DARTMOUTH — Fern (Wolschendorf) Bachman of Dartmouth died Friday, August 4, 2006 at home in the loving care of her family. She was the wife of the late George Bachman. She was the daughter of Arthur and Emma Wolschendorf, and the sister of the late Gloria Hey.
Mrs. Bachman, who resided in Fairhaven for most of her life, was a graduate of Fairhaven High School and of Kinyon Campbell Secretarial School. She attended U Mass Dartmouth where she received her accreditation as an Early Childhood Educator. She was lead teacher at the Jewish Community Center Nursery School for over twenty years.
She joined her husband in his love of the outdoors. They climbed most of the mountains in the Northeast, where they also camped and canoed. For over sixty years she enjoyed playing bridge with the "Bridge Girls." She was an avid gardener and a life long learner. Her greatest joy was her family.
Survivors include a son, Christian Bachman of Acushnet; two daughters, Elizabeth Jacobsen of Dartmouth and Jessica Kenney of New Hampshire; four grandchildren, Rob Jacobsen and Justine Clarke of Dartmouth, Erin Kenney of CT and Ryland Kenney of NH. She also has seven great-grandchildren, a brother, Arthur Woldorf of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please make remembrances to the Schwartz Center in Dartmouth. A memorial service will be held at the Smith Mills Congregational Church in Dartmouth on Sunday, August 27, 2006, at one o'clock