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Wilma E
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Spear (Wehrspann)
1932 - 2014
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Obituary for Wilma E Spear (Wehrspann)
Wilma E. Spear,81, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Dubuque Nursing and Rehab.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will be in St. Matthew Cemetery, Sherrill. Friends may call from 3 to 7 pm Thursday at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 JFK Road. Friends may also call Friday from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. at the Church.
Wilma was born on December 11, 1932 in Sherrill, IA the daughter of Elmer and Lydia (Duerr) Wehrspann.
She married Thomas Spear on March 1, 1951 in Sherrill. He preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 1994.
Wilma was employed as a sale associate at Betty Jane Candies from 1968 until her retirement.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir for 40 years. She was also a member of the Mission Circle. As a member of the Mission Circle, she donated hundreds of quilts to Lutheran World Relief.
Surviving are her children, Debra (Rudy) Husemann, of Wheatland, IA. Kris (Terry) Kunkel of Nashville, Tenn., Thomas (Debra) Spear Jr., of Dubuque and Ellen (Jeff) Hermanson of Cedar Falls, IA.; 11 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; and 3 sisters, Margaret Makovec, Lucille Reichmann and Alvina Timmerman.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Rick Spear; 2 daughters, Jackie Shireman and Cathy Spear; 2 brothers, Martin and William Wherspann; and 2 sisters, Irene Beauchamp and Doris Wehrspann.
For more information please visit www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com
A Wilma Spear memorial fund has been established.
The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Dubuque Nursing and Rehab and Mercy Medical Center, as well as Dr. Ries and nurses and staff for their wonderful care.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21 at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will be in St. Matthew Cemetery, Sherrill. Friends may call from 3 to 7 pm Thursday at the Egelhof, Siegert & Casper Westview Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 JFK Road. Friends may also call Friday from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m. at the Church.
Wilma was born on December 11, 1932 in Sherrill, IA the daughter of Elmer and Lydia (Duerr) Wehrspann.
She married Thomas Spear on March 1, 1951 in Sherrill. He preceded her in death on Sept. 5, 1994.
Wilma was employed as a sale associate at Betty Jane Candies from 1968 until her retirement.
She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church where she sang in the choir for 40 years. She was also a member of the Mission Circle. As a member of the Mission Circle, she donated hundreds of quilts to Lutheran World Relief.
Surviving are her children, Debra (Rudy) Husemann, of Wheatland, IA. Kris (Terry) Kunkel of Nashville, Tenn., Thomas (Debra) Spear Jr., of Dubuque and Ellen (Jeff) Hermanson of Cedar Falls, IA.; 11 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; and 3 sisters, Margaret Makovec, Lucille Reichmann and Alvina Timmerman.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Rick Spear; 2 daughters, Jackie Shireman and Cathy Spear; 2 brothers, Martin and William Wherspann; and 2 sisters, Irene Beauchamp and Doris Wehrspann.
For more information please visit www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com
A Wilma Spear memorial fund has been established.
The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at Dubuque Nursing and Rehab and Mercy Medical Center, as well as Dr. Ries and nurses and staff for their wonderful care.
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