SYRACUSE - Virginia M. Spiese, 85, of Pierceton, died at 2:05 p.m. Jan. 19, 2010, in Goshen General Hospital.
She was born June 17, 1924, in York County, Pa., to John and Margaret Gentzler Hein. On April 6, 1946, in Maryland, she married Albert T. "Al" Spiese, who died in 2004.
She lived most of her life in Pennsylvania until moving to Pierceton in 2004. She graduated from William Penn High School in York, Pa. She was a homemaker and formerly worked for the Navel Ordinance Plant in York. She formerly attended Grace Brethren Church, York, where she taught Sunday school for 30 years.
Surviving are a daughter, Judy (and spouse Brian) Bartholomew, Pierceton; two grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; a brother, Dale (and spouse Jean) Hein, Pennsylvania; and a sister, Charlotte Obrien, Delaware. She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Services will be at 6 p.m. Friday at Owen Family Funeral Home, Syracuse, with Pastor Dennis Judy officiating. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Greenmount Cemetery, York, with the Rev. David Moss officiating.
Calling is from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Memorials may be given to Wawasee Camp of Gideon's International, P.O. Box 101, Syracuse, IN.
Condolences may be sent to www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
