Annette B. Bishop, 86, of Marblehead, passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, in Salem Hospital surrounded by her family.
Born in Germany in 1937, she was the daughter of Dr. Harry C. Buhrmester and Hedwig C. Nagel. Her parents met and married in Germany in 1935 when her father was in his residency. They settled in Harry’s home state of Indiana.
Annette is survived by her two children, Hugh B. Bishop of Andover and Caroline B. Gregory of Ipswich; her daughter-in-law, Clara Isaza Bishop; three grandchildren, Sebastian, Eric and Elena Bishop; her son-in law, Thomas I. Gregory; and her former husband, Hugh P. Bishop of Marblehead.
She grew up in Lafayette, Indiana, where she spent many of her summer vacations driving with her parents through Texas and the Southwest before the comforts of air conditioning.
She attended the preparatory school Mary Burnham (Stonely Burnham) in North Hampton, Massachusetts. She then earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1959, followed by a master’s degree in education from Smith College in 1960. She was a schoolteacher in both Marblehead and Ipswich from 1961-65. After marrying Hugh P. Bishop, she moved to Marblehead, where she raised her family and was active in the North Shore Children’s Friend Society, the Arranger’s Club and worked part-time at the Garden Spot. Later in life, she became an avid traveler and museum buff, making annual trips to Europe to enjoy the culture, art and food.
Her burial will be private. Donations in her memory can be made to the MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center, mspca.org, 350 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130, 617-541-5046. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com for the Bishop family.
