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Michael Spencer Obituary
AGE: 37 • Bridgewater
Michael Spencer Jr., 37, died suddenly Monday, June 10, 2013 as a result from injuries sustained in a work related accident. Born in Somerville, Mike grew up in the Dunellen and Piscataway area and attended Piscataway High School. In 2012 he moved to Bridgewater with his family. He was currently employed as a foreman for the Kmetz Inc. in East Brunswick and was a member of the Heavy and General Construction Laborers Local 472 in Newark. Mike was a N.Y. Giants and Rutgers Football fan. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, working on his motorcycle and truck and going to the gym. He was a loving husband, father, son, brother and friend and will be sadly missed all who knew and loved him.
Mike is survived by his wife Amanda (Favero) and their daughter Madelyn, and his dog Casey, his mother: Ursala Sophia (David) and father Michael Spencer Sr. (Sandra) of PA., two sisters; Tracy Nelson (Kane) also of PA., and Kelly Spencer of Matawan, a brother; Christian Bergstorm, his maternal grandmother Maria Tomala of Cranford and paternal grandfather Arthur Spencer Jr. of FL,, his mother and father-in-law; Cheryl and Michael Favero of New Providence, his sister-in-law Nanette Cole (Dave) and brother-in-law Frank Favero (Anya). Also surviving a dear niece Desiree Harcar as well as additional nieces, nephews and extended loving relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 2-9pm and on Friday, June 14, 2013 from 10am-11am in the McCriskin - Gustafson Home For Funerals www.mccriskinfuneralhome.com 2425 Plainfield Ave. South Plainfield, NJ 07080 followed by an 11am Funeral Service in the funeral home. Interment will follow at Resurrection Burial Park, Piscataway.
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Kelly
June 6, 2024
Coming up on 11 years without you Michael. When I think of you, its as though you were here yesterday. You are just never far in spirit. I'll see you soon brother. I love you Michael.
Billy
June 6, 2024
Just stopping by here again to say we miss you buddy...
Billy
June 6, 2023
Hey Mike, looking forward to you being with us in spirit this weekend at Zupkos for some food and drinks in your honor pal. Yeagerbombs!
Kelly
June 10, 2020
I love and miss you Michael.
Gregory Michalsky
June 7, 2019
Thinking about you. You are in so many of my dreams , that I think it's real when I wake up some mornings. Miss you brother!
Bill R
June 6, 2019
Mike, there isnt a day that we all still talk about you and how much you are missed. We still tell fun stories of all the fun times we had. Youll be remembered forever pal!
Kelly Spencer
May 14, 2019
Thinking of you brother, with love
Kelly Spencer
June 29, 2018
Michael, I cried for you tonight and dreamt of you last night. I feel your soul at the edge of the universe but maybe sometimes you look back at us. I know for certain you will be the first hello when we (mom Amanda Tracy daddy your friends) cross over. I love and miss you big brother. Xo
Kelly Spencer
December 3, 2017
Wow missing you so much right now. Death will not be fearful as I know in my heart that you will greet me first. Ride with the wind brother, my love knows no bounds. God I miss you now.
July 3, 2017
I watched "back to the future" on TV the other night. I remember it was one of our favorite movies as children. When it ended, I thought of you as a boy and I cried. It was the first tears I've shed in a while. It amazes me that tears can still fall. Day to day life is all back to usual, but when I think deeply, the ache of those first couple of years comes back. And I sit in wonder about life. I sit and I think how our lives are just a breeze, delicate and fleeting. And I wonder exactly where you are now, as part of some greater consciousness and I wonder if this life is not even recalled by you. If it were, wouldn't that cause duress? Or is it so spectacular and timeless that those feelings do not surface? Can you see us? I haven't felt your spirit here in quite some time. What is this life, and will you be there to take our hand when we leave this life? It's my biggest hope. I would love to see you again. I hope it's as spectacular as God says it would be. I have faith that you are encompassed in love. I miss you. I always will.
Aunt KK
April 19, 2017
Billy James
April 16, 2017
Superman Mike, your legend lives on with us and we still tell stories about you randomly or when an event happens. You will never be forgotten my friend.
