Cleta Calland

Cleta Marguerite Calland, 88, of West Liberty and formerly of Urbana, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 15, 2017, at Green Hills Inn.

She was born in St. Paris, Ohio on April 19, 1928, to the late Verle and Rosella (Allebach) Everett. Marguerite married Kenneth M. Calland on September 26, 1946 in Sidney and he preceded her in death on October 9, 2002. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Gene Calland; a son-in-law, Douglas Dill; 4 sisters, Wanda (Ralph) Smail, Norma Lee (Dick) Pine, Arleen (Richard) Baughman and Susan Sterling; and her mother and father-in-law, Leila and Arthur Calland.

A graduate of Rosewood High School, Marguerite was a homemaker and farm wife. She also worked at Graham North School as a teacher’s aide and in the Dietary Department at Mercy Hospital in Urbana. Marguerite was a member of the former Springhills Presbyterian Church where she was active in the United Presbyterian Women’s organization. She treasured her time with her family and always kept in touch with them through cards and letters.

Marguerite is survived by her daughters, Katha Dill of Urbana and Kristi (Dan) Horsley of Payson, Arizona; sons, Keith (Therese) Calland of DeGraff, Kim (Linda) Calland of Valparaiso, Indiana and Kyler (Robin) Calland of Urbana; 10 grandchildren, Kelly (Chip) Kunkler, Karen (Antony Pimento) Woods, Melanie Blankenship, Michelle (Marc) McGuire, Stacy (Jeremy) Flanagan, Beth (Chris) McCormick and Cory Calland, Kevin (Annette) Dill, Brett (Sally) Calland and Hunter Horsley; 24 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Jim (Sharon) Everett of Colorado Springs, Colorado; her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Richard (Janet) Calland, Martha Hunt, Phillip (Nancy) Calland and Donna Mae (Ernie) Lohnes; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff of Green Hills and Universal Home Health Hospice for their compassionate care of our mother.

Pastor Barry Baughman will conduct the funeral service on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 3pm at Green Hills Care Center – Foundation Hall where visitation will be held two hours prior to the funeral. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, West Liberty on Tuesday, February 21 at 10am.

The Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, West Liberty handled the funeral arrangements.