Alice E. Calloway, 100, of Jefferson passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Sunset Ridge in Jefferson.
Alice was born to Laurence A. and Frieda (Laatsch) Werner on January 7, 1924. She attended Fort Atkinson schools graduating with the class of 1942. She attended the School of Nursing at Methodist Hospital graduating in 1945. While attending, she served in the Nurse Cadet Corp, was an enrolled Red Cross Nurse and nurse at the VA Hospital in Wood, WI until her marriage. She married Joseph C. Calloway at I.U. Methodist Church in Jefferson on November 15, 1946 which was her parent’s 25th Anniversary.
Together, Joe and Alice raised four children; Bruce, Brian, Mary and Daniel. Alice was a member of the Holly Rebekah Lodge 188 and Drill Team in Fort Atkinson, Ladies Auxillary of VFW 3589, AARP of Fort Atkinson and Jefferson, volunteered for FISH organization, Meals on Wheels and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Her hobbies included sewing, crocheting, gardening and refinishing furniture as well as spoiling her cats. Alice worked at Countryside Home and Hospital in Jefferson for 27 years.
Alice is preceded in death by her husband, Joseph and grandson, Thomas as well as twin brothers George and John.
She is survived by her children Bruce (Patricia), Brian (Penny), Mary and Daniel (Sharon); grandchildren Michael, Todd and Terri; great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews in California and Alabama.
Private family services will be held at a later date.
When I Must Leave You
When I must leave you for a little while, Please do not grieve and shed wild tears
And hug you sorrow to you through the years, But start out bravely with a gallant smile;
And for my sake and in my name, Live on and do all things the same,
Feed not your loneliness on empty days, But fill each waking hour in useful ways.
Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer, And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;
And never, never be afraid to die, For I am waiting for you in the sky!
~Pennsylvania Odd Fellow-Rebekah
Schneider-Michaelis Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences can be made at www.schneidermichaelisfuneralhome.com.
Alice E. Calloway
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