 9, 2010)
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Arthur "Art" Noe, who always believed that his wife was innocent - even after she pleaded guilty - died in his sleep of heart disease at their modest house on American Street near Tioga two days after Christmas. In the 1960s, Arthur and Marie Noe garnered intense national sympathy. Between April 1949 and January 1968, they lost all 10 of their children. None lived longer than 14 months. Some thought the Noes were victims of incredible bad luck. It is undisputed that two died of natural causes; one was stillborn and another died in the hospital six hours after birth. The eight others left the hospital in good health, only to die at home when they were alone with their mother. Even though doctors, cops and medical examiners had their suspicions over the years, the deaths were written off as a bizarre series of crib deaths. "She's my friend, my companion," Art Noe said. "The most beautiful woman in the world for me. I'll fight to the death to show she never harmed them." Art Noe worked as a machinist and a clerk. They moved at least four times to rowhouses they rented, all within a mile of each other in Kensington.
"We moved every time Marie was pregnant," Art Noe told a Daily News reporter in 1958. "Tried to change our luck. But fate seemed to dog us. We couldn't escape it." What he couldn't escape was his wife's dark side.
Arthur and a small menagerie of dogs and cats they yelled at for making a mess or blocking the TV. They sat that way for another 11 years, until Art died just after Christmas in 2009.
Cremation to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to American Cancer Society , 1626 Locust St., Phila. PA 19103.
(Published in Philadelphia Inquirer & Philadelphia Daily News on January 9, 2010)
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Arthur "Art" Noe, who always believed that his wife was innocent - even after she pleaded guilty - died in his sleep of heart disease at their modest house on American Street near Tioga two days after Christmas. In the 1960s, Arthur and Marie Noe garnered intense national sympathy. Between April 1949 and January 1968, they lost all 10 of their children. None lived longer than 14 months. Some thought the Noes were victims of incredible bad luck. It is undisputed that two died of natural causes; one was stillborn and another died in the hospital six hours after birth. The eight others left the hospital in good health, only to die at home when they were alone with their mother. Even though doctors, cops and medical examiners had their suspicions over the years, the deaths were written off as a bizarre series of crib deaths. "She's my friend, my companion," Art Noe said. "The most beautiful woman in the world for me. I'll fight to the death to show she never harmed them." Art Noe worked as a machinist and a clerk. They moved at least four times to rowhouses they rented, all within a mile of each other in Kensington.
"We moved every time Marie was pregnant," Art Noe told a Daily News reporter in 1958. "Tried to change our luck. But fate seemed to dog us. We couldn't escape it." What he couldn't escape was his wife's dark side.
Arthur and a small menagerie of dogs and cats they yelled at for making a mess or blocking the TV. They sat that way for another 11 years, until Art died just after Christmas in 2009.
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