OBITUARY: Benna Spencer, Mitchell Co., Iowa
 
[ Mitchell County-Press-News online - Posted Oct. 1, 2003 ] 



                              Benna Spencer

Private funeral services were held for Benna Spencer, age 80, of Osage.
She died Friday, September 26, 2003 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester,
Minnesota of a sudden illness.

Benna Spencer was born April 10, 1923 in Sacramento, California, the
daughter of Henry Harrison and Grace (Graham) Bartells. She was raised
in Streator, Illinois. Benna graduated with a BS degree in nursing from
the University of Iowa shere she met her husband William A. Spencer.
They were married June 15, 1946 in Streator, Illinois.

They moved to Washington DC where Dr. Spencer completed two residencies in
surgery and general anesthesia and where Benna worked as an RN in an OB/GYN
clinic. They moved to Osage in 1957.

While raising her family, she also found time to be involved in the
American Red Cross Blood Bank, the American Red Cross and Girl Scouts

They wintered in Naples, Florida and spent summers in Iowa City. Benna
loved family and friends and always had a witty comment to welcome,
comfort or entertain.

Benna was preceded in death by her parents.

Her survivors include her husband William A. Spencer, M.D. of Osage; three
daughters Polly Horton and Douglas of Iowa City; Marian Buff Spencer and
her husband Ralph Moschella of Hopkinton, Massachusetts; Deana Chisholm
and her husband Mark of Osage; two sons William A. Spencer II of Des Moines;
Ned Spencer and his wife Kristi of Estero, Florida; six grandchildren
Susan Horton, Ben Horton, Nicholas Moschella, Christine Moschella, Brooke
Ann Spencer and William A. Spencer III (Treye).

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, 732-3706 had charge of arrangements.


   Copyright 2003, K. L. Kittleson