April 15, 2017
I just felt like leaving something on your page. I know, in my heart, that you are in a magnificent place. I know, in my heart, that we will all be there very soon. I wish others knew that as certainly as I do. I understand the differences between this life in the next. I understand that if you were able to see the suffering of any of your loved one's that you would not be happy about that. We don't understand your peace. Our grief stems from within us. But it is not about us. It is about the reality of life. The reality of life is that we will all meet our end here, but we will go on where you are. My only hope is that others can come to terms w/this reality vs. struggling through pain. We miss you, but most who miss you do not realize how fleeting that really is. I realize it, and I accept it. I accept that you are not "here", but you are simply "there", where all of us will be one day. It is only painful for us because we dwell on our memories and how it hurts to not see you anymore. But you know, as God knows, that it is just a whisper in time before we are all reunited. I pray that you can convey this to those who hurt over your passing the most. If you are able, please, rest their heart. Go to them if God is willing and reveal the gift that is in the future. Life is far too short to relish in pain. We all love you Michael, but at least I know I am only a breath away from you. Please allow God to allow you to comfort those who cannot accept this. I accept it. I know you are here, in a way that our human bodies cannot perceive. Help me relay this message to those suffering most from your absence. Please Michael, if you are in any way able, ask God to give you the strength to do so.
November 21, 2016
I really felt like picking up the phone to call you and shoot the breeze because it's been too long. You pop up in my dreams here and there lately. I understand how short this life is. I know in no time at all, we will all be inside the eternal love that encompasses you. I had a dream last night that I was standing inside of a rainbow and I was explaining this alternate reality that you exist inside of. It's much more fluid than here. It's all about pure consciousness and a God particle that is based on love. This life will seem all but absurd by the time I'm there. It makes waking up difficult sometimes. They say it's the little things. It only is the little things and one day even they won't matter.
Will Nagy
August 23, 2016
Thinking of ya Mikey
Amanda Spencer
August 21, 2016
August 21, 2004 was the day we became husband and wife. I can remember it like it was yesterday. Our vows, our first kiss, and especially our first dance. It felt like we were the only ones in the room. it was the happiest day of my life! You were the love of my life then and now more than ever. Happy 12 year anniversary in heaven. I love you! Xoxo
June 12, 2016
Your thought of and missed daily.. Forever in my heart and thoughts.. until we meet again.
Love always..
Tracy Nelson
June 11, 2016
Miss you so much. Life hasn't been the same without you. 3 years later and the pain of you being gone still hurts. The pain will be in my heart till I join you. I love you!!!
Kelly Spencer
June 10, 2016
3 years on. You are loved and missed brother.
June 10, 2016
3 yrs ago today, i remember you often. so much has changed.. rip
Kelly Spencer
April 28, 2016
Sometimes dreams are happy and then haunting when reality hits after your eyes open. Still, being with you there feels as real as when you were here. The downside is that I really miss you for the rest of the day. Our feet never hit the ground in dreams. I miss you very much Michael.
Kelly
January 17, 2016
Brady VS. Manning AFC championship. I'm gonna pray to God to let you watch. If life is fair on any level he will never stop letting us watch football. I know you would feel the same. This season always reminds me of you. My fondest of all memories was watching football with you. I miss you bro and I can't wait to see you soon. Xo.
January 12, 2016
merry christmas and happy new year! thinking of you today more than ever.
Aunt KK
November 10, 2015
Love you
October 15, 2015
I stumbled upon a photograph of you, and memories flood my mind.Good times, bad times and everything in between. Theres nothing I can say, theres nothing I can do, as we all wait here until we can forever see you.
September 10, 2015
You made us laugh
You made us smile
Your infectious energy
We all admired
You touched others
In a blessed way
With a touch of magic
You seized each day
There is no one around
Who is anything like you
And we miss your light
And your no fear attitude.
You are uniquely loved
You are sorely missed
You left your mark on us
We will never forget.
I love you brother.
Ursula
August 4, 2015
I miss your smile, your hugs, your zest for life. We miss you at party's and we love you Michael. Happy Birthday my beautiful boy.
July 24, 2015
Come closer
Reach out your hand
Take her with you
Guide the way
Wrap your love around her
And say its ok
You are where you're meant to be
In a better place
Prepare our welcome
We will all be together one day
Kelly Spencer
July 11, 2015
Hi Michael. I miss you. I love you.
B R
June 11, 2015
Even though you are in heaven you still managed to get us all together last night in your honor and you put a smile on our faces. You live on through all of us and it is our pleasure to tell Mike Superman Spencer stories as if they happened yesterday . Your spirit seems to be with us all always, love ya buddy!
