| 1. | SPANG, Herman Delbert was born 15 May 1918, Manor Township, Pennsylvania; died 29 Sep 2002, Kittanning, Pennsylvania; was buried Lawn Haven Burial Estates, East Franklin Township, Worthington, Armstrong County. Pennsylvania. Notes:
Herman D. "Bill" Spang, 84, of 211 Fairground Road, Ford City died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2002 in the Armstrong County Health Center, Kittanning.
He was born May 15, 1918 in Manor Township to Harry L. and Dora Mae (Schrecengost) Spang.
Mr. Spang was a truck driver for Gulf Oil Corporation, retiring in 1977 after 29 years.
An Army veteran, he served during World War II.
He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, Manorville.
His other memberships included the Masonic Lodge 244 Kittanning, Coudersport Consistory, Lutheran Brotherhood, Ford City Eagles F.O.E. and Ford City American Legion Post 654 for more than 50 years.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending time with his family.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Lois (Shumaker) Spang, whom he married June 26, 1940; two sons, Harry D. "Smoke" Spang of Ford City and Richard Spang of Kittanning; one daughter, Mrs. Terry (Janet) Cloak of Templeton; five grandchildren, Tim Spang, Amy Fulton, Eric Spang, Jennifer Wolfe and Allison Kimmel; four great-grandchildren; one brother, Dale Spang of Weedville; and three sisters, Martha Emmonds of Ford Cliff, Ina Shannon of Cabot and Lola Moore of Florida.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Clair, Floy, Perry, Kenneth and Dean Spang; and five sisters, Lucille Klingensmith, Dorothy Lasher, Mildred Jordan, Luella Baker and Alene Kovalovsky.
SPANG - Friends of Herman D. "Bill" Spang, 84, of 211 Fairground Road, Ford City, who died Sept. 29, 2002, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Welch Funeral Home, 1032 Fourth Ave., Ford City, where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Carl Johnson, pastor of St. Johns Lutheran Church, Kittanning, officiating. Burial will be in Lawn Haven Burial Estates, East Franklin Township.
(Obituary from The Valley News Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.)
Herman married SHUMAKER, Lois G. 26 Jun 1940. Lois (daughter of SHUMAKER, Russell L. and GRAFF, Edna) was born 08 Apr 1920, Kittanning, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; died 19 Nov 2009, Ford City, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania; was buried Lawn Haven Burial Estates, East Franklin Township, Worthington, Armstrong County. Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet]
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1918 - 2002 (84 years)