San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Spargo, George L. December 12 2004
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The Record  December 15, 2004
Stockton
George L. Spargo 
Aug. 13, 1917 - December 12, 2004



  Mr. Spargo, 87, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2004, at his residence in 
Stockton. Mr. Spargo was born on August 13, 1917 in Sacramento, CA and has 
resided in San Joaquin County for the past 78 years.
Mr. Spargo started working delivering telegrams on bicycle when he was 15. Then 
when he was 16, he went to work as a Sheet Metal Apprentice, and then in 1941, 
he went to work for the United States Government at Mare Island in Vallejo. He 
continued working there for 33 years. After his first retirement, he began a 
new career repairing and assembling furniture for The Wood Shed, where he 
worked for another 28 years. Finally in July of 2003, he retired after 2 full 
careers. Mr. Spargo served as an Elder and Sunday School teacher for Eastside 
Presbyterian Church, and then he also served as an Elder for Christian 
Missionary Alliance Church. Mr. Spargo truly enjoyed eating nachos while 
attending the UOP Women's Volleyball games, where he rarely missed a game.
Mr. Spargo is survived by his daughters, Verlea Cramer, Georgene Albertini and 
Barbara Burk, all of Stockton; two sisters, Della Lester of Paradise, CA and 
Pearl Pickens of Sacramento; two grandchildren, Elizabeth Joy Burk and 
Elizabeth Albertini-Stroud and one great-grandchild, Coby Albertini-Stroud. Mr. 
Spargo is preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Spargo.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 18, 2004 at 2:00 pm. 
at the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, located at 825 Highmoore Ave. in 
Stockton. No visitation will be held. Wallace-Martin Funeral Home, Stockton, is 
in charge of arrangements. 
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of San Joaquin County, 
3888 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204. 
 




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