Kalas Funeral Home & Crematory

Maryland Veterans Cemetery Crownsville

David Linwood Cantler, Jr. 
June 8, 1936 - February 21, 2018

David Linwood Cantler, Jr. died on on February 21, 2018, following a long illness. A lifelong Eastport resident, he deeply loved the outdoors and spending time with his family.

Born in Annapolis on June 8, 1936, the only child of David Linwood Cantler, Sr. and Helen Souder Cantler, he spent his childhood appreciating the great outdoors and learning to hunt and fish with his father. They were members of the Prince George Rod and Gun Club. 

At the age of 23, he was drafted in the U.S. Army, serving four years. Skilled at working with his hands, he was employed as an auto mechanic for many years around Annapolis. He spent three years as the primary caregiver for his ill father. From 1993 until his retirement in 2005, he worked for Anne Arundel County Public Schools as a custodian. 

On April 7, 1962, he married the love of his life, Carol Ann Sheetenhelm, who would accompany him on many adventures for their next 55 years. 

Dave was a quiet and reflective person who looked forward to going to Pennsylvania for hunting trips with his son, painting duck and goose decoys for friends on the Eastern Shore, and enjoying short car rides with his wife just to watch the wildlife and appreciate living alongside the Chesapeake Bay. 

He is survived by his loving wife, Carol Sheetenhelm Cantler; three children: daughter Elizabeth Jane Knight (Husband, John) of Linthicum Heights, son David Linwood Cantler, III of Severna Park, and son James Murray (Wife, Marsha) of Chester; four grandchildren: Robert W. Jones, Jr. (Wife, Jessica), David Linwood Cantler, IV, Lindsay Michelle Cantler, and Christopher Knight; and two great-grandchildren. He is most missed by his four-legged best friend and constant companion, Becky the doxie. 

A graveside service, with military honors, will be held on Monday, February 26, at 1:45 p.m. at Maryland Veterans Cemetery, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville. Those wishing to be process to the cemetery are asked to be at the funeral home no later than 12:15pm.

An online guestbook is available by visiting the link on this page.


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