Lynda Mar (Gumz) Condon

Lynda Mar Gumz Condon of Sugar Land, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 28, 2023, due to complications from Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Chicago, IL on November 16 John Adams High School.1941 and raised in South Bend, IN. She graduated from John Adams High School in 1960, earned her BA from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN in 1965, and graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a MA in Teaching in 1969.

Lynda taught social studies in local high schools briefly and then changed careers. She entered human resources management as HR Manager for a small medical device manufacturer and High School District 214. After about 10 years she changed careers and moved into the world of sales and sales management with new home developers. She especially enjoyed the creativity and customer contact in those roles. In 1990 Lynda relocated to Sugar Land, TX. During that transition, Lynda and her husband, Jim, were blessed to adopt a lovely baby girl, named Colleen Mar. Lynda enjoyed designing and supervising the building of new homes. She especially liked quietly helping others financially. She was dedicated to her vegetarian lifestyle and even more so to her cats. She thrived in political discourse and had an excellent eye for quality antiques. She loved exploring her genealogy and was accepted into the National Daughters of the American Revolution as a result of hers and her mother's research. She was also a member of the Descendants of Founders of New Jersey. Lynda is preceded in death by her parents, Elmer O. Gumz and Helen Mar Nicholson.

She is survived by James M. [Jim] Condon [spouse] and daughter, Colleen Mar Boettcher Condon. Brother Stephen E. Gumz, Brothers in Law, Keith F. Condon, Kevin J. Condon, Philip [Pete] H. Wootton, Sister-in-Laws, Sharon Reber Gumz, Maureen Condon Wootton, Lisa Miller Condon, Maureen "Moe" Girkins Condon and numerous nieces and nephews plus multiple grandnieces & nephews.

If desired, friends may make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer's Association, American Heart Association or Friends for Life, Houston, TX.

A one hour Visitation followed by Memorial services will be held starting at 10:00 am, on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Kaniewski Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Dr., South Bend, IN 46628 followed by interment at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park. A reception for guests will be held afterward. On Monday, October 30, 2023, at 10:00 am, a Memorial mass service will be held at St. Laurence Catholic Church, 3100 Sweetwater Blvd., Sugar Land, TX 77479 with a reception following in the Parish Hall.

Arrangements made through Settegast-Kopf Co.@Sugar Creek.