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William Sprenger Obituary
Indiana, PA
William Dean Sprenger, 79, passed away at Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, Pa. on June 9, 2016, following a long battle with kidney failure.
William was born on November 2, 1936, in Parsons, Kan. His parents were William Roger and Angelene Maria (Reginato) Sprenger.
During William's younger years, he was an avid photographer and, in his 40s and 50s, enjoyed being an amateur pilot.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Gray. They were married in Lyndon, Kan., January 11, 1980 and moved to Shippensburg. He was a full tenure professor in the Psychology Department at Shippensburg University. Upon his retirement in January 1999, he moved to Lebanon. After his wife's death, he moved to Indiana, Pa. to be closer to his son Karl and grandchildren.
William graduated from Parsons Kansas High School in 1954. He then continued his education at Kansas State College at Pittsburg, Kan., graduating with a B.S. Business Administration in 1959, and later an M.S. Education in 1961. In 1970, he graduated from Penn State University with a PhD.
He served in the Navy Reserve for three years, the Marine Corps Reserve for four years and the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard for 17 years. He was frequently requested to perform active duty tours with the active army at Fort Monroe, Va. as an educational psychologist/psychometrician; the Army Research Institute as a research and as a researcher/investigator with the U.S. Aeromedical research laboratory, Fort Rucker, Ala. He served a total of six years on active service and received numerous awards for his service to include the Meritorious Service Medal. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
William is survived by his children, Karl Sprenger of Indiana, Pa., Kurt Sprenger of Fishersville, Va., and also Jennifer Evans of Litiz, Pa., Deborah Gee of Columbia S.C., Robin Wade of Lenexa, Kan. and Randall Dawson of San Antonio, Texas; and 14 grandchildren. His sister, Mary Helen Noll of Portland, Ore., preceded him in death.
Memorial services will be held at St. Bernard's Church in Indiana, Pa. at 10 a.m. on June 16, 2016. Interment will take place in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at 10 a.m. on June 17, 2016. The John A. Lefdahl Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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John Stewart
June 8, 2024
One of my favorite topics post retirement is military history. My conversations with Bill got me started on that.
John Stewart
June 8, 2023
I still remember Bill, and his autobiographical stories that would have made an entertaining book for all to share.
John Stewart
June 8, 2021
Bill had a real gift for storytelling, and his autobiographical accounts of his youth and early military service in the Navy are priceless memories.
Mary Lutkenhaus
July 14, 2016
Kurt,
My deepest sympathy to you, your wife, and your sons on the loss of your father/grandfather. Your family is in my thoughts.
John Stewart
June 23, 2016
As a research psychologist with the Army, i was a close friend and colleague of Bill's for over 20 years. We kept in touch after Bill's retirement and had many conversations by telephone, mostly on military history, his favorite topic. I am deeply saddened at the news of Bill's passing.
Ginger Wilson-Gines
June 15, 2016
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Dr Bill whom I worked with for many years in the PA National Guard and at Dunham Army Health Clinic, Carlisle Barracks. He was always a power house of information and resourcefulness for us and sincerely willing to help our military personnel in any way possible. He mentored many behavioral health personnel and certainly left his mark in contributions to military medicine. My condolences to his family whom he spoke about often with great love! May he rest in peace and may you his family draw comfort from loving memories.
Vickie Work
June 15, 2016
I will miss is him very much .I enjoyed talking with him while I cleaned.
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