Cal was born in Greeley, Colorado to Twyla (Chesnut) and Glenn Wertz on June 28th, 1955. He grew up attending schools in Colorado, Kansas, and Montana; graduating from Eaton High School in 1973. After high school, he worked for Great Western Sugar Company before going to Certified Welders, Inc. He then started his own welding repair and fabrication business, specializing in repairs, overhauls and new construction of drilling rigs and related components and equipment, doing business as Grizzly Welding. He continued this line of work until his retirement in 2015.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Wertz (Heimbigner), children, Zach and Shiloh Wertz, sister, Glenda (Dick) Sloan, nephew, Bill Miller, niece, Melissa Sloan, and a great nephew and niece. He is preceded in death by his grandparents and parents.
At this time the family does not plan on having a formal service for Cal. Details for the Celebration of Life will come at a later date.