Julianne Hagar Rumsey

July 15, 1929 - March 21, 2021

Julianne Hagar Rumsey died on March 21, 2021 at the age of 91. Julie, daughter of Gerald and Ella Hagar, grew up in Berkeley and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. After college, she lived and worked in Paris for three years, traveling extensively throughout Western Europe. While working for the Marshall Plan, she met her husband-to-be, George, and together they began a lifelong love of all things French.

Back in the United States, they lived briefly on Mercer Island in Washington and then settled in Berkeley to raise their four children. Julie was a dedicated volunteer in the schools and neighborhood and served on a number of community and non-profit boards. She successfully led campaigns to build an independent school, a small theater and renovate an historic building in Berkeley. Travel, Tahoe and family were tops on her list of favorites. The family moved to Paris for two years so that the children would learn French and the love of travel. It was a resounding success on both fronts.

Julie was predeceased by her husband George and by her daughter Mary. She is survived by Schuyler (Wilma), Peter (Anna Edmondson) and John (Lisa Bransten), son-in-law Jim Dorskind and five grandchildren. Gifts in Julie’s memory may be made to The Aurora Theatre, www. auroratheatre.org or 2081 Addison St., Berkeley, CA 94704 and the Alameda County Community Food Bank, www.accfb.org or PO Box 2599, Oakland CA 94614.