veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam. On Memorial Day, May 30, 2011. The beloved husband of the late Miriam J. Dredger; devoted father and hero of Robert (Katie) Dredger, Jr., Dennis (Kim) Dredger, Suzanne (Paul) Ketcherside, Brian (Chrissy) Dredger, David Dredger, and Laura (Paul) Lichtefeld; loving grandfather of 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; and brother of Patricia Lindroth and the late Joseph Dredger and Jean Duryea. Friends are invited to Robert's Life Celebration on Sunday, October 2, 2011 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8pm at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Monday, October 3, 2011 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 515 Loch Haven Rd., Edgewater, MD. Interment with full military honors will immediately follow at Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Hwy., Annapolis, MD 21401.