Calvin Anthony

Graveside Services and Interment for Calvin L. Anthony will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. CST, at the Alma Cemetery, Alma, Nebraska, with Pastor Seong Lee officiating.

An additional memorial service to be held in Wilber, Nebraska, in the summer of 2021.

Due to health concerns, regarding the COVID-19 pandemic; current CDC and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services guidelines for Faith-Based Services will be followed. The Anthony family sincerely encourages each person to make their decision whether to attend the service based on the best interest of your health, and that of your community. The graveside service for Calvin will be live-streamed via the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home's Facebook page.

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Calvin Lee "Cal" Anthony, 75 years of age of Peoria, Arizona, formerly of Wilber, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at the Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale, Arizona, after a short fight with Covid-19. Cal was born at home in Wilber, on August 5, 1945, the eighth child of Joseph and Alma (Osterthun) Anthony. He attended Wilber Public Schools and graduated from Wilber High School in 1963. Following graduation, he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, and worked in the testing labs for the State of Nebraska. He served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1964.

In 1967, he entered the Sheet Metal Workers Union apprenticeship program, where he worked in:  Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas, and Arizona, for more than 40 years.  On June 29, 1974, Cal was united in marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Donna Sue Lanman at the United Methodist Church in Wilber.  This union was blessed with three daughters: Amy Jo, Callee Sue and Sara Danielle. The family made their home in Wilber until 1987, when they moved to Phoenix, Arizona.

After retiring, Cal and Donna took a cross-country trip in their RV; made trips to Hawaii, and Alaska; and many, many trips to Nebraska, to visit family and friends. On June 29, 2020, the couple celebrated their 46 ^th Wedding Anniversary.

Cal was a loving family man. He was a devoted husband, and father, who enjoyed attending all of his children's, and grandchildren's activities.  He was also a resourceful man; capable of building, fixing, and restoring anything. Cal enjoyed hunting and fishing with family and friends; as well as, woodworking, and collecting Nebraska, and historical memorabilia. Calvin was an easy-going guy who made friends easily, and was well-respected.

Cal was preceded in death by:  his parents; father-in-law, Kenneth Lanman; two brothers:   Von Anthony; and Richard Anthony; one sister, Maryann Warner; one brother-in-law, David Warner; and three sisters-in-law:  Marilyn Anthony; Laura Anthony; and Barbara Lanman.

Cal leaves to celebrate his life:  his wife of 46 years, Donna Anthony of Peoria; three daughters: Amy Jo Anthony; and Callee Escobar and her husband, Anthony, both of Glendale, Arizona; and Sara Reynolds and her husband, John of Phoenix; seven grandchildren: Caleb, Emma, Alma, Levi, Selman, Mason, and Antonia; his mother-in-law, Berniece Lanman of Alma, Nebraska; four brothers: Verne Anthony of Wilber; Joyce Anthony of North Platte, Nebraska; Gale Anthony and his wife, Adell of Elkhorn, Nebraska; and Gary Anthony and his wife, Jan of Omaha, Nebraska; along with many nieces, nephews, and friends.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 2, 2020 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CST, at the Bauer-Torrey & Mach Funeral Home in Alma.

A memorial has been established in Cal's honor and kindly suggested to the family, to be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Bauer-Torrey & Mach Funeral Home in Alma is in charge of the arrangements.