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Percy J Spice

Male 1920 - 1999  (79 years)


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  • Name Percy J Spice 
    Born 28 Apr 1920 
    Gender Male 
    Died 30 Oct 1999  King, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Shawano, Shawano Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I50294  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2006 

    Father Ira Elza Spice,   b. 23 Dec 1880, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Jun 1971, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Sarah Lillian Dessel,   b. 20 Jan 1890, Oconto County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1963  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F30948  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Erna J VanDenElsen,   b. 27 Oct 1921,   d. 03 Jan 2006, King, Waupaca Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 28 May 1942  Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas J Spice,   b. 14 Apr 1942, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 2013, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Richard Donald Spice
     3. Diane Lynn Spice,   b. 10 Feb 1947,   d. 13 Apr 1954  (Age 7 years)
     4. Jacqueline Spice
     5. Wendy Spice
     6. James P Spice
     7. Tracy Spice
     8. Pamela Spice
     9. Shelly Spice
     10. Lisa Spice
     11. Dean Allen Spice
     12. Shane Spice,   b. 09 Aug 1957, New London, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1971  (Age 14 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F17924  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Percy J. Spice Age 79, formerly of the Town of Navarino, Shawano County, passed away on Saturday evening, October 30, 1999, at the Wisconsin Veterans Home, King, Wisconsin. He was born April 28, 1920, in Stiles Junction, Wisconsin, son of the late Ira and Sarah (Dessel) Spice. On May 28, 1942, he was united in marriage to the former Erna J. VanDenElsen at Wrightstown. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in European theater of operations and was a member of the Shawano American Legion Post 117. Mr. Spice had formerly worked in construction and as a log truck driver. He was an avid musician who played guitar with the Happy Wanderers Band, playing Country-Western and Old Time music in the Shawano area and in Texas during the winter months. Throughout his life he was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Erna Spice, King children, Thomas (special friend Joan) Spice, New London Richard (special friend Judy) Spice, Green Bay Jacki (Raymond) Echtner, Navarino Wendy Paiser, Shawano James (Nancy) Spice, Atlanta, Georgia Tracy (special friend Diana) Spice, Shawano Dean (Romi) Spice, Atlanta, Georgia Pamela (Dean) Rein, Scottsdale, Nebraska Shelly (Steve) Winter, Denmark Lisa (Jim) Brauer, Shawano 31 grandchildren ten great grandchildren mother-in-law, Sylvia VanDenElsen, Little Chute sisters, Gladys (George) Simpson, Little Chute Lillian (William) Lindemeyer, Washington Germaine (Francis) Smet, Sherwood a brother, Kenneth (Miako) Spice, San Jose, California. He was preceded in death by two children, Diane and Shane Spice a sister, Irene and brothers, Kirby, Lester and Calvin. Funeral services will be Thursday, November 4, 1999, at 11 a.m. at Schroeder- Mickelson Funeral Service of Shawano with Father Robert Kollath officiating. Interment at Sacred Heath Catholic Cemetery of Shawano. Graveside miltary rites will be performed by the Shawano American Legion Post 117. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and after 9 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home until the time of services. A parish wake service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening. Memorials for the Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Shawano, Shawano American Legion Post 117 and the Wisconsin Veterans Home of King, Wisconsin, have been established in his memory.