Beth Austin
June 10, 2015
I knew Michael and his adolescent years. I have a lot of memories of him. I remember his vibrant smile and his happy energy that he exerted. I remember he was a star at eight on the break. He was loving he was funny he was kind he did not judge people he loved everyone even at 12 years old. His personality was as big as life, he was special for sure. He turned me onto Metallica, and beefaroni with extra salt (that's all he ate back then) although I did not know Michael has a man there is no doubt in my mind that all those loving attributes he had as a child only grew with him. The world is a lesser place without him. I guess God needed another angel and I am sure of it that on earth he was an angel without wings and now he is an angel with wings. My prayers are with Ursula, Tracy, Kelly his daughter,wife extended family and the rest of the people who knew and loved him, that there is a level of peace and acceptance so that his life is able to be celebrated today and always. I know that's what Michael would want.
June 10, 2015
Michael, I can't believe you're gone. I miss those big hugs and your smile. You lit up the room and everyone wanted to be your friend. I remember babysitting with Cathy for you and Tracy and will never forget the good times we all had. Gone too soon but I guess God had a different plan for his Angel here on earth. Miss you so much. Your daughter Maddy looks just like you so we see you in her face. Love you!! Aunt Stef xoxo
AUNT KK
June 10, 2015
Michael, today is a very, very hard day for all of us. I can't believe it's been 2 years already. You have made such a HUGE IMPACT on everyone who came in your path. I miss your BEAUTIFUL FACE AND THAT SMILE OF YOURS THAT JUST LIT UP ANY ROOM YOU WALKED INTO. SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO BE A PART OF YOUR LIFE. YOU MADE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY WANTED TO BE SO MUCH LIKE YOU. YOU WERE SUCH A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT A MAN IS. I AM SO PROUD TO CALL YOU MY NEPHEW. TIL WE MEET AGAIN LITTLE BUDDY, FULL THROTTLE XOXOXO
June 10, 2015
Your missed and thought of everyday. . Xoxoxo
Kelly Spencer
June 10, 2015
Today will always hit me in the gut. I just miss you. Your energy was so big that the void left is unavoidable. You were a tough big brother at times, but I wouldn't have traded you for another. We will all be together again. I love you
Amanda Spencer
June 9, 2015
It feels like only yesterday that my world was changed forever. It's still so vivid in my mind. I relive that horrible day over and over again. I don't think I will ever believe it. It's been two years, but feels like only yesterday. Maddy and I miss you and love you so much!!! Xoxo
MOMMY & AUNT KK
June 9, 2015
TOO WELL LOVED TO EVER BE FORGOTTEN..........
B R
June 9, 2015
Still can't believe your gone, you are deeply missed!
MOMMY
June 8, 2015
My Dearest Michael, I can't believe it's been two years since you went to Heaven. I miss your smile, your great hugs, your awesome personality and your zeal for life. I know I will see you someday face to face. What a day that will be, to live in Eternity with you, Jesus and all our loved ones. The greatest bond is between a mother and her child. I Love You So Much. You are So Greatly Missed by all of us. Love, Mommy xoxo
May 28, 2015
Thinking of you. Wondering what its like for you now. We will all know soon enough. Until then, our hearts ache but overflow with love for you. All we have now are the memories. I wish we could've had you here a little longer.
Kelly
April 24, 2015
There are days when I just can't believe its true. I keep seeing you working on my car and realizing how freakin strong you were. I can tap into hundreds of memories when I miss you but it will never suffice for the absence of your bigger than life aura. I think of the good, I think of the bad. I wonder exactly where you are. I felt you close before but now it seems you're farther. I believe you've moved deeper into the light. Check in on us from time to time. I'm really missing you. Its been two years since our last goodbye. I was so annoyed with you as you were with me, but hey, no hard feelings, love is always underlying, no matter how much family pisses you off. You've taught me so much in the past 2 years ya know. I learned more in these 2 years then all the years before it. You have answered so many questions for me. I know how tiny this little life is. I know its when we part from the confines of this body, it is then that we gain our true senses and will see existance in all of its dimensions. I'm confident we will share in all of this together. Its virtually proven about the intelligent designer. The Yaweh. Its just one step away. So much here is wasted. The best we can do is love our neighbors as ourselves and eat, drink and be merry as was taught to us. You helped me with these understandings and in my search for truth I've been rewarded with wisdom and resigned to our infinite and glorious eternal life outside of the realm of this broken illusion we are living in. We are conscious beings. We are not these bodies. I know you know now and I know now too. See you in a heartbeat. Sounds kind of contradictory. See you flash. Greet me please. I love you. Fix your eyes on the unseen, for what is seen is temporary but what is unseen is eternal.
