Myron Dale Spencer
Myron Dale Spencer, 80, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at home, south of Fruitland, with his son at his bedside. He was cared for by family and the appreciated staff of Pathway Hospice.
Fondly known as "Dale," Myron Dale Spencer was born July 18, 1921, in the home of his parents, LaVern Spencer and Stella Snodgrass Spencer, on the windy, flat township of Farnam, Neb.
Dale always claimed, "I was hatched on the fence post in a wind storm." Weighing only 3 lbs. this premature fledgling thrived in the loving care of four older siblings. His 22-year-old sister, Grace, loved him by serving as a human incubator while their mother recuperated. This preemie thrived to graduate from Farnam High School in May 1939, with 16 classmates.
Dale is survived by his wife Donna. They were married Oct. 18 1952, in Nampa. As business partners they founded Spencer Interior Design, Inc, in 1954. Their elegant draperies and interior designs created from their home-based studio graced some of the finest homes of the Treasure Valley and across the United States. Dale was an avid reader and enjoyed driving their motor homes on cross the country trips.
Dale is also survived by daughter and business partner, Donella Hanson and son-in-law, Bert, Fruitland and son, Don Spencer and daughter-in-law, Nancy, Portland, who have given him the joy of four grandchildren.
Grandchildren, spouses and great-grandchildren are Debora Ayers and husband, Phil, and Josh, Holly, and Andrea, Ontario; Todd Hanson and wife, Kristy, and Alexis and Ashton, Meridian; Beth Sethi and husband, Steve, Chicago; and Caleb Spencer and wife, Brooke, and, baby Sophia (on-the-way), Chicago
Dale's family-of-orgin survivors include two of his four older siblings: Eva Goodrich, 98, Paola, Kan. and John Everett Spencer, 87, Sterling, Colo.
Small of stature but big of heart and courage towards his country Dale accepted the interruption of his apprenticeship as a mortician by the draft. After his induction into the U.S. Army in July 1942, in Boise and his basic training, he shipped out from San Francisco to the South Pacific.
In Sidney, Australia, he was attached to the 32nd Infantry Division and was sent to the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippine Islands where he served on the front lines with the 127th Headquarters Co. until he was mustered out in October 1945, at Tacoma, Wash. Although his war years took their tall on his physical health, he maintained an active social and business life until recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer that progressed rapidly.
His decision for cremation was thoughtfully arranged with helpful information from The Cremation Society of Idaho. His family and invited friends gathered at the family home that he and Donna designed and enjoyed overlooking the calm, meandering Snake River in a private celebration in accordance with his wishes to remember him in life and death.
Dale enjoyed living and doing business for 50 years in the Treasure Valley community. The family expresses appreciation to all of the many persons who developed friendships and business associations with Dale through the years. In remembrance of him, the family suggests donations to Pathway Hospice, 323 W. Idaho Ave, Ontario.
Argus Observer (Ontario, OR) - Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Myron Dale Spencer, 80, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at home, south of Fruitland, with his son at his bedside. He was cared for by family and the appreciated staff of Pathway Hospice.
Fondly known as "Dale," Myron Dale Spencer was born July 18, 1921, in the home of his parents, LaVern Spencer and Stella Snodgrass Spencer, on the windy, flat township of Farnam, Neb.
Dale always claimed, "I was hatched on the fence post in a wind storm." Weighing only 3 lbs. this premature fledgling thrived in the loving care of four older siblings. His 22-year-old sister, Grace, loved him by serving as a human incubator while their mother recuperated. This preemie thrived to graduate from Farnam High School in May 1939, with 16 classmates.
Dale is survived by his wife Donna. They were married Oct. 18 1952, in Nampa. As business partners they founded Spencer Interior Design, Inc, in 1954. Their elegant draperies and interior designs created from their home-based studio graced some of the finest homes of the Treasure Valley and across the United States. Dale was an avid reader and enjoyed driving their motor homes on cross the country trips.
