Betty Jean Wangeman Schwartz

Betty Jean Wangeman Schwartz

Betty Schwartz Obituary

Published by News & Messenger on Nov. 9, 2010.
Betty J. Schwartz



Betty Jean Wangeman Schwartz, 84, formerly of Manassas, VA, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA. She was currently a resident of Evergreen Health and Rehab Facility in Winchester.

Ms. Schwartz was born in 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of the late Max and Mary Wangeman. She was a Community Center Director in Kansas City, and a receptionist for the IRS in California. Upon retirement, she became an artist often entering her watercolor paintings in the Prince William County Fair and proudly winning numerous awards. She was a member of Unity of Fairfax Church.

Ms. Schwartz was formerly married to Charles Stanton Schwartz of Kansas City, MO. Surviving are their two children: Charles Stephen Schwartz and his wife, Patricia, of Columbia, MO and Suzanne K. Lane and her husband, Donald, of Charles Town, WV; three grandchildren: Renee McCracken of Overland Park, KS; Joseph Lane of Manassas, VA; and Brent Johnson of Jefferson City, MO; and two great grandchildren: Tylor McCracken and Maggie Lane. Ms. Schwartz has one sister, Shirley Wolf, and her husband, Joe, of Gamaliel, AR, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be conducted at 3:30 PM on Thursday, November 11, 2010. at Mount Hebron Cemetery Chapel, Winchester, Virginia.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Unity of Fairfax, Attn: Carole Neel (Bookkeeper), 2854 Hunter Mill Rd., Oakton, VA 22124. Please view obituaries and tribute wall at www.ompsfuneralhome.com.


This obituary was originally published in the News & Messenger (Woodbridge, VA).

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