1/14/1925 – 4/27/2025
Lawrence
Annette Marie Bumgardner, the daughter of Edwin and Carolyn (Carrie) Heck Schowengerdt, passed away in Lawrence on Sunday, April 27 at the age of 100. She requested no funeral.
Annette was born January 14, 1925 in Lawrence. She went to Midland Grade School and graduated from Liberty Memorial High School in 1942. She attended the University of Kansas before joining the workforce at the Hercules Powder Company during the Second World War.
Annette and Edward Stuart (Ed) Bumgardner were married at Danforth Chapel June 1, 1947 and were married for 72 years. They had one son, John Edward, of Golden Colorado and his wife Kory, who was like a daughter to them. Annette has a granddaughter, Erica Lyn Bumgardner, and a great grandson, Lochlan Edward of Littleton, Colorado. Erica has a brother, Nathaniel Currey, of Salt Lake City, Utah who is also a member of our family.
Private inurnment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. To leave a message for Annette’s family, please visit www.Rumsey-Yost.com.
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