AKRON, Iowa -- Tammy Sue Calkins, 37, of Akron passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital.
Tammy Sue Calkins was born Jan. 4, 1970, in Le Mars, Iowa, to Jack and Evelyn (Bennett) Calkins. She was baptized into the Catholic faith. She attended elementary school in Westfield, Iowa and later in Sioux City. In 1984, she enrolled at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, graduating in 1991. She worked for Life Skills Training Center in Le Mars for a few years. After a fall in 1994, she required additional care and became a resident of Akron Care Center.
She lived her life to the fullest and along the way shared her many gifts with people. She enjoyed working with wood, making jewelry boxes, step stools and shelves. Her favorite pastime was talking.
Survivors include her mom and stepdad, Evelyn and Terry Morehead of Akron; her dad and stepmom, Jack and Jenyce Calkins of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Christine and her husband, Ernie Wangerin of Navarre, Fla., and Tracey Ehlers and her fiance, Matt Sanfilippo of Navarre, Fla.; four nephews, Benjamin, Brandon and Blake Wangerin and Caden Book; and a niece, Kabree Sanfilippo.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Louis and Violet Bennett; and her paternal grandparents, Vero Calkins and Julia Calkins Buccola.
Pallbearers will be Jim Ernst, Ken Ernst, Kevin Ernst, Scott Morehead, Marc Morehead, Mathew Morehead and Donnie Burmakow.
Tammy Sue Calkins was born Jan. 4, 1970, in Le Mars, Iowa, to Jack and Evelyn (Bennett) Calkins. She was baptized into the Catholic faith. She attended elementary school in Westfield, Iowa and later in Sioux City. In 1984, she enrolled at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, graduating in 1991. She worked for Life Skills Training Center in Le Mars for a few years. After a fall in 1994, she required additional care and became a resident of Akron Care Center.
She lived her life to the fullest and along the way shared her many gifts with people. She enjoyed working with wood, making jewelry boxes, step stools and shelves. Her favorite pastime was talking.
Survivors include her mom and stepdad, Evelyn and Terry Morehead of Akron; her dad and stepmom, Jack and Jenyce Calkins of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Christine and her husband, Ernie Wangerin of Navarre, Fla., and Tracey Ehlers and her fiance, Matt Sanfilippo of Navarre, Fla.; four nephews, Benjamin, Brandon and Blake Wangerin and Caden Book; and a niece, Kabree Sanfilippo.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Louis and Violet Bennett; and her paternal grandparents, Vero Calkins and Julia Calkins Buccola.
Pallbearers will be Jim Ernst, Ken Ernst, Kevin Ernst, Scott Morehead, Marc Morehead, Mathew Morehead and Donnie Burmakow.
AKRON, Iowa -- Tammy Sue Calkins, 37, of Akron passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital.
Tammy Sue Calkins was born Jan. 4, 1970, in Le Mars, Iowa, to Jack and Evelyn (Bennett) Calkins. She was baptized into the Catholic faith. She attended elementary school in Westfield, Iowa and later in Sioux City. In 1984, she enrolled at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, graduating in 1991. She worked for Life Skills Training Center in Le Mars for a few years. After a fall in 1994, she required additional care and became a resident of Akron Care Center.
She lived her life to the fullest and along the way shared her many gifts with people. She enjoyed working with wood, making jewelry boxes, step stools and shelves. Her favorite pastime was talking.
Survivors include her mom and stepdad, Evelyn and Terry Morehead of Akron; her dad and stepmom, Jack and Jenyce Calkins of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Christine and her husband, Ernie Wangerin of Navarre, Fla., and Tracey Ehlers and her fiance, Matt Sanfilippo of Navarre, Fla.; four nephews, Benjamin, Brandon and Blake Wangerin and Caden Book; and a niece, Kabree Sanfilippo.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Louis and Violet Bennett; and her paternal grandparents, Vero Calkins and Julia Calkins Buccola.
Pallbearers will be Jim Ernst, Ken Ernst, Kevin Ernst, Scott Morehead, Marc Morehead, Mathew Morehead and Donnie Burmakow.
Tammy Sue Calkins was born Jan. 4, 1970, in Le Mars, Iowa, to Jack and Evelyn (Bennett) Calkins. She was baptized into the Catholic faith. She attended elementary school in Westfield, Iowa and later in Sioux City. In 1984, she enrolled at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, graduating in 1991. She worked for Life Skills Training Center in Le Mars for a few years. After a fall in 1994, she required additional care and became a resident of Akron Care Center.
She lived her life to the fullest and along the way shared her many gifts with people. She enjoyed working with wood, making jewelry boxes, step stools and shelves. Her favorite pastime was talking.
Survivors include her mom and stepdad, Evelyn and Terry Morehead of Akron; her dad and stepmom, Jack and Jenyce Calkins of Amarillo, Texas; two sisters, Christine and her husband, Ernie Wangerin of Navarre, Fla., and Tracey Ehlers and her fiance, Matt Sanfilippo of Navarre, Fla.; four nephews, Benjamin, Brandon and Blake Wangerin and Caden Book; and a niece, Kabree Sanfilippo.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Louis and Violet Bennett; and her paternal grandparents, Vero Calkins and Julia Calkins Buccola.
Pallbearers will be Jim Ernst, Ken Ernst, Kevin Ernst, Scott Morehead, Marc Morehead, Mathew Morehead and Donnie Burmakow.
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