Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home

ROCKLAND - Margaret H. Calderwood 91, known to her friends as Peggy died peacefully, Saturday October 24th, 2015, at Quarry Hill in Camden.
Born in Rockland, July 23rd, 1924, she was the daughter of Francis E. and Edna Kennedy Havener. Educated in local schools, she was a 1942 graduate of Rockland High School, and graduated from Fisher College in Boston.
On July 3rd, 1947, she married Donald N. Calderwood of Union. The couple made their home in Rockland all their married lives. Don passed away October 23rd, 1993.
She served many years as guidance secretary and secretary to the principal at Rockland District High School, where she took great fulfillment in her care of the students.
She was a longtime active member of the Pratt Memorial Methodist church and Aldersgate Methodist Church. Always happy to serve and help in any capacity she could, she served on many committees, sang in the choir and was a member of the Women’s Club.
Margaret was always active in and loved her community. She loved spending time at the family cottage on Sebec Lake and socializing with many lake friends in the Dover - Foxcroft area.
She enjoyed traveling to Europe and Canada to visit her daughter and family at their military postings.
Other than her husband, Margaret was pre-deceased by brothers, Francis E. Havener, Jr. and Richard Havener, and a sister Norma Worley.
She is survived by her children and their spouses, Robert A. and Jan W. Calderwood of Rockport, Beverlie A. and Alan A. Smith of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; sister Beverly Sterrett of Mifflintown, Pennsylvania; six grandchildren and their spouses, Robert A. Jr and Michelle Calderwood of Rocky River, Ohio, Stephen B. and Lt. Col. LeaAnn Calderwood of Alconberry RAF, England, Timothy S. and Heather Calderwood of Allston, Massachusetts, Bryan T. and Tammy Calderwood of South Thomaston, Michael A. and Jody Smith of Brooklyn, Ontario, Canada, and D. Andrew and Sarah Smith of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; step-grandchildren Brent Meservey and wife Georgia of Thomaston and Ashley L. Meservey of Rockport; thirteen great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday November 24th, 2015, at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerick Street, Rockland. The Reverend Peter Remick will officiate. A reception will follow at the funeral home’s 104 Limerock reception center. Private interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Camden. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, P.O. Box 96280, Washington, DC 20077; or the Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 I St., NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036.
To share a memory or condolence with Margaret’s family, please visit her Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.