Helen Marie Mccalley
September 3, 1922 — November 16, 2019
Helen Marie McCalley, 97, of Walker, Iowa, died Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, Iowa. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Walker Bible Church, Walker. Pastor Casey Reinkoester will officiate. Private burial will be held at Walker Cemetery. Arrangements were made by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Helen was born September 3, 1922, in Strawberry Point, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Alice (Deyo) Opperman. She graduated from Oelwein High School. On September 21, 1943, Helen was united in marriage to William Wayne “W.W.” McCalley at the Coe College Chapel in Cedar Rapids. He passed away in 1993, after almost 50 years of marriage. Helen worked at Collins Radio and Quaker Oats during WWII. She then was a lead telephone operator at the Walker Telephone Company until 1967 when they switched to dial equipment. Helen then went on to work at various nursing homes, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Mercy Home Health. She attended Walker Bible Church and was a member of the Women’s Guild. Helen loved a good card game, tending to her garden, traveling and especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her son, William Gary (Dawn) McCalley of Swisher, and their children, Wayne (Bobbie Jo) McCalley, Rodney (Jinny) McCalley, Michael (Rachel) McCalley, Courtney (Nic) Akers, Colleen (Joe) Vonderhaar, and Callie (Kolt) Stulz-O’Brien; daughter, Diane (Alan) Albertson of Walker, and their children, Benjamin (Carrie) Albertson, Elizabeth Allen, Jill (Ryan) Gilmore, and Amanda (Aaron) Schnee; daughter, Karen (Harry) Evers of Coggon, and their children, Angela (Don) Donley, and Andrea (Jason) Jacobsen; daughter, Laurie (Kevin) Raddatz of Walker, and their children, Tiffany (Chris) Nielsen, Justin (Megan) Raddatz, and Alexie (Justin) Supple; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Leona Opperman of Iowa City.
She was preceded in death by her husband, W.W. McCalley; parents Theodore and Alice Opperman; brothers, Donald and Kenneth Opperman; sister, Florence Glass; and brother-in-law, Wilbert “Bill” Glass.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Mary Anne Nelson and the entire staff at Hospice of Mercy.
Helen was born September 3, 1922, in Strawberry Point, Iowa, the daughter of Theodore and Alice (Deyo) Opperman. She graduated from Oelwein High School. On September 21, 1943, Helen was united in marriage to William Wayne “W.W.” McCalley at the Coe College Chapel in Cedar Rapids. He passed away in 1993, after almost 50 years of marriage. Helen worked at Collins Radio and Quaker Oats during WWII. She then was a lead telephone operator at the Walker Telephone Company until 1967 when they switched to dial equipment. Helen then went on to work at various nursing homes, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Mercy Home Health. She attended Walker Bible Church and was a member of the Women’s Guild. Helen loved a good card game, tending to her garden, traveling and especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her son, William Gary (Dawn) McCalley of Swisher, and their children, Wayne (Bobbie Jo) McCalley, Rodney (Jinny) McCalley, Michael (Rachel) McCalley, Courtney (Nic) Akers, Colleen (Joe) Vonderhaar, and Callie (Kolt) Stulz-O’Brien; daughter, Diane (Alan) Albertson of Walker, and their children, Benjamin (Carrie) Albertson, Elizabeth Allen, Jill (Ryan) Gilmore, and Amanda (Aaron) Schnee; daughter, Karen (Harry) Evers of Coggon, and their children, Angela (Don) Donley, and Andrea (Jason) Jacobsen; daughter, Laurie (Kevin) Raddatz of Walker, and their children, Tiffany (Chris) Nielsen, Justin (Megan) Raddatz, and Alexie (Justin) Supple; numerous great and great-great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Leona Opperman of Iowa City.
She was preceded in death by her husband, W.W. McCalley; parents Theodore and Alice Opperman; brothers, Donald and Kenneth Opperman; sister, Florence Glass; and brother-in-law, Wilbert “Bill” Glass.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Dr. Mary Anne Nelson and the entire staff at Hospice of Mercy.
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