CATHERINE BULLEN

BULLEN Catherine Dillon Bullen On May 22, 2017, Catherine Dillon Bullen of Riderwood Retirement Community in Silver Spring, MD passed away at the age of 101. Catherine was born on January 22, 1916 to Joseph Thomas Stehle and Olive Nancy Atwell Stehle in Butler, PA. After graduating from Butler High School in 1933, Catherine became employed as a legal secretary and later worked for the Federal Home Loan Board. She excelled in secretarial work and become the lead secretary to the President of Bantam Automotive Company that produced a prototype army vehicle now known as the "Jeep." Catherine served as source for the History Channel's Story of the "Jeep." At the start of the Second World War, Catherine moved to Washington, DC. and worked for the National Paper Board for several years. She returned to Butler and was employed as an executive secretary at the Heckett Engineering Company before her marriage. On February 5, 1949, Catherine married John C. Dillon, Jr. of Butler, PA, a veteran and a graduate of Harvard Law School who established a law practice in Butler, and later served as a Judge for the Butler County Court of Common Pleas from 1968 to 1985. Catherine and John lived in Butler for 36 years and raised four children. After John passed away in 1985, Catherine remained in Butler for three years until she married John H. Bullen of Homosassa, FL. Catherine moved to Florida and lived with John (Jack) Bullen until his death in 1998. She and Jack were active members of the Riverhaven Community Center. After Jack Bullen's death in 1998, Catherine moved to California, MD. Her move allowed her to be close to her two sons, Reverend John J. Dillon, pastor of at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Derwood, MD, and James C. Dillon of Gaithersburg, MD. In 2008, Catherine moved to Riderwood Retirement Community in Silver Spring, MD and continued to enjoy playing bridge, reading mystery and popular literature, and making new friends. Catherine is predeceased by her brothers, Joseph Stehle and Raymond Stehle, her sisters, Mary S. Rockenstein and Anne S. Hope, and her daughter, Catherine C. Dillon. She is survived by her three children, Reverend John J. Dillon of Derwood, MD; James C. Dillon (Alice) of Gaithersburg, MD, and Annemarie Dillon Casey (Dr. Paul) of Las Vegas, NV; her five grandchildren, John Dillon of Westminster, MD; Ann Dillon of Gaithersburg, MD; Mary Dillon of Germantown, MD; Emily Casey of Los Angeles, CA; and Olivia Casey of San Francisco, CA.; as well as many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd. West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking) Friday, June 2, 2017 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6701 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD 20855, on Saturday, June 3 at 11 a.m. Further services and burial will be in Butler, PA on June 10, 2017. To honor Catherine's memory, donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the charity of your choice. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Blvd. West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking) Friday, June 2, 2017 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 6701 Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD 20855, on Saturday, June 3 at 11 a.m. Further services and burial will be in Butler, PA on June 10, 2017. To honor Catherine's memory, donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the charity of your choice.