Sarah BACHMANN

YORKTOWN - Sarah Prudence Webb Bachmann, 71, of Yorktown, Va., passed away on Sept. 16, 2010, at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Va.
Born in Mount Holly, N.J., Ms. Bachmann, the daughter of the late Louis Harward Webb and Elizabeth "Peggy" Webb, was a 1956 graduate of Rancocas Valley High School and graduated with a degree in teaching from Glassboro State College. She was retired from Pharmacia Corporation after several years as a Manager of Training & Development at AT&T.
Ms. Bachmann had a passion for volunteerism. During her years in Hunterdon County, N.J., she held leadership roles as the President of Volunteers at the Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington, N.J., and was the former President of the volunteers of the Hunterdon County Chapter of the American Cancer Society.
In 2002 she moved to Suffolk, Va., where she became active in many community organizations including the Community Associations Institute where she was elected to the National Board of Trustees. Ms. Bachmann was an involved member of the Friends of the Suffolk Library, The Newport News Duplicate Bridge Club and her much-loved Book Group. For several years she ran a small antiques business, Attic Antiques.
She is survived by her son, Carl Frederick Bachmann of Flemington, N.J.; her daughter, Hillary Bachmann Miller of Darien, Conn.; a brother, Louis Harward Webb of Dania Beach, Fla.; a sister, Marguerite Woodward Webb of Westport, Conn. She was a loving grandmother to Alison, Sarah and Claire Bachmann and Amanda and Dale Edward Miller. She is also survived by her fiancE, Everett R. Burton.
She was predeceased by her brother, Michael L. Webb.
A funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, Va., with the Rev. Dr. John R. Throop officiating.
Snellings Funeral Home, Churchland Chapel is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Friends of the Suffolk Library, c/o Ms. Pat Gammon, Treasurer, 2233 White Marsh Rd., Suffolk, VA 23434. View and post condolences on our online guestbook at dailypress.com/guestbooks.