Seventh Generation (Continued)
Charles Arnold Meisner Jr. (Florence Grace Powers6, Charles Herbert Power5, Rachel Turner4, Anna Barbara Salzmann3, Casper Friedrich2, Isac1) .
Born on 19 Mar 1927 in Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.11 Charles Arnold died in Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, Canada, on 3 Jun 2015; he was 88.15
Arnold Meisner worked for Mersey Paper Co Ltd.(Bowater) for 41 years beginning at age 17 working in the woods as a scaler. With only grade ten education, he was tasked with developing the lumber business for Mersey in Nova Scotia. He went on to spearhead the building of, and then manage the Bowater Sawmill at Oakhill, Nova Scotia where he developed overseas lumber markets and loaded ships in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia destined for the United Kingdom. After retiring from Bowater, Arnold Meisner spent 12 years operating Eacan Timber Ltd., of Waverly, Nova Scotia. Eacan Timber is a successful lumber sales company that he founded with his son, Brad who continues to run the business which celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2015. Arnold Meisner served as the chairman of the board of the Maritime Lumber Bureau for the term1967-1968 and was honored as the Bureau’s Lumberman of the Year award in 1986 and again in 1999. In Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Arnold Meisner was active in curling, the Masonic Lodge, Liverpool Baptist Church, and the Progressive Conservative Party. He served as Liverpool Town Councilor.15
Abt 1947 Charles Arnold married Peggy Todd.
They had the following children: