Georgeann Owston Mccall

Georgeann "Cal" McCall, born November 25, 1927 in Columbus to the late George Thomas and Verdi Maurine (Watson) Owston, entered into eternal rest on August 24, 2021. Cal grew up in Youngstown and attended South High School. She graduated from the Ohio State University in 1949 and was affiliated with Kappa Delta Sorority. While in school, she met and married another Youngstowner, Lynn E. McCall, her husband of 42 years. Together they raised their family in Worthington.

Following her many years as a caregiver to her husband, Cal, a devoted gardener, studied horticulture at OSU and became a Master Gardener. She volunteered in the Victory Garden at Ameriflora '92, the perennial garden at the Park of Roses with Northview Buckeye Garden Club, Inniswood Metro Gardens and the Inniswood Garden Society. She was a Master Ohio Landscape Design Consultant of the Garden Club of Ohio, Inc. and served as a member of the Horticulture sub-commission of Columbus Recreation & Parks. She maintained the entrance gardens and served as beautification chairman for her sub-division in Sharon Woods. She enjoyed serving on OSU's class of 1949 reunion committee and remained connected with members.

Since her husband Lynn preceded her in death in 1992, Cal dedicated "The McCall Spruce Garden" at Chadwick Arboretum in his honor. She is survived by her children: Michael, Scott (Tracy), Lynn II, Leslie (Rodger) Ressa; grand-children Ashley McCall, Aaron & Spencer Ressa, Sam (Joy) McCall; great-grandchildren Eva Ann and Gideon; and many nieces and nephews. Cal's family and many friends will miss her laughter and light-hearted humor, enthusiasm for volunteerism, commitment to community and friendship. Cal's friends knew that if she wasn't attending a play at Otterbein, playing bridge, volunteering at Sharon Woods, pulling weeds in the perennial garden, or pruning the rosemary at Inniswood they could always find her in her well-tended garden.

Cal has generously donated her body to the OSU Anatomy Department for the advancement of medical science and education. Memorial contributions may be made to the "McCall Spruce Garden" at Chadwick Arboretum at the Ohio State University, 2120 Fyffe Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, or The ALS Association, 1170 Old Henderson Rd Suite 221, Columbus, OH 43220. Friends and family may attend a celebration of life at Newcomer Funeral Home in Westerville on October 3rd with a simple service at 3:00 followed by visitation with friends and family 3:30 to 5:00.