Catherine Callander

Catherine Ida Callander, 98, of Glen Burnie and Kill Devil Hills, NC died peacefully June 19 in her daughter's home in Kill Devil Hills. She was born April 29, 1915 in St. Paul. Minnesota, the daughter of the late Ida Mae and William Bauman. She was the widow of Willard Sterling Callander; they were married for 58 years. He was a drummer and first sergeant of the U.S. Army Field Band, Ft. Meade for over 20 years. During World War II she drove from Minnesota to California to be with her husband who was in the Army there. She worked in a wartime factory until they moved to Maryland in 1946. They moved to Ferndale in 1949 and to Glen Burnie in 1955. She worked on the assembly line at Westinghouse and later as cashier at the Glen Burnie High cafeteria. She was a member of Odenton Chapter of the Eastern Star, drove for Meals on Wheels, and was a member of Ferndale Methodist Church for over 50 years. She enjoyed watching Orioles baseball, listening to the Army Field Band and the Frederick Chorale, novels, and spending time with her granddaughters and great grandchildren playing games, going to plays, singing, dancing and attending sports events. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her three brothers and two sisters. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra (Fred) Callander Burgee; two granddaughters, Heather (Russell) Burgee Kepler and Krista (Cooper) Burgee Barnes; four great-grandchildren, Frederick Kade Kepler, Catherine Reese Kepler, Landry Cooper Barnes, and Camille Sterling Barnes, all of Kill Devil Hills, NC. Gallop Funeral Services and Singleton Funeral Home in Glen Burnie are entrusted with arrangements. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m., at Singleton's in Glen Burnie, where the funeral service will be held 12:30 p.m., Tuesday. Interment will be at the Veterans Cemetery, Crownsville. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the on-line register at www.gallopfuneralservices.com.