the church nursery at Grand Avenue Baptist and Cornerstone for 26 years. He enjoyed being outdoors, especially hunting, fishing and birdwatching. Roger also liked geocaching and playing with anything that had a remote. In 2015, Roger had the honor of going on a Story County Freedom Flight. Roger is survived by his wife of 46 years, Rebecca of Nevada; his son, Joshua Spaete of Nevada; his daughter, Sarah (Jonathan) Bunge of Ames; his grandson, Samuel Bunge of Ames; his mother-in-law, Bobbie Arneson of Nevada; his brothers: Robert (Madellen) Spaete of Colorado Springs, CO, Daniel (Darlis) Spaete of Bettendorf, Steven (Karen) Spaete of Tucson, AZ and Michael (Danielle) Spaete of Cape Coral, FL; his sisters: Norma Mangler of Dubuque, Susan (Joe) Vorbeck of Maquoketa, Barbara (Stephen) Miller of Maquoketa and Anne (Dave) Coffman of Muscatine. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his father-in-law, Robert Bruce Arneson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City. Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home in Nevada is handling arrangements. www.rasmussonfh.com To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.rasmussonfh.com/obituaries/Roger-John-Spaete?obId=3842434#/celebrationWall