Cordelia Manger, 91, of Catonsville, departed this life on Oct. 18, 2008, in Baltimore.

She was born June 4, 1917, in Colby Wisc., the first child of the Rev. Albert and Sarah Scherry.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter C. Manger.

Her early life was spent in Orrville, Ohio, where she completed her secondary education. She graduated in 1939 from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, where she majored in speech and English. After graduation she taught English and speech in several high schools in northeastern and southwestern Ohio.

With the outbreak of World War II, she joined the U.S. Signal Corps and quickly became chief of receiving for Patterson Air Service Command at Wright Field near Dayton, Ohio.

Through her work in settling Air Force contracts with civilian companies, she met Walter Manger and they were married Nov. 25, 1943.

The couple moved to Baltimore, where Walter was employed by Bendix Corporation, a supplier of radios and other electronics for the U.S. Army Air Corps. They lived in the suburbs of Pikesville, Essex and finally Catonsville, her home for 48 years.

As their two sons grew, she returned to teaching, initially as a substitute and then full-time at then Catonsville Junior High School, where she was known for her classes in English and American history. She retired in 1972.

She was a life-long Presbyterian and very active in church life and the mission of Catonsville Presbyterian Church, which she joined in 1950.

After her husband's death in 1974, she became a licensed nursing home administrator and worked full-time, then part-time at the Presbyterian Home of Maryland in Towson through the 1980s

She is remembered by all who knew her as a giving, caring person. Her family, in particular, will miss her love and devotion so freely given.

Surviving her are sister Virginia Jones of Wilmington, N.C.; and sons Walter L. Manger of Fayetteville, Ark. and Thomas L. Manger of Westminster. Also surviving her are four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brother Leroy Scherry and sister Eleanor Job.

Inurnment will be with other members of her family, including her parents and brother, in Magley, Ind. A local memorial service will take place Saturday, Nov. 15, at noon at Catonsville Presbyterian Church, Catonsville.

The family requests any memorial gifts be sent to Catonsville Presbyterian Church, 1400 Frederick Road, Catonsville, MD 21228.

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