Louise Mary Callahan, 75, of Greenville, SC (formerly of Reading, MA), passed away peacefully at her home on September 28, 2019.  Louise was born in Los Angeles, CA on September 3, 1944, daughter of the late Albert Orde and Carol (Hines) Orde.  After graduating from Lynn Classical High School, she attended Mass Bay Community College.  She married her high school sweetheart, L. Paul Callahan in 1964. They moved to Reading in 1977.

Louise was the proprietor of Kinderhaus Daycare and kept active in the lives of most all the families she met during those years.  Louise was a member of the Reading College Club, the Reading Republican Committee, an avid bridge player and a supporter of the Friends of Reading Public Library House Tour.

Louise was predeceased by her husband, Paul.  She is survived by her daughter, Diane Cohen and her husband Neil, of Reading and her daughter, Melissa McCourry and her husband Alan, of Simpsonville, South Carolina.  Louise also leaves behind three grandchildren who were her pride and joy, Stephanie and Ainsley Cohen, and Luke McCourry.  She was also predeceased by her sister, Charleen Furney Fee and survived by her only nephew, Al Furney, his wife Julie, and their two daughters, Lilly and Hope, all of Palm Harbor, FL.

Visiting hours will be held at Douglass, Edgerly and Bessom Funeral Home, 25 Sanborn St. (corner of Woburn St.) in Reading on Friday, November 1 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Agnes Church, 186 Woburn St. Reading on Saturday, November 2 at 10:30 am followed by internment at Lakeside Cemetery in Wakefield with a reception for family and friends to follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider contributing in Louise's memory to the Friends of the Reading Public Library 64 Middlesex Ave., Reading, MA 01867.