Résumé

Principal, Arnold S. Rosner, Consulting Engineers, Chicago, IL, c. 1962. In 1962, Rosner had an office at 21 West Elm Street in Chicago. (See "Engineer, Structural Mechanics," Rosner Consulting Engineers classified advertisement, Chicago Tribune, 07/29/1962, p. 83.)

Teaching

Lecturer, University of Washington, Seattle (UW), classes on building systems and prefabrication, Seattle, WA.

Memorial Services for UW Colege of Architecture and Urban Planning lecturer Arnold S. Rosner were held 06/14/2005, 4-6pm, at the University of Washington, Faculty Club.

College

B,.S., Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, IL, c. 1948.

College Awards

Recipient, Dean's List, 2nd-level honors, 7th term group, IIT, Chicago, IL, 03/1947. (See "On Dean's List at Illinois Tech," Chicago Tribune, 03/16/1947, pt. 3, p. 13.)

Relocation

Arnold Stanley Rosner was born in Chicago, IL. At age five, he lived with his parents Max and Bella, elder brother Lawrence and a servant, Madeline Warner (born c. 1892 in France) at 1356 Kedzie Avenue in Chicago, IL, a neighborhood with many recent immigrant residents, but a particularly high number from Eastern Europe. Some of his neighbors also owned expensive houses, ranging in price from $12,000 to $30,000. His family paid $85 per month in rent, in line with that paid by others nearby. Max Rosner likely made a competitive wage working as a civil engineer. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1200; FHL microfilm: 2340203, accessed 10/20/2023.)

The 1940 US Census found Rosner living with his parents Max and Bella, sibling Lawrence, and paternal grandmother Simma Rosner (born c. 1863 in Romania) at 6210 Talman Avenue in Chicago, IL. They rented this dwelling, and, according to the census form, paid only $5 per month for it, a very small amount for the period. This might have been an error. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01023; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 103-3255, accessed 10/20/2023.)

On 06/14/1943, Rosner lived at 3934 Pine Grove Avenue in Chicago, IL, while he attended the Armour College of Engineering. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1537, accessed 10/20/2023.) His family, including his 92-year-old grandmother Simma, continued to live at 3934 Pine Grove Avenue on the third floor of the apartment house in 1950. At the time, Arnold worked as a college engineering teacher. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 4215; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 103-4435, accessed 10/20/2023.) Rosner maintained his home at this address in 1951. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957, accessed 10/20/2023.)

Rosner lived and worked as an engineer in Chicago, IL, through 1962, at least. He moved to Seattle, WA, sometime during the 1962-1969 period.

The architect lived at 963 13th Avenue East between 1995 and 2002, at least. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation City: Seattle; State: Washington; Year(s): 1998-2002 Source Information: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, accessed 10/20/2023.)

Rosner last lived in the 98105 zip code of Seattle. He died in Shoreline, WA, at the age of 79. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, accessed 10/20/2023.)

Parents

His father was Max Rosner (born 09/19/1885 in Sinaia, Romania-d. 05/29/1955 in Chicago, IL)), who worked as a civil engineer in manufacturing in 1940. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01023; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 103-3255, accessed 10/20/2023.) Max's mother Simma Rosner (born 1857 in Romania-d. 04/07/1959 in IL) and his father Moritz (born 1848 in Romania-d. 01/07/1921 in IL), a furrier living in New York City by 1915, were both Jewish immigrants, who left Eastern Europe at a time of intensifying pogroms. As per the 1910 US Census, Simma arrived in the US in 1902, while Moritz made it to New York by 1900. The 1910 US Census noted that Moritz had been naturalized by that time and worked as a department store packer. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Manhattan Ward 17, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1032; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0905; FHL microfilm: 1375045, accessed 10/20/2023.) The Rosners relocated from New York City to Chicago during the 1910s.

Max and his parents lived in New York, NY, in 1915. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 13; Assembly District: 26; City: New York; County: New York; Page: 54, accessed 10/20/2023.

Bella Ruff (born 11/08/1898 in Boston, MA), Arnold's mother, married Max Rosner in Boston in 1919. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013, accessed 10/20/2023.) After their marriage, she managed their Chicago household. Her parents were Lazarus Ruff (born c. 10/1872 in Russia) and Dora Peishavitz (born c. 12/1874 in Russia), also Jewish-Americans, who settled in Boston, MA, before 1894. In 1900, the Ruffs resided at 4 Chambers Street Court in a Russian-Jewish neighborhood of Boston. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 8, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 679; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 1271, accessed 10/20/2023.) Bella married Max on

Bella was 14 years younger than her husband Max. The 1940 US Census indicated that Bella had completed high school, while Max had finished four years of college. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-01023; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 103-3255, accessed 10/20/2023.)

He had an older brother, Lawrence Maurice Rosner (born 09/05/1922 in Chicago, IL-d. 02/25/1978 in Chicago, iL), who served during World War II in the US military between 04/17/1943 and 11/05/1945. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, accessed 10/20/2023.) He attended the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) c. 1941, the same school at which Arnold would matriculate in 1943. By 1950, Lawerence was a partner in a Chicago engineering consultancy. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 4216; Page: 79; Enumeration District: 103-4470, accessed 10/20/2023.)

Spouse

Arnold Rosner married twice, the first time to Josephine L. Frank (born 09/10/1927 in Chicago, IL) on 09/06/1955 in Chicago, IL. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Cook County Clerk; Chicago, Il; Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages) Source Information Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008, accessed 10/20/2023.) Prior to her marriage to Rosner, Josephine had wed Monroe P. Mendelsohn on 04/08/1948 in Chicago, IL. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Cook County Clerk; Chicago, Il; Cook County Genealogy Records (Marriages) Source Information Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008, accessed 10/20/2023.) Josephine filed for divorce from Rosner, which was granted on 01/02/1969 in King County, WA. (See Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, 1968-1998 - Rosner - Arnold - Josephin, Department of Health, Divorce Certificates, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 10/09/2023.) According to King County divorce documents, they had nine children, some of whom could have been those of Mendelsohn. This number also could have been an error.

Rosner next wed Ruth Ann Milligan Ballweg (born 02/29/1944 in Medford, OR) on 12/22/1983 in King County, WA. (See King County Marriage Records, 1855-2017 - Ruth - Arnold Stanley - Ballweg - Et Al., King County Marriage Records, 1855-2017, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 10/09/2023.) Ruth's parents were George E. Milligan and Arliss V. Nelson. She first wed Kenneth Arthur Ballweg (born 08/01/1942 in Walla Walla, WA) on 07/14/1964 in Jackson County, OR. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Marriage Records, 1906-1910, 1946-1966, accessed 10/20/2023.) They divorced on 09/18/1978 in Jackson County, OR. (See Ancestry.com, Source Information Ancestry.com. Oregon, U.S., Divorce Indexes, 1961-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, accessed 10/20/2023.)

Biographical Notes

His World War II draft registration card of 06/14/1943 listed Rosner as Caucasian with a dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. He stood 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighed 190 pounds. The card noted that he had a "scar between [the] eyes."

Rosner flew from Stockholm, Sweden, to New York, NY, aboard Scandinavian AIrlines System's Flight SK911/1581 on 10/06/1951. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at and Departing from Ogdensburg, New York, 5/27/1948 - 11/28/1972; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715, 1897-1957, accessed 10/20/2023.)

SSN: 344-24-7968.