Dale is also survived by daughter and business partner, Donella Hanson and son-in-law, Bert, Fruitland and son, Don Spencer and daughter-in-law, Nancy, Portland, who have given him the joy of four grandchildren.
Grandchildren, spouses and great-grandchildren are Debora Ayers and husband, Phil, and Josh, Holly, and Andrea, Ontario; Todd Hanson and wife, Kristy, and Alexis and Ashton, Meridian; Beth Sethi and husband, Steve, Chicago; and Caleb Spencer and wife, Brooke, and, baby Sophia (on-the-way), Chicago
Dale's family-of-orgin survivors include two of his four older siblings: Eva Goodrich, 98, Paola, Kan. and John Everett Spencer, 87, Sterling, Colo.
Small of stature but big of heart and courage towards his country Dale accepted the interruption of his apprenticeship as a mortician by the draft. After his induction into the U.S. Army in July 1942, in Boise and his basic training, he shipped out from San Francisco to the South Pacific.
In Sidney, Australia, he was attached to the 32nd Infantry Division and was sent to the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippine Islands where he served on the front lines with the 127th Headquarters Co. until he was mustered out in October 1945, at Tacoma, Wash. Although his war years took their tall on his physical health, he maintained an active social and business life until recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer that progressed rapidly.
His decision for cremation was thoughtfully arranged with helpful information from The Cremation Society of Idaho. His family and invited friends gathered at the family home that he and Donna designed and enjoyed overlooking the calm, meandering Snake River in a private celebration in accordance with his wishes to remember him in life and death.
Dale enjoyed living and doing business for 50 years in the Treasure Valley community. The family expresses appreciation to all of the many persons who developed friendships and business associations with Dale through the years. In remembrance of him, the family suggests donations to Pathway Hospice, 323 W. Idaho Ave, Ontario.
Argus Observer (Ontario, OR) - Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Myron Dale Spencer
Myron Dale Spencer, 80, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at home, south of Fruitland, with his son at his bedside. He was cared for by family and the appreciated staff of Pathway Hospice.
Fondly known as "Dale," Myron Dale Spencer was born July 18, 1921, in the home of his parents, LaVern Spencer and Stella Snodgrass Spencer, on the windy, flat township of Farnam, Neb.
Dale always claimed, "I was hatched on the fence post in a wind storm." Weighing only 3 lbs. this premature fledgling thrived in the loving care of four older siblings. His 22-year-old sister, Grace, loved him by serving as a human incubator while their mother recuperated. This preemie thrived to graduate from Farnam High School in May 1939, with 16 classmates.
Dale is survived by his wife Donna. They were married Oct. 18 1952, in Nampa. As business partners they founded Spencer Interior Design, Inc, in 1954. Their elegant draperies and interior designs created from their home-based studio graced some of the finest homes of the Treasure Valley and across the United States. Dale was an avid reader and enjoyed driving their motor homes on cross the country trips.
Dale is also survived by daughter and business partner, Donella Hanson and son-in-law, Bert, Fruitland and son, Don Spencer and daughter-in-law, Nancy, Portland, who have given him the joy of four grandchildren.
Grandchildren, spouses and great-grandchildren are Debora Ayers and husband, Phil, and Josh, Holly, and Andrea, Ontario; Todd Hanson and wife, Kristy, and Alexis and Ashton, Meridian; Beth Sethi and husband, Steve, Chicago; and Caleb Spencer and wife, Brooke, and, baby Sophia (on-the-way), Chicago
Dale's family-of-orgin survivors include two of his four older siblings: Eva Goodrich, 98, Paola, Kan. and John Everett Spencer, 87, Sterling, Colo.
Small of stature but big of heart and courage towards his country Dale accepted the interruption of his apprenticeship as a mortician by the draft. After his induction into the U.S. Army in July 1942, in Boise and his basic training, he shipped out from San Francisco to the South Pacific.
