Etta Mae Calame

Female 1884 - 1972  (88 years)


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  1. 1.  Etta Mae Calame was born on 15 Feb 1884 in Texas; died on 20 Mar 1972; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Boulder County, CO.

    Notes:

    from Etta's father's obituary we can surmise that Etta and her husband ran "The Eveready Cafe" in Steamboat Springs, CO.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56623501/eugene-albert-calame

    MRS. ACHENBACH'S FATHER DIES AT STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

    Funeral services for E. A. CALAME, 77, father of Mrs. George ACHENBACH of Steamboat Springs, and formerly of Craig, were held in the Routt county town this afternoon. Mr. CALAME died of heart failure Sunday after an illness of three weeks. He is survived beside Mrs. ACHENBACH, by three sons, W. E. CALAME of Devine, Texas; Carl of Comanche, Oklahoma, and W. H. of Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. CALAME has made his home with Mrs. ACHENBACH for the past several years.

    (Published in The Craig Empire Courier (CO), Wednesday, April 28, 1937.)

    E. A. CALAMI [sic]

    E. A. CALAMI [sic], father of Mrs. G. A. ACHENBACH, passed away at his home in Steamboat Springs Sunday, April 25. He was preparing to take a car ride with Mr. and Mrs. ACHENBACH and was taken ill suddenly while in the backyard. He was assisted to the house and died within a few minutes from a heart attack.

    Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the residence of A. W. Heyer, who was funeral director. Rev. B. H. Christner was in charge of the service. He selected part of the 119th Psalm as the scripture reading and spoke from Exodus, 4th Chapter, because of the appropriateness to Mr. CALAMI [sic], who was a great Bible student.

    The pallbearers were Clay MONSON, R. L. WILSON, Claude LUEKENS, H. P. HEID, John FRYE and Clay SHAW. Mrs. Henry Zehner played the piano during the ceremony and accompanied the quartet composed of Mrs. Sam Stevens, Mrs. Lawrence Carr, Roy Hartzler and Clay Shaw. They sang "More Love to Thee," and "Lead Kindly Light." Interment was in the Steamboat Springs cemetery.

    Mr. CALAMI [sic] is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. G. A. ACHENBACH of Steamboat Springs, and three sons, Walter of Omaha, Nebraska, Carl of Comanche, Oklahoma, and Will of Devine, Texas; four sisters, Emma MICHAELS, Lena McCLOUD, Laura KEELING and Ida THORTON, and six brothers, Charles, John, Frank, Jess, Lewis and Bob. All of the sisters and brothers reside in Texas. There are 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Four brothers had preceded him in death.

    E. A. CALAMI [sic] was born at Nocomas, Illinois, January 28, 1861. In this community he grew to manhood and moved with his father's family to Texas in 1882. On March 2, 1883, he was united in marriage with Sally ANDERSON, at Fairfield, Texas. They resided in Texas until 1900, when they moved to Oklahoma. Five years ago Mr. and Mrs. CALAMI [sic] moved to Colorado.

    He had followed the occupation of farming and ranching during his life time. He was a great lover of the Bible. This interest in the Bible undoubtedly came to him thru the influence of his training as a youth. His father, a preacher in the Church of Christ, instituted the family altar. Two of the sons also became ministers, and implanted in the hearts of their children a love of the Bible.

    Two of Mr. CALAMI's [sic] brothers, Walter of Omaha and Carl of Oklahoma, came to Steamboat Springs to attend the funeral services. They left for their homes Thursday.

    The Eveready cafe, which is operated by Mr. and Mrs. ACHENBACH, was closed from Monday morning until Thursday morning.

    (Published in The Steamboat Pilot (Steamboat Springs, CO), Thursday, April 29, 1937.)

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60876226/etta-mae-achenbach

    Plot Block 24, Lot 10, S1/2, Space 2

    Etta married George Ambrose Achenbach on 3 May 1906 in Comanche County, CO. George (son of Ambrose Fisher Achenbach and Hattie Rachel Gish) was born on 17 Jul 1875 in Kansas; died in 1958; was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Longmont, Boulder, CO. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]