April 14, 2015
My Son, Not a day goes by that I don't think about you. You are in my heart and in my thoughts. You are so greatly missed. I will think about you until the day I die and am reunited with you. I love you so much , and Little Maddy is growing up so fast, she is just her her Daddy. My heart breaks for you because you had to leave us so soon. You are certainly lighting up Heaven, and I'm sure God has you in the Palm of His Hands. Someday we will all be together again, what a reunion that will be !!!!!! Until we meet again, Love Mommy xoxoxo
April 12, 2015
I BET IT'S SO NICE UP IN HEAVEN, SINCE YOU ARRIVED......SINCE YOU ARRIVED. XOXO
March 17, 2015
LOVE YOU LITTLE BUDDY XOXOXO
Leticia Culbertson
February 8, 2015
Dearest Michael......Although it had been years since we last spoke finding out about your death tonight has been devastating....You were always such a happy upbeat person. Your smile could light up any room you walked into!!! May you rest in peace and be sure to watch over us all.......
Kelly
January 30, 2015
Then will come the moment
When this flesh we leave behind
And on the wings of eternity
We cement our lives
January 22, 2015
thinking of you my dear friend. remembering some good times we had. i know your around i can feel you, thank you for that comfort. much love.
Kelly
January 21, 2015
Hi Michael. Every once in a blue moon I still think your around this crazy Earth then I get sad that I won't see you here again. I always want to call you when I have questions about my car. I love you Brother, I feel you so close for some reason and that's fine by me.
December 26, 2014
It should have been me, not you. I am ready.
Kelly
December 25, 2014
Michael, your family loves and misses you. The holiday's are especially hard. I take comfort in all the pics and videos that we have. I know we will see you again. We love Maddy very much. Merry Christmas in heaven my brother.
December 20, 2014
Just thinking of you......
Your Maddy
December 20, 2014
Maddy and Aunt KK being silly!!!
November 10, 2014
November 9, 2014
Thinking of you right now, like most days. Just wanted you to know. Love you like you'll never know. Miss you so much. Your little girl is so much like you, its amazing, you live through her. Til we meet again. God Speed my buddy...........
October 13, 2014
Hi Michael. You are so often in my thoughts. You are still very much alive, I know that, I really do. Sometimes I cry, sometimes I smile, but you exist all the while. I miss you in this mortal world but I'm delighted to know I will see again. Watch over your little girl. She misses her Daddy. Xo
September 17, 2014
Miss ya Brotha!
September 14, 2014
i heard a song from way back when, you popped into mind.. how wonderful it is to have these memories of you.. i can take peace in to have known you and have had you in my life at one point.
September 14, 2014
Miss ya Brotha!
September 9, 2014
In dreams I know you're OK
In dreams I see your face
You are free from worry, young, and filled with grace
In dreams your smile resonates through eternity and you are who you were meant to be
In dreams you tell me you're still alive
More alive perhaps then our mortal minds can understand
You've shown me mountains, hills and fields where eternity stands
You are happily awaiting your family and friends.
Thank you for your time and your words.
kelly
August 23, 2014
It is quite something how the reality and pain of losing you can crawl out of the shadows and remind you at the most unpredictable times. The grief is always right below the surface and every now and then it releases, as powerfully as it was in those first 6 months. I think of you so often. I hold you close to my heart. I hope you are in total glory right now. I love you.
URSULA
August 5, 2014
Happy Birthday my Sweet Son, we all miss you so much. Your kindness towards others and zest for life was like no other. You lived life to the fullest, you were always smiling. You left a legacy that will never be forgotten. I LOVE YOU, MOMMY
August 5, 2014
happy birthday to you.. posted a birthday message on your bday but it didn't come up on here. wishing you a happy birthday dear friend. miss you every single day
Kelly
August 2, 2014
Thinking of you my brother. I miss you Michael. Thank you for your visits, they bring me peace.
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June 28, 2014
a candle for you that shines as bright as your heart, you live on through our memories and through all the people that you touched. there is not a day that goes by that you are not thought of..rest in piece dear friend. shine brightly upon us for you are the light within us
June 10, 2014
RIP MIKE
Ursula Sofia
June 9, 2014
My son - it's been a year since your tragic accident. We had a beautiful celebration of your life at Zupko's with your family and friends. Everyone misses you so much. You truly were a legend. You left a lasting impression in people's hearts - of love, passion, and caring. You had something inside your soul that most people don't have. When your friends and family spoke about you, they had tears running down their faces because it hurts everyone knowing that you're gone. I asked God why he took you from us. The only answer I got was that I'll know when I get to Heaven. I love you and miss you and think about you every moment of every day of my waking moments.
Love,
Your Mommy, Always.
