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Jane A.

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Spencer

August 21, 1916 – July 30, 2012

Obituary

Jane A. Spencer, 95, a lifelong Mercer, Wis. resident, died Monday, July 30, 2012, at Westgate Nursing, Rehabilitation, and Assisted Living Community in Ironwood.      The former Jane A. Weiland was born Aug. 21, 1916, in Milwaukee, daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Hermann) Weiland, and came to Mercer at age six, where she attended grade school and graduated from Mercer High School in 1934.      She married Merton A. Vaughn on June 11, 1934, in Bessemer. He preceded her in death on April 29, 1955.      She then married Earl "Spence" Spencer on Feb. 15, 1958, in Palatine, Ill. He preceded her in death on Feb. 1, 2001.      Jane did housecleaning, worked at Beaver Lodge in Mercer, and together with her husband Spence, owned and operated Spence and Jane's Restaurant, along with several other businesses in Mercer, for many years until her retirement.      She was a member of the Mercer United Methodist Church and the Presque Isle, Wis. American Legion Auxiliary. She raised chickens, and enjoyed handwork and painting.      Surviving are two sons, Merton (Rachel) Vaughn, Medford, Wis., and Butch (Mary) Vaughn, Mercer; a daughter, Marge Kreger, Sun Prairie, Wis.; nine grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.      Besides her parents and husbands, Jane was preceded in death by a sister, Vera Brandt, on March 29, 2012.      Out of respect for her wishes, cremation has taken place and no services will be held.      Private inurnment will be in the Mercer Cemetery.      Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercer United Methodist Church, 2679 Co. Highway J, Mercer, WI 54547.       Jane's obituary can be viewed online and condolences given to her family at mckevittpatrickfuneralhome.com.      Arrangements were entrusted to McKevitt-Patrick Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ironwood.
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