MARY ANN GUMB - SOFTWARE ENGINEER   

Mrs. Mary Ann (Spriegel) Gumb age 54 of North Chelmsford, MA, died Sept. 16, 2000, at the Town and Country Nursing Home in Lowell, MA. She was married to Raymond D. Gumb with whom she celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in May of 2000. To this marriage twins Christopher and Robert were born on Dec. 3, 1984.   

Born in Gallipolis, OH on Aug. 6, 1946, she was the daughter of Lawrence and Helen (Standing) Spriegel of Gallipolis. 
She attended Gallia Academy High School and was a graduate of Olney Friends Boarding School in Barnsville, OH, with the class of 1964, received a B.A. in Philosphy from Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, PA, with the class of 1968, and a Masters Degree in Computer and Information Sciences from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA.   

Over the years she was employed as a software engineer with Temple University, Burroughs Corp. in Paoli, PA, and Pasadena, CA, Wang Labs in Lowell, MA, and at the time of her death, with Peritus Corp. in Billerica, MA. 
She was a member of the Conservative Friends Meeting at Earlham, IA, and attended various Friends Meetings in the Boston area. 
Mary Ann was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer early in 1998, and she retained her bravery, enthusiasm, and wit throughout her illness. Her treatments at Massachusetts General Hospital prolonged her life, giving her many valuable months with her family, watching her sons play soccer and listening to them play music with their friends.   

She was an avid reader, surrounded by her books. Besides her husband, parents, and children, she is survived by her brother and his wife James and Omedia (Wicker) Spriegel of Gallipolis, OH. 

FUNERAL NOTICE

 
GUMB, of North Chelmsford, MA. died Sept. 16, 2000. Mrs. Mary Ann (Spriegel) Gumb. Funeral services Sat., Sept. 30, 2000, at 10 am. at the DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 106 MIDDLESEX ST. CHELMSFORD, MA. No Visiting Hours. Burial in Fairview Cemetery, Chelmsford, MA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made for the college education of her twin sons to Lowell Five Cent Savings Bank, c/o Mary Ann Gumb Memorial Fund, Acct.100096486, 20 Groton Road, North Chelmsford, MA 01863. Please make checks payable to the Mary Ann Gumb Memorial Fund. ARRANGEMENTS BY DOLAN FUNERAL HOME 978-251-4041.