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Sergeant

Age: 48

Year of Death: 1990

Michael Edward VanCalbergh

Sergeant Michael VanCalbergh was survived by his wife Debbie VanCalbergh, his children James VanCalbergh, Lorraine Henthorn and Heidi VanCalbergh, his step children Justin Novak, Rachel Hudson and Sara Novak and his grandchildren Michael Henthorn, Jenna Henthorn and Kennedy Percupchick. He was the son of Alfonse and Alice VanCalbergh.

He rose to the rank of Sergeant for the Gibraltar Fire Department after being a volunteer firefighter for 15 years from 1975-1990, before losing his life while fighting a house fire on 06/30/1990.

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