Mrs. William H. Spencer, 82, (photo) lifelong resident of the county,
died Sunday at the homestead farm in Kossuth.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., from the Frazier
mortuary chapel, the Rev. Victor Nearhoof of the St. Paul's M.E.
church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Spencer, nee Sarah Emma Fulton, was born in Kossuth in 1858 and
in 1878 was married to William H. Spencer. They took up their residence
on the present homestead, the Meadowbrook farm, where Mr. Spencer in
addition to operating the farm, helped organize and manage a rural phone
line, the Francis Creek bank, practiced as a veterinary, was a school
director and town chairman.
In December, 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer observed the 60th anniversary
of their marriage.
Survivors are the widower; son, William J. Spencer of Saginaw, Mich.;
daughter, Mrs. G.W. Hay of Green Bay; and a grandson.
The body may be viewed at the Frazier mortuary from Tuesday at ? p.m.
until the hour of the services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 8, 1940 P.11
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[Emma/d. 04-07-1940/age 82 yrs./cause: bronchopneumonia/bur. on W.S.
Spencer lot]
Mrs. William H. Spencer, 82, (photo) lifelong resident of the county,
died Sunday at the homestead farm in Kossuth.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m., from the Frazier
mortuary chapel, the Rev. Victor Nearhoof of the St. Paul's M.E.
church officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Spencer, nee Sarah Emma Fulton, was born in Kossuth in 1858 and
in 1878 was married to William H. Spencer. They took up their residence
on the present homestead, the Meadowbrook farm, where Mr. Spencer in
addition to operating the farm, helped organize and manage a rural phone
line, the Francis Creek bank, practiced as a veterinary, was a school
director and town chairman.
In December, 1938, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer observed the 60th anniversary
of their marriage.
Survivors are the widower; son, William J. Spencer of Saginaw, Mich.;
daughter, Mrs. G.W. Hay of Green Bay; and a grandson.
The body may be viewed at the Frazier mortuary from Tuesday at ? p.m.
until the hour of the services.
Manitowoc Herald Times, Monday, April 8, 1940 P.11
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[Emma/d. 04-07-1940/age 82 yrs./cause: bronchopneumonia/bur. on W.S.
Spencer lot]
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