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1943
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2025
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Eugene Spencer Obituary
April 20, 1943 - March 26, 2025
Eugene "Gene" F. Spencer, 81, of Grand Island passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at Good Samaritan Society in Grand Island.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 3, 2025 at All Faiths Funeral Home.
Memorial services in Gene's honor will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, April 4, 2025 at All Faiths Funeral Home. Dan Naranjo will officiate. Burial will follow at Grand Island City Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be left at www.giallfaiths.com.
Gene was born on April 20, 1943 son of Fred and Pauline (Loy) Spencer in Brewster, NE. As a boy, Gene grew up with his cousins on the Spencer Ranch near Brewster. He graduated from Ansley High School.
On July 29, 1961 he married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen "Kate" Smith. They lived on the Davis Ranch near Mason City. Gene ranched full time until 1967 when he started as a welder at Case New Holland until his retirement.
Gene was a ranch kid from the sandhills. He trained horses for many years and raised cattle. He could fix anything and was an excellent welder. As a car enthusiast, Gene & Kate made annual trips to the Indy 500 with Kates's brother Bob. He and Kate also made trips to the sand dunes in Oklahoma with "the buggy bunch". With family at his core, he enjoyed family camp trips, gatherings, and card playing with family and friends. His sense of humor and orneriness was always on point at any one of these.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Kate of Grand Island; children, Troy (Pam) Spencer of Grand Island, Taber (Michelle) Spencer of Central City and Shauna (John Stoltenberg) Heckathorn of Cairo; grandchildren, Jarah (James) Hoesche, Andrew Spencer, Taylin (Ernesto) Hernandez, Ryan Spencer, Mikayla (Chase) Evans and Shelby Heckathorn; two great-grandchildren and one on the way; cousins, Eileen Engelking, Beverly Schaaf and Larry Spencer; numerous extended family and friends.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Roberta.
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