Thelma LeOra (Hostetler) Caldwell

Thelma LeOra Caldwell, 83, died Thursday (April 8, 1999) at Schowalter Villa in Hesston.

She was born Sept. 22, 1915, in McPherson County to Frank and Lizzie (Zimmerman) Hostetler. She married Silvan Lee Caldwell Jan. 18, 1968. He survives of Schowalter Villa in Hesston.

She was employed at the admissions office at Grace Hospital in Hutchinson for 30 years.

Other survivors include: four sisters, Virgie Headings of Hutchinson, and Doris Hostetler, Margaret Hostetler and Irene Koehn, all of Hesston; one brother, Kenneth Hostetler of Hesston; numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters and one nephew.

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Schowalter Villa Chapel in Hesston with the Rev. Cheryl Hershberger from Hesston Mennonite Church officiating. Burial will be in the Hesston Cemetery following the service.

Friends may call from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home in Hesston.