Calvin Curtis Wolfe, 73 years old of Pleasant Mills, Indiana, passed away at 4:40 p.m. on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at his residence. Calvin was born on Saturday, October 5, 1935 in Adams County, Indiana the son of the late Carl O. Wolfe and the late Beatrice (Roush) Wolfe. He married Dorothy Combs and she survives. Calvin was a graduate of Pleasant Mills High School Class of 1953 and attended Purdue University. He was also a member of the UAW Local 57; the United States Trotters Association; and the Illinois Harness Racing Association. Calvin retired from International Harvester in 1983 after 30 years of service. Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Wolfe of Pleasant Mills, IN, daughter, Teresa (Philip) Scare of Pleasant Mills, IN, daughter, Tina (Vern) Peterson of Decatur, IN, daughter, Tamara (Greg) Wright of Portland, IN, daughter, Tonya (Dennis) Sudduth of Decatur, IN, daughter, Twyla Wolfe of Pleasant Mills, IN, brother, Warren (Joyce) Wolfe of Decatur, IN, brother, Robert (Joan) Wolfe of Saint Albans, VT, brother, John (Diane) Wolfe of Bay City, MI, sister, Mrs. Richard (Phyllis) Hamrick of Valparaiso, IN, sister, Mrs. Rudolph (Barbara) Rickenbach of Churerstrasse, Switzerland, sister, Mrs. Jerry (Marabelle) Switzer of Anderson, SC, sister, Mrs. Jim (Virginia (Roe) McDonald of Decatur, IN, fifteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Preceding Calvin in death was one brother, Roland Wolfe; and one sister, Pearl Wolfe (stillborn). Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2008 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home with the Rev. Mo Hodge officiating. Interment will follow in the Decatur Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 5-8 p.m. Thursday, December 11, 2008 in the Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, Indiana. Preferred memorials are to The Bridge Church or the Adams County Community Foundation-Cancer Fund.
