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Diana Mae <I>Laumer</I> Sowle

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Diana Mae Laumer Sowle

Birth
Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Death
19 Oct 2018 (aged 88)
Maryland, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Columbarium Court 11-JJ Column 16 Niche 4
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She was an American actress of film and theatre, and a voice artist. She was most notable for her role of Mrs Bucket, Charlie Bucket's mother, in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory". Her only other screen roles were in 1994, when she appeared in "Clear and Present Danger" and "Guarding Tess". She also appeared for many years in the long-running play, "Shear Madness", at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.

She was predeceased by her parents, Gerald Kent Laumer and Gladys Marie Laumer; her sister, Marie Laumer Hall (1922-1986); and a brother, Albert "Gene" Laumer (1924-2006). She was survived by a brother.

Interment for her and her husband on June 6, 2019.
She was an American actress of film and theatre, and a voice artist. She was most notable for her role of Mrs Bucket, Charlie Bucket's mother, in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory". Her only other screen roles were in 1994, when she appeared in "Clear and Present Danger" and "Guarding Tess". She also appeared for many years in the long-running play, "Shear Madness", at the Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.

She was predeceased by her parents, Gerald Kent Laumer and Gladys Marie Laumer; her sister, Marie Laumer Hall (1922-1986); and a brother, Albert "Gene" Laumer (1924-2006). She was survived by a brother.

Interment for her and her husband on June 6, 2019.


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  • Created by: A Horan
  • Added: Jun 6, 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199807693/diana_mae-sowle: accessed ), memorial page for Diana Mae Laumer Sowle (19 Jun 1930–19 Oct 2018), Find a Grave Memorial ID 199807693, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by A Horan (contributor 47237309).