In Sidney, Australia, he was attached to the 32nd Infantry Division and was sent to the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippine Islands where he served on the front lines with the 127th Headquarters Co. until he was mustered out in October 1945, at Tacoma, Wash. Although his war years took their tall on his physical health, he maintained an active social and business life until recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer that progressed rapidly.
His decision for cremation was thoughtfully arranged with helpful information from The Cremation Society of Idaho. His family and invited friends gathered at the family home that he and Donna designed and enjoyed overlooking the calm, meandering Snake River in a private celebration in accordance with his wishes to remember him in life and death.
Dale enjoyed living and doing business for 50 years in the Treasure Valley community. The family expresses appreciation to all of the many persons who developed friendships and business associations with Dale through the years. In remembrance of him, the family suggests donations to Pathway Hospice, 323 W. Idaho Ave, Ontario.
Argus Observer (Ontario, OR) - Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Myron Dale Spencer, 80, died Saturday, April 6, 2002, at home, south of Fruitland, with his son at his bedside. He was cared for by family and the appreciated staff of Pathway Hospice.
Fondly known as "Dale," Myron Dale Spencer was born July 18, 1921, in the home of his parents, LaVern Spencer and Stella Snodgrass Spencer, on the windy, flat township of Farnam, Neb.
Dale always claimed, "I was hatched on the fence post in a wind storm." Weighing only 3 lbs. this premature fledgling thrived in the loving care of four older siblings. His 22-year-old sister, Grace, loved him by serving as a human incubator while their mother recuperated. This preemie thrived to graduate from Farnam High School in May 1939, with 16 classmates.
Dale is survived by his wife Donna. They were married Oct. 18 1952, in Nampa. As business partners they founded Spencer Interior Design, Inc, in 1954. Their elegant draperies and interior designs created from their home-based studio graced some of the finest homes of the Treasure Valley and across the United States. Dale was an avid reader and enjoyed driving their motor homes on cross the country trips.
Dale is also survived by daughter and business partner, Donella Hanson and son-in-law, Bert, Fruitland and son, Don Spencer and daughter-in-law, Nancy, Portland, who have given him the joy of four grandchildren.
Grandchildren, spouses and great-grandchildren are Debora Ayers and husband, Phil, and Josh, Holly, and Andrea, Ontario; Todd Hanson and wife, Kristy, and Alexis and Ashton, Meridian; Beth Sethi and husband, Steve, Chicago; and Caleb Spencer and wife, Brooke, and, baby Sophia (on-the-way), Chicago
Dale's family-of-orgin survivors include two of his four older siblings: Eva Goodrich, 98, Paola, Kan. and John Everett Spencer, 87, Sterling, Colo.
Small of stature but big of heart and courage towards his country Dale accepted the interruption of his apprenticeship as a mortician by the draft. After his induction into the U.S. Army in July 1942, in Boise and his basic training, he shipped out from San Francisco to the South Pacific.
In Sidney, Australia, he was attached to the 32nd Infantry Division and was sent to the jungles of New Guinea and the Philippine Islands where he served on the front lines with the 127th Headquarters Co. until he was mustered out in October 1945, at Tacoma, Wash. Although his war years took their tall on his physical health, he maintained an active social and business life until recently diagnosed with terminal lung cancer that progressed rapidly.
His decision for cremation was thoughtfully arranged with helpful information from The Cremation Society of Idaho. His family and invited friends gathered at the family home that he and Donna designed and enjoyed overlooking the calm, meandering Snake River in a private celebration in accordance with his wishes to remember him in life and death.
Dale enjoyed living and doing business for 50 years in the Treasure Valley community. The family expresses appreciation to all of the many persons who developed friendships and business associations with Dale through the years. In remembrance of him, the family suggests donations to Pathway Hospice, 323 W. Idaho Ave, Ontario.
Argus Observer (Ontario, OR) - Tuesday, April 9, 2002
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