William Martin Kalin, age 81 died Dec. 25, 2017 at Talihina Veterans Center in Talihina, Okla. He was born on Oct. 16, 1936 in Coleridge, Neb.

He was preceded in death by his wife Lillie Ann Larsen Kalin, daughters, Cindy and Jean Ellen Kalin, parents, Herman and Francis Kalin, sisters, Betty (Roger) Albers and Janet Mabeus, brothers-in- law, Knud Larsen and Albert “Bud” Jones.

He is survived by his sons, William M. Kalin Jr., Fort Calhoun, NE, DeWayne E. (Nikki) Kalin, Canadian, OK, Joey C. (Debbie) Kalin, Valparaiso, NE, brother, Skip (Bonnie) Kalin, Omaha, NE, brother-in- law, Norm Mabeus, Tightwad, MO, sister-in- law, Ellen Jones, Omaha, NE, grandchildren, Kayla, Cindy, Justin, Trey, Hanna, Kindra, Emersyn, Elliott and Emmett, great-grandchildren, Rhylan, Harper, and Jase, many nieces and nephews.

Memorial service will be held Friday Jan. 5 at 10:00 a.m. at Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home. A remembrance reception will be held immediately following the memorial service at Fort Calhoun American Legion Post #348. Memorials are suggested to the Kalin family.

#2-Published in the Omaha World Herald January 4, 2018

Kalin, William Martin Age 81 Ft. Calhoun, NE. Born on October 16, 1936 in Coleridge, NE. Died on December 25, 2017 at the Talihina Veterans Center, Talihina, OK. NO VISITATION. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 10am Friday, January 5, at Sievers-Sprick Funeral Home. A REMEMBRANCE RECEPTION will be held immediately following the Memorial Service at the Ft. Calhoun American Legion Post #348. Memorials suggested to The Kalin Family. Inurnment to be announced at a later date. SIEVERS-SPRICK FUNERAL HOME Ft. Calhoun, NE 402-468-5678

Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file at the Blair Public Library.