Doris Mae Spako

P. DEAN HOMER FUNERAL HOME 206 WATER STREET PO BOX 1 DUSHORE, PA 18614 TEL 570 928-8163 FAX 570 928-8116 Email pdh@epix.net November 20, 2006 OBITUARY Mrs. Doris Lundy Spako, age 88, of Laporte, PA passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2006 at the Arnot Ogden Hospital in Elmira, NY. Doris was born in Warrensville, PA on December 23, 1917, a daughter of the late Samuel Edward and Tacey Kimble Lundy. Her family moved to Bradford, PA, where she married Benedict (Ben) Spako of Salamanca, NY, on March 22, 1935. They resided in Williamsport for several years and in 1958 they purchased the Laporte Hotel. Doris was the chef and Ben tended bar and operated the hotel for 16 years retiring in 1972. Ben predeceased her on April 3, 1972. Doris was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Laporte and a member of the Laporte Women’s Club and the Mountain Ash Cemetery Association. She enjoyed cooking and baking for friends, family, community and church. Surviving: Son and daughter-in-law: Daniel & Sharon Spako Muncy, PA Daughters and sons-in-law: Judy & Leland Pike Elmira, NY Marie & Dennis Bement Elmira, NY Daughter-in-law: Kathleen Gerrity Spako Beardsley Newark, DE Brother and sister-in-law: Dale & Ann Lundy Williamsport, PA Sister: Mildred Tipton Long Island, NY Eleven grand children, twenty-two great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, James D. Spako of Newark, DE on December 6, 1992. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. from the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, PA and will be followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 A.M. at St. Basil’s Church, Dushore, PA with the Rev. Bert S. Kozen, her pastor, presiding. Interment will be in Mountain Ash Cemetery, Laporte, PA. Friends may call on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home in Dushore, PA. There will be a Vigil Service at 4:45 P.M. on Tuesday at the funeral home. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to homerfuneralhome.com To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Doris Mae Spako, please visit our flower store.