Annette B. Bishop

Born in Germany, in 1937, she was the daughter of Doctor 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, 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, MA. She then earned a BA 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 1961-1965. After marrying Hugh P. Bishop, she moved to Marblehead where she raised her family and was active in the Northshore 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, www.mspca.org, 350 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130, 617-541-5046. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com for the Bishop family.