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Leona Bangham Obituary
LEONA LEE BANGHAM
On Thursday, August 9, 2007. Born December 6, 1922 in Rossie, NY, Lee was a resident of Vantage House in Columbia, MD. She is survived by her four children, Richard, Jr. of Silver Spring, MD, Margaret of Longmont, CO, William of Montevallo, AL and Robert of Venice, CA; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two sisters, Catherine Dillon of Saratoga, NY and Barbara Osborn of West Redding, CT. Lee will be interred at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC with her late husband, Richard on Friday, August 17 at 11 a.m. A gathering of family and friends will be held at her son, Richard's home on Saturday, August 18. Vantage House will also hold a memorial at a future date.
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Memories and Condolences
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Sue Bolton
August 5, 2023
Peggy, I didn't know your mom but have seen photos and heard stories. I know you and your brothers have many fond memories. Moms are important!!!
Susanna Bolton
August 5, 2020
My sympathy to the family. Though I never knew Lee, she was the Mom of one of my best friends, Peggy, and we stayed with Dick & Linda in the Bangham house. May fond memories bring you peace & happiness.
gabrielle torrison
August 20, 2007
Ididn't get to meet Leona very long, but when I had met her she was pleasant,radiant, and an absolute pleasure. I had hoped to meet her again, but I feel equally lucky that I was able to spend time with her in her last year. I do not have a lot of mermories of Leona Bangham, but those I have are fond and joyful. All the best to Leona and You, in this life and the next.
Lee Cline
August 15, 2007
My Dear Friend Peggy,
Ted and I send you our love and our heart felt sympathy. I remember meeting your Mom last year while we were in D.C., she seemed so very proud of you. I hope all your wonderful memories of her, help you through this difficult time. Please let Dick and Linda know my thoughts are with them too. Take care, hope to give you a hug before you jet off to Korea.
Barbara Fitzgerald
August 13, 2007
Dear Dick and Family
We are sending you our deepest felt love and sympathy. Your Mom was such a wonderful lady and surely a step ahead of her time. Always a
pleasure to see and speak with, she was a joy. We are thinking of
you all and you are in our hearts and prayers. Love, Barb and Tom
Linda Grimes
August 13, 2007
Dear Peggy, Dick & Linda, Bob & Ro, Bill & Linda:
I send you all my sincerest wishes and heartfelt sympathy in the loss of your mom. I have many dear memories of her: happily traipsing along the Freedom Trail in Boston on a frosty winter day; hanging out at Black Lake and laughing hysterically as Peggy, Mara and I tackled (smelly) limburger sandwiches with clothespins on our noses; sitting at her beautifully set dining table, laughing, chatting and eating a delicious meal that she had so meticulously planned and presented; admiring her elegant (and always color-coordinated!) style of dress and her impeccable sense of good manners and comportment; listening to her many stories about her foreign exchange students, classes she took, dances (hula, tap, modern jazz, can can) that she performed and plays/musicals in which she showed-off her thespian talents; her warm, happy memories of the war years that she spent volunteering for the USO and happily meeting and dating your dad; exchanging family stories, especially those of her own children and grandchildren of whom she was so very proud...
Your mom was an exceptional woman - an elegant lady, charming, loquacious, inquisitive, caring, and talented. She will be greatly missed. May your loving memories of this unforgetable woman- your mom stay with you always. I will miss her and will remember her through all of you - her special children.
Take care and God bless you all during this sad time.
Love, Linda
Ernie & Gael Lancaster
August 13, 2007
Dickie, Linda, Peggy, Bob, Bill and Families,
We send our love and sympathy to you all in your time of loss and bereavement. Your Mom and Dad raised a special family and you carry them with you in your personalities, your words, your deeds and your values. They are part of you, so you can never really lose them.
We wish we could be with you, but you are with us...in our hearts.
We love you,
Ernie, Gael, Ethan, Kera and Evan
Jessep Bangham
August 12, 2007
I really wish I had been able to spend more time with my Grandmother. The last time I was able to visit she was so happy to see all of the generations together and that is how I will always remember her. Happy and smiling.
I missed her as soon as I got home from my last visit and I wish I could have seen her again.
Rest in peace Grandma, I love you...
Yoriko Kasai
August 11, 2007
On behalf of the Aspen Ladies in Chino, Japan, I would like to express our deep sympathy for the loss of our dear friend, Peggy's mother. I feel honored to have met her at the Sister Cities International Conference at Washington D.C. last summer.
Jim Nason
August 11, 2007
Jim Nason and Marietta Gonzales send their love to all the Bangham family on the death of their Mom
Sue Bolton
August 11, 2007
Peggy, Dick, Linda & Family-
We send our deepest sympathy in the loss of your mom. I have fond memories of her attending the Sister Cities celebration last year when Peggy got her award. You are in the thoughts & prayers of all the LSCA Board members out here in Colorado.
Peggy Bangham
August 11, 2007
Mom, You were the rock and glue for the family. You got us together for celebrations and sadness, and kept us in touch with each other during our busy day to day lives. Now we'll do it for ourselves and hope to do half the job you did.
I'll miss your cooking, your entertaining, your tales about family and friends, your encouragement and understanding of my farflung adventures and just the fact that you are my loving mother.
Be well, Mom. You can now breathe easy, walk without the walker or cane, and are with Dad and all your family that passed on before you.
I love you, Mom. Soon, I'll be on my way to Korea and you will be with me all the way.
YLD, Peggy
Lee Bangham - Vantage House, Spring 2006
Dick & Linda Bangham
August 11, 2007
Bye Mom. Love you & miss you always.
xxxooo Dick, Linda & Abby
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