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.

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