Florence Bechtold Calabrese Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Florence Bechtold Calabrese of Knightdale, North Carolina, who passed away on November 10, 2023, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Florence Bechtold Calabrese to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Margaret Louise Bechtold and Andrew Rohrer Killian; her son Baby Boy Calabrese; and her siblings, Andrew, George, Guy Killian, Margaret Clark and Clara Galbraith.
She is survived by: her husband Donald Calabrese; her children, Russell Calabrese of Brooklyn, NY, Cindy Decker (Terry Decker) of Brevard, NC, Kelly Calabrese of Wendell, NC and Whitney Zick (Brett Zick) of Knightdale, NC; her grandchildren, Brielle Decker (Rusty Stacy) of South Roxana, IL, Eva Decker (Sean Hines) of Fort Collins, CO, Elizabeth Richardson (Bradlee Riddle) of Asheville, NC and Ben Calabrese of Wendell, NC; and her great grandchildren, Sophia Amedd and Kannan Riddle of Asheville, NC..
In the spirit of honoring Florence's love for volunteering, memorial contributions may be made in her memory by volunteering or donating to Rome Community Theatre in Rome, NY (https://www.romecommunitytheater.org), Inter-Faith Food Shuttle in Raleigh, NC.
