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Marilyn H. Spear

Marilyn H. Spear

Marilyn H. Spear, 95, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Rouse Home, Youngsville, Pa. She was a former resident of Chandlers Valley, Pa.

Marilyn was born in Jamestown, N..Y., on May 11, 1927, a daughter to the late Yngve and Geneva Harner.

She was a 1945 graduate of Jamestown High School. Marilyn was a U.S. Postmaster serving at both the Chandlers Valley and Sugar Grove post offices for many years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of Zonta and the Hill and Dale Garden Club.

Surviving are her six children: Judy Haller (John) of Jamestown, N.Y., Susan Merritt (Merle) of Warren, Pa., Marcia Briggs (Roger) of Ephrata, Wash., Ronald Spear (Lynne) of Chandlers Valley, Pa., and Daniel Spear (Joyce) of Rochester, N.Y.; her step-daughter, Chris George (Alan) of Memphis, Tenn.; her 12 grandchildren; Alex Moore, Carley Moore, Eric Briggs, Gary Briggs, Mark Briggs, Lisa Briggs, Lori Moore, Katy Briggs, Greg Briggs, Jason Spear, Chelsea Clark and Hillary Spear; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Marilyn is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Joanne and Richard Johnson, formerly of Ashville, N.Y. She is also the oldest of a group of first cousins with whom she maintained a special relationship: Richard, Donna, Beverly, Carol and Dorothy.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Spear, a brother, Robert Harner; a sister, Patricia Swanson; and a step-mother and best friend, Mildred Harner.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Warren County, 1 Main Ave., Warren, PA 16365 or the Sugar Grove Free Library, 22 Harmon St., Sugar Grove, PA 16350.

A private burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

The Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Youngsville, Pa, have been entrusted with all arrangements.

Condolences to the family may be made at www. nelsonfuneralhome.net.