Nancy Spear's Obituary
Nancy L. Spear, 84, beloved wife of the late Robert R. Spear, passed away at Select Specialty Hospital in West Allis on August 22, 2007. She was born in Racine on Nov. 27, 1922 to the late Louis and Nellie (nee: Petersen) Mills. She was united in marriage to the late Robert R. Spear in Racine on Oct. 3, 1947.
Mrs. Spear was a member of First Baptist Church, sang in the choir, taught Sunday school, was Church Clerk and served on many committees. She worked as an executive secretary at Western Publishing Company for ten years and retired from S.C. Johnson on May 30, 1990. She loved vacationing with her family, especially trips to Europe, Disney World, Fence Lake and cruises to Alaska.
She is survived by her daughters, Sally (Michael) Dood and Julie (Jon) Beth; grandchildren, Sara, Jacob and Anna Dood and Zachary, Allison, Emily and Maggie Beth; sister and brother-in-law, Betty (Richard) Dale; nieces Sue and Megan Hoffman; many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at the Wilson Funeral Home 1212 Lathrop Ave., at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 with Rev. Holly Anderle officiating. Interment will follow at Mound Cemetery. Friends may meet with the family at the funeral home on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. until the time of services.
Wilson Funeral Home 1212 Lathrop Ave 634-3361 www.wilsonfuneralhomeracine.com
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