Carolyn M. Spaude, age 83, was received to eternal life on Jan. 5, 2009.
She was born on Dec. 13, 1925, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the only child of the
late Otto H. and Elsie M. (Krueger) Bathke. Carolyn was received into Christ's
kingdom through Holy Baptism at First German Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Manitowoc on Dec. 30, 1925. She attended all eight grades at First German
Evangelical Lutheran School and was confirmed in the faith on April 2, 1939.
Carolyn attended high school and college at Dr. Martin Luther College in New
Ulm, Minn. After college, she taught parochial school at the following locations
in Wisconsin: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran School in rural Valders; St. John
Evangelical Lutheran School in rural Manitowoc; First German Evangelical Lutheran
School in Manitowoc; St. John Evangelical Lutheran School in Two Rivers; and St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran School in Mt. Calvary. Carolyn was also an accomplished
pianist and organist. On June 15, 1947, Carolyn was united in marriage to Elroy
Edmund Vetter. Together they had five children. He preceded her in death on July 2,
1958. She then married the Rev. Alvin August Spaude, on June 17, 1960. He also
preceded her in death on August 29, 2001.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Carolyn was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law: Peggy Vetter; and a
grandson: John Pochop.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at Bethel
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 829 Appleton Road, Menasha, with the Rev. Samuel
Degner officiating. Interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church.
Martens-Laemmrich Funeral Home, Menasha, (920) 722-8252. Light a candle in memory
of Carolyn at: www.martens-laemm richfuneralhome.com
Carolyn's confirmation verse was Matthew 28:20, "Lo I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world." How true those words are! She always enjoyed teaching
and had 22 years to tell children all about the love of Jesus, their Savior.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 9, 2009
Carolyn M. Spaude, age 83, was received to eternal life on Jan. 5, 2009.
She was born on Dec. 13, 1925, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, the only child of the
late Otto H. and Elsie M. (Krueger) Bathke. Carolyn was received into Christ's
kingdom through Holy Baptism at First German Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Manitowoc on Dec. 30, 1925. She attended all eight grades at First German
Evangelical Lutheran School and was confirmed in the faith on April 2, 1939.
Carolyn attended high school and college at Dr. Martin Luther College in New
Ulm, Minn. After college, she taught parochial school at the following locations
in Wisconsin: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran School in rural Valders; St. John
Evangelical Lutheran School in rural Manitowoc; First German Evangelical Lutheran
School in Manitowoc; St. John Evangelical Lutheran School in Two Rivers; and St.
Paul Evangelical Lutheran School in Mt. Calvary. Carolyn was also an accomplished
pianist and organist. On June 15, 1947, Carolyn was united in marriage to Elroy
Edmund Vetter. Together they had five children. He preceded her in death on July 2,
1958. She then married the Rev. Alvin August Spaude, on June 17, 1960. He also
preceded her in death on August 29, 2001.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
Carolyn was also preceded in death by a daughter-in-law: Peggy Vetter; and a
grandson: John Pochop.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at Bethel
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 829 Appleton Road, Menasha, with the Rev. Samuel
Degner officiating. Interment will take place in Evergreen Cemetery, Manitowoc.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until the time of service at the church.
Martens-Laemmrich Funeral Home, Menasha, (920) 722-8252. Light a candle in memory
of Carolyn at: www.martens-laemm richfuneralhome.com
Carolyn's confirmation verse was Matthew 28:20, "Lo I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world." How true those words are! She always enjoyed teaching
and had 22 years to tell children all about the love of Jesus, their Savior.
Herald Times Reporter, Jan. 9, 2009
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