- Date Of Birth: June 18, 1933
- Date Of Death: July 2, 2020
- State: Indiana
Mary Margaret (Witt) Calhan, 87, passed away of natural causes on July 2, 2020 at Wellbrookeof Crawfordsville.
She was born at home in rural Montgomery County, on June 18, 1933, and was one of 12children born to Arthur and Daisy (Scott) Witt. She graduated from Roachdale High School in 1951 and from St. Vincent’s School of Nursing IN Indianapolis in 1955. Margaret was the first in her family to attend and graduate from college, paving the way for three of her younger sisters to follow into nursing.
She began her nursing career at the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Indianapolis in 1955.On November 5, 1955, she married Robert Calhan at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church IN downtown Crawfordsville, Indiana. When she and Bob moved to Jamestown, she worked private duty while their children were young. The family moved to the New Ross/ Mace area where she began working at Culver Union Hospital as a floor nurse. Margaret, was one of the first nurses to staff the new Intensive Coronary Care Unit at Culver, and was later promoted to nurse manager of the emergency room at Culver AMI. She retired from Culver AMI Hospital in 1995, but continued to work as a private duty nurse and volunteer at the Well Baby Clinic. She and Bob enjoyed 55 years of marriage before Bob’s death in 2010.
Margaret is survived by her five children, Catherine (Randal) Fischer, Brownsburg; Mary Therese Calhan, Zionsville; Elizabeth (David) Flohr, Ladoga; John (Kelly) Calhan, Zionsville; L. Colleen Calhan, Chicago, IL.; and grandchildren Matthew (Tricia) Fischer, Ben (Regan) Fischer, Stephen(Kristin) Fischer, Laura Fischer, Courtney Calhan, Liam Calhan, Emma Flohr and Veda Calhan. Great-grandchildren Rosemary Fischer and Everett Fischer, two sisters Shirley (Ron) Warner, and Betty Clones, and many nieces and nephews also survive.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters Wanetta Morehouse; Judy Bruce; Connie Long; Jean Detrude; brothers Arthur Witt, Jr., Charles Witt, Vernon Witt, and , Anna and Paul, who died at an early age. Margaret was a pillar of strength within her family and throughout her life. She will be remembered with love for her unwavering support of her family and friends. Not everyone may have known Margaret, but those who did were often touched by her kindness and her ability to see humanity in each person.
