Judith Ann “Judi” Arnold

Born on June 15, 1952 in Youngstown, Ohio
Departed May 21, 2023 in West Melbourne, Florida

Judi Arnold was born in Youngstown, Ohio on June 15, 1952 to Chester Sewald and Shirley Jean Brenner Sinclair. In her youth she attended Sea Park Elementary, DeLaura Middle School and Satellite High School. In her early career, Judi was a dental assistant. The majority of her career was devoted to real estate. She spent 30+ years as a realtor at Century 21, ERA Woodlake and Coldwell Banker. She volunteered for the Brevard Animal Shelter and the Melbourne Art Festival.

Judi spent many years volunteering and facilitating the Spring Fling Parade where she recruited her daughter’s dance team (Melbourne Miracles) for several years. She met her soulmate of 40 years, Rich in the year 1983.

Her family includes her daughter Shana Bisset; life partner Rich Peterson; sister Shirley (Doug) Rolsing and her son Christopher (Dawn) Matrigali; sisters Gloria Partlow, Carole (John) Duncan, Chetta (Mike) Aguiar; brothers Ronald Sinclair and Richard (Terri) Sinclair and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother and sister-in-law John (Jeannette) Kelley; brother-in-law Mark Matrigali and nephew Matthew Matrigali.

A celebration of Judi’s life will be at 11 am on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Brownlie Maxwell Funeral Home, 1010 E. Palmetto Avenue, Melbourne, Florida, 32901.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to H.A.L.O No-Kill Rescue Shelter:
Halo No-kill Shelter