Charles D. Spencer, age 92, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at home in Garden Spot Village in New Holland, PA, a few days after he joyfully celebrated Thanksgiving with his family.
Charles was born on April 25, 1926 to Horace F. and Helen (Shepherd) Spencer and grew up in Glen Rock, NJ with his older sister, Nancy and younger brother, John. Upon graduating from Ridgewood HS, he entered the Army Air Corps and completed B-29 flight engineer training as WWII ended. After the war, he went off to Saint Lawrence University and then MIT, earning a mechanical engineering degree in 1950. While working in Norristown, PA, he met his wife of over 65 years, Dorothy S. Milligan. After starting a family in Whippany, NJ, employment led him to Newark, DE, where he eventually retired from DuPont. His Christian faith was central to his life, and he served as a deacon and elder at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Newark Delaware. In addition to family, he enjoyed playing the piano, workshop projects, and gardening and landscaping.
Chuck will be missed by his beloved wife, Dot; daughter Karen and husband Ed Voigt of Ephrata, PA; son Glenn and wife Cindy of Bridgewater, NJ; and 6 granddaughters (Julie, Caitlin & Erica Voigt, and Anna, Grace & Olivia Spencer) who will remember him as Deedad.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 1 at 3 pm at Garden Spot Village Chapel, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland. Interment will be private at Green Tree Church of the Brethren Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Viewing will be held at Garden Spot Village Chapel on Saturday from 2 – 3 pm. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Garden Spot Village Benevolent Fund, 433 S. Kinzer Ave., New Holland, PA 17557.