Charlotte Hansen Spear

Charlotte Hansen Spear, of 617 Garden Court, Quincy died Friday evening at 11:30 pm in Blessing Hospital. She was born February 12, 1931 in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Walter Douglass and Helene Bruenger Hansen. She is survived by her husband, George H. Spear whom she married on August 25, 1951 in Quincy, IL. Charlotte was a 1948 graduate of Quincy High School and a 1952 graduate of Valparaiso University. She was actively involved with the Quincy High School Alumni Association. She taught English for 1 year at Chesterton High School in Chesterton, Indiana. She later taught Spanish for 1 year at Quincy High School. Since 1965, Charlotte was actively involved in the management of Hansen-Spear Funeral Home which her parents founded in 1929. Her husband has been with the funeral home since 1955, her son, Jeffrey and his wife Theresa Powers Spear since 1979, and her grandson William Spear just joined the firm. Charlotte was a member of St. James Lutheran Church and formerly an active member of the Lutheran Women's Missionary Society, the Sunday School and the Parent Teachers League of St. James School where she held numerous offices. She was a member of the American Associati...[more]

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of University Women, Women's City Club where she was a past president of the board, Chapter EC, P.E.O., and the Quincy Country Club. She was a former member of the Board of Directors of the Quincy Public Library, Altrusa Club of Quincy, and the Board of Directors of the local chapter of the American Cancer Society. In 2004, George and Charlotte received the Mississippi Valley Conference of Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award. Survivors in addition to her husband are 3 sons, John Spear and his wife Lisa, Bonita Springs, FL; Dr. Robert Spear and his wife Jan, Coronado, CA; Jeffrey Spear and his wife Theresa, Quincy; 4 grandsons, William Spear, Quincy; Lt. Nicholas J. Spear and his wife Sarah, Corpus Christi, TX; Nicholas R. Spear, and Matthew Spear, both Coronado, CA; a step granddaughter, Jessica Eaton, Chicago, IL; 2 step grandsons, Zachary Eaton and his wife Cassy, and Joshua Eaton, all of Bonita Springs, FL; a step great granddaughter, Kylie Eaton, Bonita Springs, FL; a brother, Dr. Robert Hansen and his wife Eleanor, Midland, MI; a sister, Rosemary Tobias and her husband James, St. Louis, MO; and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1988 and her father in 1999. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 6, 2007 at 10:00 am in the St. James Lutheran Church, 17th and Jefferson. Visitation will be Monday evening from 3-7pm at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Memorials may be given to the Community Foundation of the Quincy Area. Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.