Michael A. ‘Mike’ Caldararo, 80

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Michael A. ‘Mike’ Caldararo, age 80, of Valley, died Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Methodist Fremont Health. Mike was born Sept. 10, 1942, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Michael and Jean ‘Napolitano’ Caldararo. He was raised in Levittown, Long Island, N.Y., and graduated from Division Avenue High School. Mike graduated from Wayne State College with his Bachelor of Arts in Education degree. He received his Master’s degree from Brooklyn College. He taught first at West Junior High School in Brentwood, N.Y. before coming back to the Midwest. He served as an admission counselor at John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo. Mike spent his career teaching Physical Education in the Blair Community School system at Old Central and Arbor Park Schools, retiring in 2004.
Mike married Janet Anderson on Aug. 1, 1964.
Mike was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont and past active member of the Fremont YMCA.
Survivors include: Wife – Janet of Valley; Daughters – Christine (David) Goodwater of Council Bluffs
and Teresa (Richard) Keyser of Fremont; Grandchildren – Samuel Leriger, Audrey Keyser and Pierce Keyser; Brothers – Richard (Diane) Caldararo of Queensland, Australia and William (Kathy) Caldararo of Ladson, S.C.
Mike was preceded in death by an infant son Steven, and his parents.
The funeral will be 2 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fremont. Burial will follow in Ridge Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Nebraska Children’s Home in Omaha. Visitation will be Sunday with the family present from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel in Fremont.

Online guestbook at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com