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St. Joseph Saturday Herald
Saturday, 11 March 1916

         SIDNEY R. CALLENDER
         
         An official communication from the authorities
       of the National Home for Disabled Veterans, at
       Soldiers' Home, California, has just been received
       by FRANK M. CALLENDER of this city, concerning the
       death of his father, SIDNEY R. CALLENDER. The com-
       munication states that MR. CALLENDER was suffering
       from bronchial pneumonia and was admitted into the
       hospital of the institution on Feb. 19 and failing
       rapidly died on Feb. 23. He left no last word or
       message for any relatives and friends. During his
       stay in the hospital he was comfortably located
       and received every care and attention that his
       case required. His remains were interred in the
       national cemetery, full military honors being 
       accorded him.
         Deceased was born in Birmingham, Sheffield county,
       Mass., March 28, 1821, and had he lived until that
       date this year would have reached his 85th mile-
       stone. He was married to Miss LUCY A. BROWNELL,
       Jan 1, 1857, by Major LINUS F. WARNER, the Justice
       of the Peace, and once sheriff of Berrien county.
       The ceremony took place in a building where now
       stands the McAllister store at 209 and 211 State
       street. To this union were born four children,
       FRANK M. CALLENDER of this city; FRED M. CALLENDER
       of Niles, EDWARD CALLENDER, who was drowned on the
       schooner Industry, June 3, 1882; and NELLIE CALLEN-
       DER, the wife of BERT HUFFSTETTER, who died in 1899.
       There also survives nine grandchildren and sig (sic)
       great grandchildren.
         MR. CALLENDER enlisted in the civil war, joining
       Co. L, 3rd Michigan cavalry in April, 1861. He was
       one of 17 men who assembled at the White school
       house, which stood where now stands the Second ward
       polling place, afterwards used for many years as a
       marble shop. The late Capt. THOMAS H. BOTHEM was
       captain of the company and Mr. CALLENDER was First
       Lieutenant. Among the men among the 17 that his
       son remembers were LOUIS ECKERT, LOUIS GRABFELDER,
       WM. FREUND, and ANTHONY DEITCH of St. Joseph, all
       deceased, and CHARLES ROOME of Benton Harbor, who
       is still living at the age of 95 years and who
       appeared at the polls in Benton Harbor primary 
       election day, March 1, 1916, and voted.
         MR. CALLENDER, the past two summers made visits
       to his sons in this county and last September was
       here when the Memorial hall was dedicated.
       
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