Ronald L. Spain, 69, of rural Goose Lake, died Friday at University
Hospitals, Iowa City.

The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Immaculate Conception
Catholic Church, with the Rev. Timothy Sheedy, Assumption Catholic
Church, Charlotte, officiating.  Visitation will be from 2 to 9
p.m. today in Blazek-Hanrahan Funeral Home, DeWitt, with a 7:30
p.m. parish rosary. Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Church
Cemetery.

Mr. Spain was born Sept. 12, 1918, in Petersville, to William J. and
Mary McGarry Spain.  He married Mary H. DeVine, Feb. 3, 1948 in
DeWitt.

He farmed in the rural Goose Lake area, was an Army veteran of World
War II, a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Villa Nova; the
DeWitt Eugene McManus American Legion Post No. 238, Knight of
Columbus; Clinton County Farm Bureau and the Clinton County
Cattleman's Association.

Survivors include his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Michael (Mary Kay)
McManus of DeWitt, Mrs. David (Jo) Hanson of Rochester, Minn.,
Mrs. Tom (Barb) Skoff of Charlotte, and Helene Spain of Charleston,
S.C.; four sons, Bob of Chillicothe, Ill., Bill and Jim, both of
Charlotte, and Perry of Bryant; 18 grandchildren; a sister,
Mrs. Vivian Goodall, of Delmar; and a brother, Paul of Charlotte.

He was preceded in death by a sister and four brothers.

Sept. 28, 1989
Clinton Herald

DeWitt Observer 
Sept. 30, 1987
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			      Obituaries
			   Mary Helen Spain

Mary Helene Spain, 81, DeWitt, Iowa, died Monday morning, July 11,
2005 at Westwing Place.

She was born November 11, 1923 in Lost Nation, IA, the daughter of
Pierre and Kathleen (Burnett) DeVine.

On February 3, 1948, Mary was united in marriage to Ronald Spain in
DeWitt. They farmed in rural Clinton County.

Early in life she had worked for the Rock Island Arsenal and later at
DeWitt Bank & Trust Company.

She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, DeWitt and the Altar &
Rosary Society. Mary enjoyed her neighborhood card club, spending many
hours at the riverboat casino and watching the Chicago Cubs and Bears.

Survivors include her children, Mary Kay (Mike) McManus, DeWitt; Bob
Spain, DeWitt; Bill (Chris) Spain, Charlotte; JoEllen (David) Hanson,
Rochester, Minnesota; Barbara Ann (Tom) Skoff, Sugar Creek and Perry
(Julene) Spain, Goose Lake, son-in-law, Dave Cook, Bryant. One
brother, Patrick DeVine, Davenport and one sister, Barbara Trimble,
Dubuque; twenty three grandchildren Mike (Jackie) McManus, Tom (Jaime)
McManus, Todd (Kelly) McManus, Mandy (Nate) Wells, Katie McManus,
Carisa & Josh Spain, Julie (Matt) Olson, Laura, Kevin & Melissa Spain,
Jaime Hanson and her fiancée Al Alder, Andy Hanson, Tom, Kyle & Ryan
Skoff, Dylan, Taylor and Riley Cook, Jennifer, Danika, Shawna and
Bradley Spain. Two great granddaughters, Ireland McManus and Amelia
Wheeler.

In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband,
Ronald in 1987, a daughter Helene Spain Cook, a son Jim Spain; three
brothers William "Andy" DeVine, James DeVine and Ambrose J. DeVine;
one sister Kay Blanche and her grandson, Gabe McManus.

Friends and family may visit from 2:00 until 7:00 on Thursday, July
14, 2005 at Schultz Funeral Home, DeWitt and from 9:00 until 10:15
Friday morning at St. Joseph Catholic Church, DeWitt. A rosary will be
held at the funeral home on 2:00 P. M. Thursday afternoon and
scripture service will be 7:00 P. M. Thursday evening at the funeral
home.

Funeral Liturgy will be 10:30 Friday at St. Joseph Catholic
Church. Fr. H. Robert Harness officiating. Interment in Immaculate
Conception Cemetery, Petersville.

Condolences may be expressed and a photo tribute viewed at
www.schultzfuneralhomes.com

Mary Helene Spain
Mt. Carroll, Illinois
November 11, 1923 - July 11, 2005

Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Clinton Herald