Obituary of Virginia Callender

EC Callender Virginia Resch Callender Native of Galion, OH Virginia Resch Callender, 92, of 410 Hastings Lane, Elizabeth City, NC, died Monday, April 25, 2005 at Guardian Care Nursing Home. She was born in Galion, OH, daughter of the late Franklin and Maude Strippy Resch and was the widow of Gene Raymond Callender. She co-owned the Wee Folk Shop children store with her husband, was a lifelong member of the First Lutheran Church in Galion, OH, a hospital volunteer, and loved to garden. Mrs. Callender is survived by a daughter, Melinda ‘Min’ Del Garbino and husband Albert of Shiloh, NC; a sister, Margaret Richardson of Maryville, TN; and two grandchildren, Matthew Del Garbino of Indianapolis, IN, and Heather Rushing and husband Travis of Charlotte, NC. Besides her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by a daughter, Cheryl Ann Callender, two sisters, Velma Reece and Harriet Dick, and a brother, Robert Resch. The family will receive friends, Wednesday evening from 7:00 until 8:30 at Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 East Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 30, 2005 in Galion, OH. In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may be made to American Heart Assiocation, % Brenda Dail, P.O. Box 220, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. To sign the online guest register, visit www.twifordfh.com.