Roy E. Spencer

Roy Eldon Spencer, 82, of Waterford, Wis., formerly of Roodhouse, Ill., died Monday, May 8, 2022, at home, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.

Roy was born March 31, 1940, in rural Bedford, Iowa, the seventh child of John Howard and Helen Elizabeth (Smith) Spencer. Roy is survived by his two daughters, Christina Carlene (Jared) Olar of Pekin, Ill., and Gina Louise (Steve) Zavala of Waterford; nine grandchildren, Alexander Olar of Fort Collins, Colo., Julia (Jeffrey) Jackson, Joey Olar, Elizabeth Olar, Stephen Olar, Anna Olar, Michael Olar, and Sophia Olar, all of Pekin, and Micah Zavala of Waterford; and one sister, Evie (Michael) Barnes of Fort Myers Beach, Fla.; and a large number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

His first great-grandchild, Wolfgang Jackson, is due this September. Roy was preceded in death by his wife Carolyn; two grandchildren, Lael Zavala and T.S. Olar; five brothers, Junior, Ivan, Raymond, Clyde, and Donald; and one sister, Rose.

He was a 1958 graduate of Bedford High School in Bedford, Iowa. Roy was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during the 1960s and stationed in Ethiopia.

A past resident of Des Moines and Modale, Iowa, Roy and his family moved to Roodhouse, where he started his own window-washing business operating in the Jacksonville and Springfield areas. There he continued to wash windows until his cancer diagnosis. He moved to Wisconsin to live with and be cared for by his family in Waterford.

Of a quiet, calm, and gentle temperament, Roy was a sincere and devout Christian. He lavished his love and support on his family, and deeply loved his grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be on Friday, May 12, 2022, at 12 Noon at Mukwonago Baptist Church, 1610 Honeywell Rd., Mukwonago, with visitation from 11 AM until the time of Service. Graveside services will follow the Funeral Service at Baptist Memorial Cemetery in rural East Troy.

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