Calvin A Haworth
1924-2020
Calvin Albert Haworth, age 96,
passed away due to COVID-19 on Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020, at the Benedictine Health
Center Covid-19 unit. He was born Oct. 3, 1924 in Ottawa, Kansas, to Joseph and
Bertha Haworth, the fifth of six sons. Cal served in the U.S Army for three
years, including in World War II and 12 consecutive months in a war zone. After
his service to the country, Cal attended Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas and
graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1949. Cal also studied voice at
the Detroit Conservatory of Music and Ottawa University, where he sang in the
male quartet. His love of music carried through for many decades, and he gave
voice lessons and he sang in many church choirs and men’s groups.
During his junior year at OU, Cal was united in
marriage to Ola Jean Kinderdick in Lyons, Kansas on August 4, 1947. After living
and working in multiple states, Cal and Ola Jean moved to Duluth, Minn. in 1967,
where Cal became the manager of KDAL Radio, as well as the Vice President of
KDAL Inc. Cal and Ola Jean bought and operated Somebody’s House Restaurant for
four years, and later owned and operated both Kenwood Video and Piedmont Video
stores.
Cal and his daughter founded the St. Louis County chapter of Mothers Against
Drunk Driving in 1982. He held several offices, including president and
executive director, of MADD Minnesota. Over his decades of work with MADD, he
received letters of commendation from the Minnesota State Senate, Minnesota
House of Representatives and the Minnesota State Patrol. He was awarded the Dr.
William Kosiak Memorial Award in 1999 in recognition of outstanding volunteer
service to crime victims in Minnesota.
Cal served on the Boards of many organizations, including the Duluth Chamber of
Commerce, the Duluth Symphony Orchestra, the Kiwanis Club, the Fatherless Boy
Association, Rehab Center for Chemical Dependency, Twin Ports Summer Theatre,
and the Community Relations Board for the Federal Prison.
One of Cal’s favorite pastimes was taking in wildlife and rehabilitating it back
into the wild. He was licensed by the DNR after becoming a Duluth Zoo Docent,
and the result was the rehabilitation of many deer, raccoons, a fox, squirrels,
coyotes and a multitude of other animals.
He took great pride in the accomplishments of his wife, children and
grandchildren. Cal is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ola Jean of Duluth,
Minn., his three children Susan (Donald) Peterson of Fort Collins, Colo., Patty
Wheeler of Duluth, Minn., and Brent (Mary) Haworth, also of Duluth, Minn. Cal is
also survived by his nine grandchildren: Bret Peterson, Prent Peterson, Kelly
Grgas-Wheeler, Kara Goucher, Kendall Schoomeester, Amy Kebriaei, Kelly Haworth,
Wade Haworth and Katie Albert; as well as 21 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Cal is preceded in death by his five brothers:
Prent, Howard, Richard, David, and Ray Haworth.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the nurses and aides
that tended to Cal at Safe Harbor of the BHC system, especially during its
transition to a COVID-19 unit.
Memorials may be directed to Lakeview Covenant Church at 1001 Jean Duluth Rd,
Duluth MN 55804. Family services are provided by the Cremation Society of
Minnesota Duluth. A memorial service will be held at a later date.