Obit: Calero, Margaret Ann (1933 - 2014)

Contact: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Baierl, Calero, Knapp, Williams

----Source: The Star News (Medford, WI) 1/07/2015

Calero, Margaret Ann (Williams) (28 DEC 1933 - 27 DEC 2014)

Margaret Ann Williams Calero, 80, died on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 at Leisure Time Group Home in Peoria, Ariz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Marshfield. Burial will take place in Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Marshfield. The visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. on Friday until service time at Sacred Heart Church. Rembs Funeral Home assisted the family.

Margaret was born on Dec. 28, 1933 in Auburndale to Benjamin and Hilda (Baierl) Williams. She attended St. John's Parochial School in Marshfield and was a 1951 graduate of Marshfield Senior High School. While living in the Phoenix, Ariz. area, she attended the University of Phoenix, graduating with a BA degree in nursing. She married Mario Calero on Dec. 18, 1971 in Menomonie Falls. He preceded her in death on May 1, 1981. Marge worked in the Sun City, Ariz. area for many years in the healthcare field until her retirement.

She was a member of the Sun City Posse, assisting the Maricopa County Sheriff in the Sun City area. While living in Marshfield, she was active in girls baseball.

She is survived by four brothers, Robert Williams of Hazelhurst, Raymond Williams of Rhinelander, Donald (Virginia) Williams of Marshfield and John Williams of Medford; sisters-in-law, Carol Williams of Mosinee and Jan Williams of Marshfield; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, Gerald Williams in infancy, Francis Williams and Gene Williams, and three sisters-in-law, Dorothy Williams, Janet Williams and Jeanette Williams.

Marge will be sadly missed by her family and friends. A special thanks to Jeanette Knapp, caregiver who helped the family with her special needs while she was a resident of Banner Residence for Alzheimer's Care in Peoria and Leisure Time Care Home in Surprise, Ariz. Also, a thanks to the staffs of Banner Residence and Leisure Time Care Home where Marge was a resident since 2003.

Condolences may be sent online to www.rembs.com.