Sandra Joy "Sandy" Obrecht
1934 - 2016
Sandra Joy "Sandy" Obrecht
1934 - 2016
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BORN
1934
DIED
2016
Sandra Obrecht Obituary
Born Sandra Joy Snyder in Washington, N.J. to Augusta Duckworth Snyder and Eugene N. Snyder. She moved to Crawford N.J. at around 6 years old where she attended High School until 1951. She moved as a senior to Littleton, Colorado where she graduated from Littleton High School in 1952.
She met and married William Eugene Spaulding in 1952. They had two sons; Steven Wayne Spaulding and Mark Alan Spaulding. They moved to Newbury Park, CA. in 1972. Her husband William E. Spaulding died in 1974.
She met and married Walter C. Obrecht in 1976 and become step-mom to Douglas, Walter, and Denise. Sandy and Walter moved to Payson, AZ in 2004. Sandy has been involved in the arts and belonged to different art groups wherever she lived. She enjoyed doing watercolors.
Her family consists of ; sons Steven W. Spaulding, Mark Alan Spaulding; step-children Douglas W. Obrecht, Denise Vitullo, Walter L. Obrecht; 17 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren; brother E. Alan Snyder and many friends.
Family was the most important part of life for her. She will be greatly missed and was truly loved by all of us.
A memorial service for Sandy will be held on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at 1:00pm at Messinger Payson Funeral Home, 901 S. Westerly Rd.
This obituary was originally published in the Payson Roundup.
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Water color by Sandra Obrecht 1989<br />
Suzy Tritenbach
August 4, 2017
I have a water color done by Sandy from 1989. Love this painting and just wanted to share this.
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Dianna Wagner
March 29, 2016
Sandy was a wonderful lady with a beautiful smile who was loved by everyone she knew. I knew she didn't feel well when she didn't have her lipstick on. She will be missed by her neighbors and bunco group.
Albina Zakarian
March 27, 2016
Sandy will be missed by all.
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