Ended her earthly journey on March 27, 2019 at the age of 95 and what a journey it was! Louise was born in Crook, Colorado on November 2, 1923, to LeRoy and Agnes (Dotson) McKinstry, the youngest of five adult siblings. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Sedgwick, where Louise grew up. Immediately after graduating Sedgwick High School at the top of her class, she traveled to Illinois, where she attended business college. She then moved to San Diego, California, where her parents had relocated, and began doing office work for the war effort. When, on a lark, Louise joined her co-workers on a bowling league, she met Charles Calkins, her future husband. Louise and Chuck were married March 22, 1947
Predeceased by her husband, Chuck, son, Robert, son-in-law, Dean Giauque, sisters, Edythe Gaston Morrison and Jeannette Clark, brothers, Ed and George, and her parents.
Predeceased by her husband, Chuck, son, Robert, son-in-law, Dean Giauque, sisters, Edythe Gaston Morrison and Jeannette Clark, brothers, Ed and George, and her parents.
Ended her earthly journey on March 27, 2019 at the age of 95 and what a journey it was! Louise was born in Crook, Colorado on November 2, 1923, to LeRoy and Agnes (Dotson) McKinstry, the youngest of five adult siblings. Shortly thereafter, her family moved to Sedgwick, where Louise grew up. Immediately after graduating Sedgwick High School at the top of her class, she traveled to Illinois, where she attended business college. She then moved to San Diego, California, where her parents had relocated, and began doing office work for the war effort. When, on a lark, Louise joined her co-workers on a bowling league, she met Charles Calkins, her future husband. Louise and Chuck were married March 22, 1947
Predeceased by her husband, Chuck, son, Robert, son-in-law, Dean Giauque, sisters, Edythe Gaston Morrison and Jeannette Clark, brothers, Ed and George, and her parents.
Predeceased by her husband, Chuck, son, Robert, son-in-law, Dean Giauque, sisters, Edythe Gaston Morrison and Jeannette Clark, brothers, Ed and George, and her parents.
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