- Earl W. Calnin, Formerly of Sherwood, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 on Friday, APRIL 19, 2013 at Sacred Heart Church in Sherwood. A full obituary will appear in next Wednesday's paper. Boettcher Family Funeral Home, Kaukauna is assisting the family.
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent on April 12, 2013
Earl W. Calnin, Formerly of Sherwood, age 92, went to his eternal reward on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 . He was born on December 28, 1920 the son of the late Frank and Rose (Hooyman) Calnin. Earl married Lorraine Vanden Hoogen at St. John's in Little Chute on November 9, 1955. Through an invention on the family farm, which became standard on most all tractors, he was able to land a job with Ford Motor Company where he travelled throughout several countries testing equipment. Earl and his brother Frank ran an implement business until the war summoned Frank to service. Earl utilized his early background to lay the framework for what is now Fallen Timbers Environmental Center in Black Creek accumulating the land, digging the pond and putting up a log cabin. Though he attended church in Appleton his heart remained with Sacred Heart Church in Sherwood.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Lorraine Calnin, four children: Gerald (Carol) Calnin, Wrightstown and their children, Heather, Jeremy and Corey; David Calnin, Kissimmee, FL; Glen (Ann) Calnin, Chilton and their children, Elise, Alexandria, Duncan and Patrick; and Robert Calnin, Tempe, AZ; 2 sisters: Julia Wendt, New London and Alice Stingle, Appleton; 2 sisters-in-law: Mechtild Calnin, Richland Center and Patricia Calnin-Baum, Appleton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his brothers: Richard and Frank; brothers-in-law: Lee Fischer, Armand Wendt and LaVerne Stingle.
Mass of Christian Burial for Earl will be at 6:00 p.m. on Friday April 19, 2013 at SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH, Sherwood with Fr. Michael Betley officiating. Friends may call directly at church from 4:00 p.m. until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund is being established. Burial will take place in the parish cemetery. www.boettcherfamilyfuneral.com
Published in Appleton Post-Crescent from April 12 to April 17, 2013
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1920 - 2013 (92 years)
Obituary
d. 1 Mar 1974, Black Creek, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 
