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Charlotte Nadine (Vice) Bumgarner

Posted 2021-12-28 by mhenderson
Published by Waverly Democrat on Dec. 28, 2021 -
Waverly, Iowa -

Charlotte Nadiene Bumgarner, 29 with 51 years experience (some of you
may call this 80), from Apache Junction, Arizona, formerly from Waverly,
Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2021, of a hemorrhagic
stroke.

Charlotte was born on August 2, 1941, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter
of Edna Davidson and LeRoy Vice. She grew up in Waverly, Iowa, raised by
her beloved mother and step father Arnold Schellhorn and attended high
school in Waverly, Iowa.

After graduation, Charlotte lived in California, Ohio, and Missouri and
back to Waverly. When living in Waverly, Charlotte worked at Rada
Manufacturing and raised her five children and launched them into the
world.

In 1985, Charlotte relocated to Arizona where she eventually worked for
the Arizona Department of Corrections until she retired in 2009.

Charlotte's memories live on in her children and grandchildren. She
visited her family in Iowa for weddings and graduations and would share
with them her latest diets and recipes. She is known for her famous
half-cup diet (just eat a half cup of anything you want). While
visiting, she would clean the sock cabinets and drawers and find their
mates, do laundry and dishes, and read novels.

Charlotte is survived by her husband Bill Bumgarner, of Apache Junction,
Arizona, daughter Jackie Muscha, son Jim (Raea) Billman, daughter Tammy
Cameron, son Todd (Connie) Billman, all of Waverly, and daughter Tina
(Shawn) Steere, of Des Moines, in addition to her step daughters Tehri
(Troy) Ashe and Bobbie (Rod) Johnson, of Kalma, Washington, step son
Billy (Amy) Bumgarner, of Florida, one sister Mary DeBower, of Waverly,
Iowa, and a combined 19 grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren.

Charlotte was preceded in death by her parents, sister Shirley Pothast
brother Roger Schellhorn.

Charlotte was a giving and kind person, even to the very end as she had
decided to donate her body to science. A family celebration of life
service will be planned at a later date.





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