June 3, 2014
Coming up on a year and I do not know how to feel. My mind is doing everything it can to try to distract me from it, it is just much too painful a reality.
Kelly Spencer
May 15, 2014
I read your obituary and it takes my breath from me when I see your name followed by died suddenly. I relive many years of memories of you. My very first memory of my life is of you. I was on the swing in the backyard and you were on the ground in front of me, playing with a toy truck and just like the little devil you were, you decided to get behind me and push me as high as you could muster. Then I broke out in a cry and Mommy came out to reprimand you (although ever so gently I presume). How long ago it was and how blessed I am as I go to sleep with the ability to relive all of my memories of you. Still, I feel despair and agony. I feel so sorry for you, you had such a passion for life and I am still often in disbelief at how it was taken from you. My only comfort and hope is that one day we will all be together again, in perfect harmony and everlasting love. God bless you my big brother. Xo
April 30, 2014
I have dreamt of you every night for a week. You feel so close, not far away. I look at your pictures and its like I just saw you. I love dreams.
Sunni Seyfarth
April 29, 2014
My deepest sympathies, I cannot even begin to fathom the grief & loss you must be feeling. My heart goes out to you.
April 21, 2014
I can't find words that can even begin to describe my feelings and hurt of losing you. I will never get over this, ever.. My love for you and admiration will continue forever, until we meet again.. I miss you like crazy.. I see you in my dreams and I hate to wake up. :-( I'm forever in mourning... I love you M.C.S
April 20, 2014
I think of you most late at night, before I go to sleep. I sit in bewilderment and wonder tonight. Where are you? And what do you know?
April 14, 2014
I had a little breakdown today. I still cannot believe you are gone sometimes, it just does not seem possible. Then I realize it is true and I feel despair. I feel so sorry that this has happened to you. When I watch Maddy play I get really sad thinking how she will grow up without you and how much that would just tear you apart if you knew. Its been almost a year since I last saw you. I am really starting to miss you a lot. A few times I went to call you and that happened today. I don't know. I just don't get it and I know I never will. You are so alive in my head. I love you with all of my heart Michael.
April 2, 2014
A friend told me that you had passed last year, you were a great guy and always liked working with you. You always had so much energy....
Robert Wewers
Ursula
March 12, 2014
Dear Michael, Not a day, not a moment goes by that I don't think about you. I was so blessed to have you as my Son. You were one of a kind. A great Son, Husband, Father, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, Godfather and Friend. I am so grateful and proud to have been your Mother. I can't understand why you had to leave us so early. But God had another plan for you. All of our lives are in God's hands. I know I will see you again in Heaven. What a reunion that will be. We will live for Eternity. Jesus said "If you believe in me you will have everlasting life". Love you more everyday. Mommy
deeply saddened
March 10, 2014
9 months. Not a day goes by that you are not thought of often and by all those who loved you and all who you loved. You were incredibly unique and we will never know another soul like yours.
Tracy
March 8, 2014
In June it will be a year without you. I want to plan some kind of party for you. To celebrate your life. You touched so many people with your heart.
March 7, 2014
Can't believe it's almost a year
March 3, 2014
I miss the times you would call me at random and we would meet up for a beer and catch up. Those are my fondest memories of you. The despair is agonizing at times. I hope you feel sheer bliss.
February 26, 2014
I'd trade places with you if I could...if I could hug you once more and tell you that I love you.
Jerry Adams
February 15, 2014
Mike its been awhile since i heard ur voice on the phone ur once a month call to ask for advice about something about drilling and u calling on the holidays rip my friend
February 14, 2014
Michael, its been 8 months since you left us. Our lives are so incomplete without you. All of us that are believers in Christ will see you again. We will be with you for Eternity. This life on earth is just a vapor. Heaven is forever. We all love and miss you so much, my sweet son. You are precious to so many. You are always in our hearts, souls and minds. You are a part of all of us. Love you, Mommy
Amanda Spencer
February 9, 2014
Just sitting here on the couch thinking about how much I miss u. Night time is such a hard and lonely time for me. I think about how we used to sit on the couch and I would scratch your back and head. How I wish I could do that one more time! Eight months have gone by and it still doesn't seem real.. I don't think it ever will. I miss your laughter, your smell and you telling me how much you love me. Looking outside and seeing the snow remembering how excited you used to get. I can hear u now, "Amanda I'm gonna be plowing all night.. Money Money Money!" You were so proud. I sit here and I am alone on the couch wishing you were sitting right next to me. I will never get used to this. Maddy and I miss you so so so so much! You will forever be in my heart. I love you babe! Xoxo
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