CALDWELL ANNETTE KLUCHAR CALDWELL June 27, 1936 – April 19, 2013
Born in Cleveland, OHIO, on June 27th, 1936, Annette was one of five children of John and Anna Kluchar.
She is survived by Roland, her beloved husband of 57 years, three children Deborah (Debbie) Pecheux of Sugar Land, TX, MaryAnn (Molly) Kraut, and Roland Jr. (Kelly) Caldwell of Venice, Florida and seven grandchildren: Andrew, Jay, Jamie, Will, Brooks, Zach and Chase.
She is also survived by a brother, Richard Kluchar of Bainbridge Township, OHIO, her hometown, where she will be laid to rest near her family.
A child of a first generation Slovak Catholic family, Annette most recently serving on the Altar Guild and Vestry and as a Reader at Trinity Episcopal Church in Gatlinburg, TN, also ever cherishing their beloved Christ Church Episcopal in Rugby, TN.
During her professional career she was President, a Licensed Broker and principal of Keys-Caldwell, Inc., a prominent property management firm she founded in Venice, FL and served on the board as a director of the Big Brothers and Sisters Sun Coast of Florida.
After moving to Tennessee, she was twice Past President of the Gatlinburg Garden Club; a Member of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society; the Retired Citizens of the Smokies Hiking Club; The Gatlinburg Book Club; and a Paul Harris honoree for perfect attendance of Rotary Clubs in both Florida and Tennessee.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., on Friday, May 3rd, at the Bainbridge Community United Church of Christ, 17751 Chillicothe Rd., Chagrin Falls, OHIO.(Cuyahoga County)
In lieu of flowers, contributions are requested in Tennessee to the Gatlinburg Garden Club in honor of the Lucinda Ogle Cabin Restoration Project or in Ohio to the Bainbridge Township Historical Society.
Mail addressed to her at P.O. Box 212, Pigeon Forge, TN 37868, will be forwarded to the appropriate organization.
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Name: Kluchar, Anna C.
Date: Aug ? 1975
Source: ?; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #124.
Notes: Kluchar. Anna C. Kluchar (nee Minalcik), age 76, of Bainbridge Two, dearly beloved wife of John S., dear mother of John Klucher of Florida, Marita (Mrs. Edwin), Durschlag, Richard B. (both of Bainbridge Two), Annette (Mrs. Roland) Caldwell of Florida and the late Ralph, grandmother of 12, great-grandmother of two, sister of Molly Tussay of Lyndhurst and Frank Mihalck of Cleveland, OH.
Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 27 at St. Joan of Arc Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Friends received 2-4 And 7-9 P.M. Tuesday At Stroud Funeral Home, 95 Franklin St., Chagrin Falls.
Name: Kluchar, Ralph T.
Date: Mar 11 1953
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #124.
Notes: Kluchar, Ralph T., age 21, beloved husband of Joanne L. (nee Fite), father of Tommy, son of John and Anna; brother of John, Marita Durschlag, Richard and Annette. Friends may call at Stroud & Sons Funeral Home, 95 Franklin St., Chagrin Falls.
Services at St. Joan of Arc Church Friday Mar. 13, at 10 a.m.