Anna Mae Caldwell

Anna Mae Caldwell, 99, of Lakewood, CO, died December 9, 2015 at the Villa Manor Nursing Home in Lakewood, CO. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 18th at the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. The Rev. Gary Main will officiate. There will be no visitation. Burial will take place at Kearney Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to donor’s choice in lieu of flowers. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Anna Mae was born to Fred Walker Long and Inez Pearl (Williamson) Long on March 26, 1916. Her father worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for over 40 years. Anna Mae was the oldest of four children. She has a sister, Fern Bieck of Lincoln, Nebraska . Anna Mae graduated from Lexington High School in Lexington, Nebraska in 1934. After graduation she attended cosmetology school in Omaha, Nebraska and received her license. She married Alvin Clemans on January 17, 1937. Alvin also worked for the Union Pacific Railroad. They had two children, a son Charles and daughter Judy. She owned her own beauty salon for several years. The marriage ended in divorce on February 19, 1951. While working in a bakery in Kearney, Nebraska she met and married Alfred Caldwell on August 8, 1952 and moved to Hastings, Nebraska. In March of 1957 the family moved to Arvada, Colorado. Mr. Caldwell passed away on July 19, 1975. Anna Mae worked for A.E. Heinsohn as a bookkeeper for 20 years. She retired in March of 1981. After she retired she bought dolls and would make each doll clothes. At Christmas time she would donate the dolls and clothes to children in need. She did this for many years until her eyesight started to fail. She is survived by her son, Charles (Lynda) Clemans of Littleton, CO; daughter Judy (Ron) Sorensen of Lakewood, CO; grandchildren, Nannette Vandenack, Kerri Morrison and John Hafkey; great grandchildren, Drew, Allison and Brett Vandenack, Alex Hafkey, and Hailee, Meghan, Katie and Jack Morrison; a sister Fern Biek; a cousin Dora Day; and several cousins and friends. Her parents, a brother Fred Long Jr, a sister Ruby Cousins, and grandson Chuck Hafkey preceded her in death.

Anna Mae Caldwell

March 26, 1916 - December 9, 2015