Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun, Jr., 23, died Tuesday, September 21, 2010 in a helicopter crash in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. The Elkhart native was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), 5th Battalion at Fort Campbell, KY. Survivors include his wife, Yamili Calhoun-Sanchez; his daughter, Yohani Marie Calhoun-Sanchez; his mother & step-father, Shirin M. and Michael Reum of Elkhart, IN; ; his father & step-mother, Marvin R. & Susan Calhoun, Sr. of Elkhart, IN; his grandparents, Pat & John Bluhm of Walkerton, IN, Lita Derbyshire of Manchester, England and Ned & Nina Nolan of Monroe, NC; his sister, Shanon Walker of Elkhart, IN; his brothers, Travis Calhoun, Marcus (Quincee) Calhoun, Sydney Calhoun, Jermael (Caroline) Calhoun and Zachary Bluhm, all of Elkhart, IN; step-brothers, Joshua (Andrea) Keck of Goshen, IN, Andree Shrider of Elkhart, IN and Brandon Reum of Elkhart, IN; step-sister, Crystal Reum of Elkhart, IN; his aunts & uncles, Donna (Jim) Chatfield of Baltimore, MD, Terry (Greg) Miller of Evansville, IN, Duane (Ann) Bluhm of Gum Springs, VA, Mark Bluhm of Goshen, IN, Chris (Jerry) Callahan of Goshen, IN, Shonda Nolan of Bristol, IN, Shelly Bluhm of Charlotte, NC, Donna Burgett of Bristol, IN, Sherri (Larry) Lundgren of Rolling Prairie, IN, Michelle Caceres of Elkhart, IN, Lori (Clint) Neibert of New Philadelphia, OH, Mira Bevins & Kathleen Donegan, both of Manchester, England, Tina (Chris) Heywood of Manchester, England, and Earl Calhoun, Charles Calhoun, Johnny Calhoun, Willie Calhoun, Bobby (Peggie) Calhoun, Thomas (Gert) Calhoun, Donald (Damita) Calhoun, Glen Calhoun, Anita Calhoun, Adrian (Cynthia) Calhoun, Byron (Magie) Calhoun, Alice (Darrel) Washington and Frank Calhoun, all of Elkhart, IN, and his nieces & nephews, Madison Keck & Jackson Keck of Goshen, IN and Aniyha Calhoun, Deshone Calhoun, Taylynn Calhoun, Reginae Swanson & Shanti Walker, all of Elkhart, IN.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00AM Saturday October 2, 2010 at the Elkhart Central High School Auditorium, One Blazer Blvd., Elkhart, Indiana. Friends may call Friday 4-8PM at Chapel Hill Funeral Home, 10776 McKinley Highway, Osceola, Indiana. Interment will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens with full Military Honors.

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