On January 17, 2019, Jean Sargent Baumbach (a long-time resident at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, Maryland) passed away peacefully in her sleep following a brief illness at the age of 92. She was born in Narberth, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of Bill and Eva Sargent. Jean was the beloved wife of the late William Fagella and the late Harold Baumbach. She was the devoted mother to Jean Baumbach, Carol Baumbach (and her partner Richard Bartlett), Lin Baumbach, Paul Baumbach (and his wife Pam); loving grandmother to Michael Baumbach and his wife Jacqie Thompson; and dear sister of the late William Sargent and John Paul Sargent; and survived by her two sisters-in-laws Dottie Sargent and Katie Sargent and many nieces and nephews.
Jean graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She moved to Kingsville, Maryland and was a college professor at Towson University. Jean moved to Bel Air, Maryland in 1966 where she was the Supervisor of Student Gym Teachers for Harford County. She was a gifted athlete and loved playing all sports, especially lacrosse, tennis and field hockey. Jean loved to sing in the church choir and in the Glen Meadows Chorus. She also enjoyed gardening, traveling, swimming, listening to Irish and classical music, going to church, reading books, playing cards with family and friends, bird watching, painting and cheering on the Baltimore Orioles. But most of all, Jean loved spending time with her family. We will all miss her wonderful, quirky sense of humor, her bright spirit, the Irish twinkle in her pretty blue eyes and her warm and loving heart.
Relatives and friends will gather at Schimunek Funeral Home, Inc., 9705 Belair Rd., Nottingham MD 21236, on Friday, January 25, 2019, from 4-7 p.m. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, 12 Noon at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 303 N. Main St., Bel Air MD 21014.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church or Jean S. Baumbach Scholarship Endowment @ Towson University, 8000 York Rd., Towson MD 21252 or Baumbach Family Science Scholarship (Fund 555) @ Delaware Technical Community College, 1000 Campus Dr., Dover DE 19904.
