Obituaries

Nancy Martha Spence, age 87, of Deforest, Wisconsin, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024. Nancy was born on October 30, 1936, in Gibbon, Minnesota.

Nancy married Ray on April 14, 1956. Nancy and Ray shared many interests. They enjoyed golfing, skiing, and watching Wisconsin sporting events. They did extensive travel in their retirement years which included hitting all 50 States.

Nancy was also very talented. There was nothing she couldn’t do when it came to crafts. She could knit, crochet, embroider and was very accomplished in quilting. Those skills were put to use as she volunteered at St. Mary’s Hospital and their local church!

Nancy is survived by two children, Sandy (Bruce) Peterson, Patty (Tim Bolhuis) Spence; brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Theresa Spence; sister-in-law, Joan Wittman; five grandchildren, Heather (Jesse Roper) Freye, Ryan (Ashton) Freye, Lyndsey Drake, Alison Drake, Travis (Sami) Drake; and four great-grandchildren, Liberty Roper, Collins Freye, Bennett Freye, and Leland Schackelman.

Nancy was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Ray Spence; father and mother, Frank and Martha Mikkelson; father and mother-in-law, James and Marguerite Spence; sisters Jacqueline Muffleman and Virginia Miller; brother-in-law, Paul Miller; sister-in-law, Mary Spence; and brother-in-law, Wayne Wittman.

A private ceremony will be held for family at a later date.

Special thanks to the wonderful staff at SSM Care Center and Hospice.

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