Person:Calvin Reisland (1)

Uncle Cal was an actor on Broadway. He went to CO on the Indian Reservation after high school as a traveling actor. Uncle Cal also went on an off Broadway theatre tour to Nebraska. We thought he might have been quite a "ladies man", because we have a scrapebook of his in whiich there are many pictures of him with females that we don't know who they are. He also worked as a salesman and he sold outdoor advertising. He was later an accountant in Cleveland and in Passadena for Occidental Life, and near retirement he worked for the IRS. Uncle Cal was a large man with a big head of white hair as he aged. It wasn't hard to miss him in a crowd. He was also a pretty good "teaser". Uncle Cal's service # was 3487373. He was in Word War I.

OHIO MILITARY MEN RECORDS: Name: Calvin M. Reisland Serial Number: 3487343 Race: W Residence: 1526 Clarence St., Lakewood, O. Enlistment Division: National Army Enlistment Location: Lakewood O. Enlistment Date: 25 May 1918 Birth Place: Cleveland, O. Birth Date / Age: 31 8/12 Years Assigns Comment: 157 Depot Brigade to 12 Nov 1918; Quartermaster Corps Detachment Cp Gordon Ga to Discharge Private Honorable discharge 10 Dec 1918. Volume #: 14

Edwin Reisland reported that Cal sometimes went by the name Calvin M. and sometimes went by the name Michael C. Calvin and wife Anne are buried at West Park Cemetary, 3942 Ridge Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44144, Section 11 Lot 13 West 1/2. The cemetary plot was given to Anne and Cal for $1.00 by Anne's uncle, Willard D.Krauss (M.D.)

              LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
                   OF
              CALVIN MICHAEL REISLAND
    I, CALVIN MICHAEL REISLAND, a resident of Scottsdale, County of Maricopa, State of Arizona, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament and I do hereby revoke all Wills and Codicils a heretofore made by me.
    FIRST:  I declare that I am a widower, that I live at 8319 East Monterosa, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85251, and that I am the father of one (1) child, who died at birth.
    SECOND:  I direct that the expenses of my last illness, funeral expenses, all my debts authorized for payment in the course of the administration of my estate, all expenses of administration of my estate, and any and all inheritance legacy, succession or estate taxes, as determined by compromise or otherwise (including interest and penalties thereon), imposed by any domestic or foreign laws now or hereafter in force with respect to all property taxable under such laws by reason of my death, whether such taxes be payable by my estate or by recipent, shall be paid by my Executor out of or charged to the rest, residue and remainder of my estate.
    THIRD:  I give and bequeth the following amounts to the following named persons, to-wit:
    A. Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850.00) to my wife's sister, MARIE WILSON.
    B. Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850.00) to my wife's niece, RITH WILSON.
    C. Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) to each of the following named persons:
    1. My wife's niece, ADELE GOTTSLEBEN.
    2. My wife's grandniece, JUANITA SCHWARTZ.
    3. MRS. ESTHER ICKSTADT (Mrs. Willard Ichstadt).
    D. A total of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00) to my wife's niece and Godchild, MABEL FROEHLISH and ROBERT FROEHLICH, respectively, or to the survivor of the two (2) of them who is living thirty (30) days after my death.
    E. The sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) to each of the following named persons:
    1. My sister-in-law, MRS. ARTHUR H. REISLAND.
    2. My nephew, MARSHALL REISLAND.
    3. My niece, BETTY REISLAND NETZGAR.
    4. My niece, JANE HOUSE (Mrs. Harold C. House).
    5. My wife's grandniece and Godchild ROBERTA WEGENER.
    6. My wife's grandniece, ROSEMARY WAKEFIELD.
    7. My Godchild, SARI LYN WEATHERWAX.
    F. The sum of One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) to each of the following named persons:
    1. My wife's niece, PHYLLIS ARMSTRONG.
    2. My grandniece, CYNTHIA REISLAND.
    3. My grandniece, SALLY REISLAND.
    4. My wife's nephew, ALVIN GOTTSLEBEN.
    5. My wife's nephew, HERMAN GOTTSLBEN.
    6. My sister-in-law, ELLA REISLAND.
    7. My nephew, ARNOLD REISLAND.
    8. My wife's niece, EDNA KLUMB.
    9. My wife's niece, ROSE KLUMB.
    10. My wife's niece, BERNICE KLUMB.
    11. ROSE TABOR.
    If any legatee of this ARTICLE THIRD shall not be living thierty (30) days after my death, the gift and bequest to each such deceased leatee shall fail and become a part of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate; provided, however, that the bequest to MABEL FROEHLICH and ROBERT FROEHLICH shall fail only if both of them shall not be living thirty (30) days after my death.
    FOURTH:  I give, devise and bequeath to my nephew, EDWIN REISLAND, of Scottsdale, Arizona, all of the rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever nature and wheresoever situate, which I may own or have the right to dispose of by Will at the time of my death.
    FIFTH:  I have intentionally omitted each and all of my heirs-at-law or other relatives who are not specifically mentioned herein; and I hereby generally and specifically disinherit each, any and all persons, whomsoever, claiming to be, or who may be lawfully determined to be my heris-at-law, except as otherwise mentioned in this Will; and if such persons or such heirs who, if I died intestate, would be entitled to or shall lawfully become entitled to any part of my estate, or any of the devisees or legatees, or their successors in interest shall either directly or indirectlyl, single or in conjunction with other pesons, seek to establish or assert any claims to my estate or any part thereof, except under this Will, or to assert that the Will is invalid, or set aside itsprovisions, or shall endeavor to secure or take any part of this estate in any manner other than through or under this Will, then, in any and all of the above mentioned cases and events, I hereby give, devise and bequeath to such person or persons the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) and no more in lieu of any other share or interest in my estate.
    SIXTH: My Executor and Alternate Executor, herein named, shall have all such rights, powers and discretions as may be necessary or appropriate for the effective administration of my estate, including, but without limitation:  to pay, reject or compromise claims of all kinds against my estate; to indure, improve, partition, mortgage, pledge, sell at public or private sale and convey and transfer, and to lease for any periods, all or any part of my estate, upon such terms and conditions and for such considerations as he or it may deem advisable; to retain, exchange, invest and reinvest in real and personal property of all kinds, including but not limited to stocks, bonds, notes and other securities of whatsoever kind, in his or its name, or in the name of a nominee, with or without disclosure of the fiduciary capacity; to participate fully in corporate reorganizations and readjustments; to vote upong stocks by proxy or otherwise; to employ and compensate attorneys, accountants, agents and brokers; to determine principal and income for all purposes, without amortizing premiums or acculating discounts; to borrow for estate purposes, including advancement of his or its own funds; to divids and distribute my estate in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind and to determine values conclusively for the purposes; my Executor or Alternate Executor may exercise any and all of the foregoing rights, powers and discretions without giving prior notice to any person and without first obtaining an order of any court therefor.
    SEVENTH: I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my nephew, EDWIN REISLAND, as and to be the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament. If, for any reason whatsoever, EDWIN REISLAND shall not serve or shall cease to serve as such Executor, I nominate, constitute and appoint THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ARIZONA, Phoenix, Arizona, a national banking assocition, or any successor of siad Bank, whether by way of merger, consolidation, transfer of trust business, or otherwise, to be the Alternate Executor of this my Last Will and Testament.
    I hereby direct that no bond or other undertaking shall be required of my Executor or Alternate Executor, herein named, in order to qualify and act as such in any jurisdiction.
    EIGHTH:  I have agreed with my attorney, DONALD J. BAUMANN, that he will be the attorney for the probate of my estate and that he will receive the same payment for his services therefor as are allowed to an executor under the laws of the State of Arizona.
    NINETH:  I hereby instruct my Executor or Alternate Executor that I do not desire a funeral service but rather an embalming and a lying in of my remains at the funeral parlor for three (3) days. My remains are then to be cremated and shipped by the local funeral director to the West Park Cemetery, Cleveland, County of Cuyahogo, Ohio, and there be interred in my cemetery lot, more commonly described as:  West one-half (1/2) of Lot 13, of Section II. The local funeral director is to send Ten Dollors ($10.00) to the West Park Cemetery for my interment and pay the cost of the transportation.
    In order to assist my Executor, I declaire that I am entittled to certain monies towards by burial from the Veterans Administration and the Social Security Administration. My Social Security No. is 284-01-1406A. My discharge papers as a Word War I veteran and all my valuable papers and documents, including the passbooks for my savings and loan deposits, bank deposits, some jewelry, insurance policy, annuity papers, and stock certificate for my stock in the First National Bank of West Bend, West Bend, Wisconsin, are in the possession of my nephew, EDWIN REISLAND, and he keeps the same in a strong box in his home.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, CALVIN REISLAND MICHAEL REISLAND, have signed a published this my Last Will and Testament, in the presence of the subscribing witnesses named below, at Scottsdale, Arizona, this 2nd day of July, 1970.

                        _______________________
                        CALVIN MICHAEL REISLAND
    The undersigned witnesses hereby certify that the Testator, CALVIN MICHAEL REISLAND, declared and published the foregoing Will, consisting of six (6) pages, including this page, to be his Last Will and Testament, and signed the same in our presence, and we, at his request, signed our names as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other, at Scottsdale, Arizona, this 2nd day of July, 1970.

Barbara J. Michie residing at 8514 E. Montecito Avenue

                   Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

Donald J. Bauman residing at 7129 East Chaparral

                   Scottsdale, Arizona

1. ↑ Reisland; oral history from Edwin and Arnold Reisland.
2. ↑ Tombstone Inscription.