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In Memory Of
Fern Wright
Fern Wright
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1. Full Name: Fern Scneder Wright Age: 87 Years Sex: F
2. Current address: Silver Spring, Maryland
3. Date of death: Monday , July 29, 2002
4 Place of death: Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, Maryland
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: August 4, 1914 Place of birth: Alta Vista, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Pearl Van Dyke Scneder and Richard Scneder
7. Background: Mrs. Wright received a BA, MA, and MPH from the University of California, Berkley; she
received a PhD from the University of Southern California. She did research in public health and public
administration and taught college. She had lived in Silver Spring for 28 years.
8. Relatives: Married to: Robert W. Wright of Topeka in 1954 in Berkley, California
8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Husband: Robert W. "Bob" Wright, Silver Spring, MD
Daughter: Karen M. Wright, London, England
9. Service time, day, date, place: Graveside services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday at Mt. Hope Cemetery
10. Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
11.Visitation times, place: The family will receive friends from 7-8pm Friday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: International House, University of California, Berkley, CA
14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604
Director: Fred Holroyd
2. Current address: Silver Spring, Maryland
3. Date of death: Monday , July 29, 2002
4 Place of death: Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, Maryland
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: August 4, 1914 Place of birth: Alta Vista, Kansas
6.b. Parents: Pearl Van Dyke Scneder and Richard Scneder
7. Background: Mrs. Wright received a BA, MA, and MPH from the University of California, Berkley; she
received a PhD from the University of Southern California. She did research in public health and public
administration and taught college. She had lived in Silver Spring for 28 years.
8. Relatives: Married to: Robert W. Wright of Topeka in 1954 in Berkley, California
8.b. preceded in death by:
8.c. Immediate survivors:
Husband: Robert W. "Bob" Wright, Silver Spring, MD
Daughter: Karen M. Wright, London, England
9. Service time, day, date, place: Graveside services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday at Mt. Hope Cemetery
10. Burial: Mt. Hope Cemetery Topeka, Kansas
11.Visitation times, place: The family will receive friends from 7-8pm Friday at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel
12. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:
13. Memorial contributions, if any: International House, University of California, Berkley, CA
14. Funeral home in charge: Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel, 1321 SW 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604
Director: Fred Holroyd
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