Amelia M. Cadle - Obituary

melia Marguerite Cadle, 104, a lifelong resident of Anne Arundel County, passed away peacefully on June 5, 2018. She was born on the family farm in Crownsville to parents Amelia (Abend) and Emil Gertz. Amelia lived on the farm until she married John Richard Cadle in 1936, then moved to Edgewater where they put down roots and raised their two daughters Virginia and Diane. Amelia was one of the first women school bus drivers in Anne Arundel County, driving for Howard Riggins and Lester Asquith. She also worked as a store clerk for the A & P for 25 years. In her spare time, at the ripe age of 58, Amelia was the catcher for the National Boh & Annapolis Radiator women’s fastpitch softball teams. Amelia also enjoyed volleyball, badminton, and bowling. She loved watching her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren play sports, as well as watching the Baltimore Orioles. Amelia was self-taught at playing the harmonica and loved to serenade her family at picnics and on holidays. One of Amelia's favorite pastimes was playing the card games Shanghai Rummy and 500 with her family until the wee hours of the morning. Amelia could hang with the best of them! To say gardening was her passion would be an understatement. Amelia would often say “sunshine is my medicine,” and she took great pride in her bountiful harvests of vegetables and fruit that she would can and freeze. Amelia adored pink roses, her holly trees, and bird watching in her yard. Amelia loved her family, and nothing gave her greater enjoyment than being surrounded by them every Sunday for family dinner. Amelia would often reminisce about” the good ole days.” She attributed her longevity to hard work, exercise, sunshine, and eating healthy. Amelia is survived by two daughters, Virginia Margaret Klinda of Easton and Diane Mize of Edgewater; five granddaughters, Deborah (Cole) Lucas of Sudlersville, Lisa (Mize) Brennan of Edgewater, Cindy (Mize) Wille of Stevensville, Aimee (Klinda) Callahan of Springfield, VA, Jennifer (Mize) Davis of Davidsonville; and nine great-grandchildren, Sarah Brennan, John Wille, Catherine Brennan, Kristen Wille, Miranda Callahan, Thomas Callahan, Amelia Davis, Richard Davis III, and Mary Callahan. Amelia was predeceased by her husband John Richard Cadle, sisters Elsie Ward, Tess Burgess, Evelyn Proffitt, and brothers Ed, John, Otto, and Emil Gertz. Friends are invited to celebrate Amelia's life on Tuesday, June 12 from 11 am until her funeral service begins at 1 pm at the Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Annapolis, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake (In Memory of Amelia Cadle), 90 Ritchie Hwy., Pasadena, MD 21122 or The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, 931 Spa Rd., Annapolis, MD 21401. Condolences may be made by accessing the link on the left side of this page.