Arnold Carlton "Arnie" Hendricks, of Naples, FL, and formerly of Perkasie, PA, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Vitas Hospice, Naples.  He was 96.

He was the loving husband of 67 years of the late Joan P. (Rosenberger) until her passing on August 3, 2016.

Born in Perkasie, PA, he was the son of the late Harvey Calvin and Bessie (Kulp) Hendricks.  He was a 1947 graduate of Sell-Perk High School, Perkasie, PA.

Arnie was a U. S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, enlisting in September 1949 and serving proudly until his honorable discharge on April 23, 1952.

He worked for the Perkasie News-Herald for 41 years where he retired as Advertising Director in 1991.  Well-respected by the business owners that he served, he will be remembered for being dedicated and hardworking. He was a gentleman and a "'class act" who was a friend to all who knew him. He got his start in the industry in 1948 working for the former North Penn News as an apprentice typesetter and then as shop foreman until his move to the News-Herald in 1949, first working as a linotype operator, typesetter, compositor, and job pressman before eventually being promoted to the advertising department.

Arnie was a former member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, Sellersville, PA.

He was active in the Pennridge Community where he was a 30-year member and formerly served on the Board of Directors of the Perkasie Lions Club.  He was active with the Pennridge Chamber of Commerce and served on the Perkasie Planning Commission for nine years. In his younger years, he was a member and Past President of the former Pennridge Jaycees.

While residing in Pennsylvania or when visiting the couple's cottage in Perkasie Park, Arnie enjoyed sailing on Lake Nockamixon. He and Joan enjoyed golfing as well as traveling together to 44 of the 50 states and took over 33 cruises and trips to other countries.

Upon their retirement to Naples, Florida, Joan and Arnie very much enjoyed living in the community of Riviera Golf Estates.  Arnie most recently resided at The Pineapple House at Sapphire Lakes in Naples.

He is survived by two children, Christine Lobban and her husband Robert, of Charlottesville, Virginia, and Randall Hendricks and his wife Megan, of Kiawah River, South Carolina; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Services with interment in St. Stephen's U.C.C. Cemetery, Perkasie, PA, will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

Local arrangements are by the Suess-Gahman Funeral Home & Crematory, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie, PA.